OT: Quicktime and error message 2048

vitalforce2 wrote on 1/12/2006, 10:13 AM

I have been trying to add a Quicktime file to my Vegas 6c project and I have Quicktime Pro 7 installed, and even recently purchased & installed the MPEG-2 'plugin' Apple sells for QT7, but the .mov file will not open, in Vegas or in any other player I have, including the Quicktime player.

I've searched this elsewhere but find nothing useful. On giving an "open" command or double-clicking on the .mov file, I get a pop-up saying "Error -2048, this is not a movie file."

Anyone had this experience?

Comments

winrockpost wrote on 1/12/2006, 3:06 PM

maybe a bad encode,, only this one file wont play ?

vitalforce2 wrote on 1/12/2006, 3:43 PM

Yes, I have a slew of other .mov files that play without a hitch. The one in question is from a DVD that someone who edited a film on a Mac (Final Cut), burned and handed out to the cast, allegedly using Quicktime Pro 7 for Macs, and a cast member friend asked me to add it to his reel that I prepared for him on Vegas+DVDA. I called them about it and was told "it plays on both our Macs."

Makes me wonder if it's a missing codec but seems more mundane/mysterious than that. I asked for another copy in case it's bad media. Wonder if I should ask them to try burning with a different codec.

gdstaples wrote on 1/12/2006, 4:32 PM

Pretty sure you are missing a codec. Run GSPOT on the file to determine the proper codec. I have seen this error when trying to open certain MPG files in QT. I select a different program like WinDVD or Nero ShowTime and it opens fine.

Duncan

rs170a wrote on 1/12/2006, 5:37 PM

vitalforce, I Googled quicktime error 2048 and came up with the following. Not sure if this helps. Maybe ask for a new DVD?

"Q. A client has given me a Quicktime .mov to reencode with Clipstream. Clipstream couldn't encode it natively for some reason so I tried to play the source file in Quicktime. Quicktime reported an error -2048. What is that and what do I need to do in order to play (and then encode) it?

A1. If the Quicktime was originally encoded in MPEG-2 then you will need the Quicktime component Mpeg-2 Playback Component from Apple in order to play it.

A2. The original encoding had an error in it. Ask for another encode."

Mike

vitalforce wrote on 1/12/2006, 8:54 PM

I saw that MPEG-2 post too, in fact I purchased the Apple codec for MPEG-2. I tend to think it's a codec issue and will try the GSPOT suggestion. Thanks guys.