That would make sense, the "containers" make the content compatible with the platform (MAC/PC). I have had luck saving video footage as .avi files but as I said, it's something you have to test. I created an animation sequence in Final Cut Pro (a MAC product) and saved in multiple formats (Mpeg, Mpg4, Avi, etc) trying each to see which would run. <br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Dave <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nitz.david@googlemail.com">nitz.david@googlemail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi all,<br>
<br>
Everybody please realize that AVI is but a *container* format (see<br>
<a href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Container_format_%28digital%29" target="_blank">https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Container_format_%28digital%29</a>).<br>
The type of container alone tells you little as to how its *contents*<br>
(video and audio data) are encoded (cf.<br>
<a href="https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Comparison_of_container_formats" target="_blank">https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Comparison_of_container_formats</a>).<br>
Bottom line: Just because it's called AVI doesn't mean it will work --<br>
you still might have codec issues to deal with.<br>
<br>
Just my $0.02,<br>
-Dave<br>
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On Aug 23, 3:45 pm, Lisa Levinson <<a href="mailto:lml1...@gmail.com">lml1...@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On this topic I have some experience and am fairly familiar with the<br>
> limitations of EPrime.<br>
><br>
> I have successfully imported .avi files into EPrime. As you will notice in<br>
> either the slide/movie image or movie feature you can indicate a start and<br>
> stop time. The issue there seems to be duration, too short - as in ms - and<br>
> you have problems. Since I did need ms clips I edited my video files into<br>
> frame sequence video clips and saved as .avi files and successfully imported<br>
> them to run in sequence. Because EPrime runs on a PC you have to run<br>
> universal movie files compatible with PCs - I have had the most success with<br>
> .avi files. Based on my experience you can generate a movie and/or use an<br>
> existing movie so long as it is saved as an .avi. A great deal of trial and<br>
> error was involved in determining what kind of files would open in EPrime,<br>
> might be different with your system. Essentially, I saved my footage in a<br>
> number of formats and then tested what would open. The issue I have had<br>
> using video is the timing. I am looking to present 100ms clips and that<br>
> becomes more complicated as EPrime seems to have issues loading the files<br>
> quickly enough. Working on that issue as we speak.<br>
><br>
> Hope this is helpful though very after the fact.<br>
> Lisa Levinson<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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</div><div class="im">> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 3:36 PM, David McFarlane <<a href="mailto:mcfar...@msu.edu">mcfar...@msu.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
> > Well fellow E-Prime mavens, now I could use your experience & advice. I<br>
> > first checked in the New Features Guide, and did a cursory search through<br>
> > the PST Knowledge Base, the PST Forum, and the E-Prime Google Group, and did<br>
> > not find this addressed anywhere, so I hope I have done my homework at least<br>
> > as well as I expect others to :).<br>
><br>
> > Two related questions:<br>
><br>
> > 1) Suppose we want to make some short clips from a larger, existing movie<br>
> > file for use in E-Prime. What software would you recommend for this?<br>
><br>
> > 2) Suppose we want to record our own movie clips from scratch for use in<br>
> > E-Prime. What systems would you recommend for that?<br>
><br>
> > I might also reframe those questions as, "What did *you* use?" or, "What<br>
> > worked for *you*?"<br>
><br>
> > Note that the KB and online discussions have addressed at length how to get<br>
> > *existing* clips to work with E-Prime (installing codec libraries, etc.). I<br>
> > instead want to avoid those problems by preparing our clips in the first<br>
> > place in a way that plays well with E-Prime "out-of-the-box". Any advice?<br>
><br>
> > Thanks,<br>
> > -- David McFarlane, Professional Faultfinder<br>
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