Can't open any video file.

Gang Chen's icon

New to Max.
I just can't open any .mov ,.mp4 and Png with Max/msp.
Therefore most of the tutorial is useless to me.

Any idea?

(I've already installed quicktime)

Thanks.

Gang Chen's icon

I'm using PC.

yaniki's icon

Hi Gang

Are you working on 32bit Max or 64bit? If you are using 64bit, try 32bit.

Ian O'Brien's icon

Also new - maybe this has something to do with "snippets" vs "clips" implementation in new Max 7?

Gang Chen's icon

I was using 64-bit. I tried 32-bit. problem solved. Thanks.

Is that a bug?

yaniki's icon

It's not actually a bug, rather something specific to used technology. 64bit version of Max on Windows is using native Windows video engine, instead of Apple QuickTime (which is available only in 32bit version). So 64bit version Max on Windows can handle video formats supported only by this "inner" Windows routines (e.g. WMV).-

Rob Ramirez's icon

for windows 64 video support, you should check out the viddll-beta package, available via the Max 7.1 package manager.