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    Vegas Quicktime Error?

    Posted by Gabe Auyeung on September 8, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    Last week I was able to import .mov files from my camcorder without any issues into Vegas. Then suddenly I got this error:

    The Sony QuickTime plug-in was not able to initialize the QuickTime components on your system. It appears that QuickTime for Windows is not properly installed.
    QuickTime files cannot be read or written without a full installation of QuickTime version 7.1.6 or greater components, including the authoring components.

    I already tried uninstalling QT and reinstalling it, but it didn’t solve the problem.
    I think the error lies in my system environment variables.

    Last week I had to install a compiler for my Comp Sci class, and I accidentally cleared the Path Variable in my environment variables. Does Vegas have any path variables I need to add to this?

    Maybe if someone with a proper installation could paste their path variable here, it could help? (Start > Ctrl Panel > System > Advanced > Env Variables > Scroll down to PATH > Click edit > Copy+Paste the long string in the second box?)

    ^ Although I could be wrong and that might not be the source of the problem.
    Thanks again! Please help, I have a project with plenty of mov clips which all aren’t appearing now because of this error.

    Much obliged,
    Gabe

    Stephen Mann replied 14 years, 10 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Jim Greene

    September 8, 2011 at 6:23 pm

    Certain versions of QT are not compatible with Vegas, you can search this forum for posts.

    -Jim.

  • Stephen Mann

    September 9, 2011 at 3:34 am

    If you cleared the PATH environment variable, I would be surprised if much worked at all.

    Here’s my PATH
    PATH=C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedWindows Live;C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedWindows Live;C:Windowssystem32;C:Windows;C:WindowsSystem32Wbem;C:WindowsSystem32WindowsPowerShellv1.0;C:Program Files (x86)ATI TechnologiesATI.ACECore-Static;C:Program Files (x86)QuickTimeQTSystem;C:Program Files (x86)X-RiteDevicesServices;C:Program Files (x86)X-RiteDevicesLib;C:Program Files (x86)Windows LiveShared;C:Program Files (x86)CineFormTools;C:Program Files (x86)GoProTools

    There’s folder specific to QT. (C:Program Files (x86)QuickTimeQTSystem)

    Do you need help adding that to your path?

    Steve Mann
    MannMade Digital Video
    http://www.mmdv.com

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