MediaStudio crashes on converting MOV files

Legolas · Post by **Legolas** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:43 am

I'm trying to convert a movie trailer from MOV to AVI or MPEG, but MediaStudio 7 crashes everytime, about three-quarters through the conversion.

The trailer is not corrupted because I can play it easily on QuickTime without a glitch. The original MOV file is about 55 MB and lasts about 3 minutes.

I installed the SP3 but this doesn't change the result.

If I try to insert the clip directly into the time line, it still has to convert it and still crashes. I tried uninstalling and re-installing the software but the result is the same.

By the way, the conversion also takes forever. A 3 minute MOV file takes about an hour to convert, whereas some other converters available on the Net can do the job in 5 minutes. What's the problem?

As you can see from my signature, I have a decent amount of power in my system. I disable my anti-virus when converting, to free RAM, but it doesn't change the end result.

Any ideas?

Legolas

Devil · Post by **Devil** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:33 am

Is it copy protected?

How are you trying to do the conversion?

Legolas · Post by **Legolas** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 12:47 am

To do the conversion, I open Video Editor 7.0 and choose File/Convert/Video file... Then I choose the MOV file and click on Open. Then I choose the format to convert to (I've tried AVI and MPEG) and then I just let it run. It gives me a preview window showing me the video clip frame by frame as it is being converted. The end result is the same: the program crashes and closes after about two-thirds or three-quarters of the conversion process. It certainly isn't for lack of disk space, as I have more than 140 GB free.

I've also tried Insert/Video file to insert the file directly to the time line. When I press play, it starts the conversion as described above, with the same end result.

In contrast, the program ConverMovie, which can be downloaded freely for a trial period, succeeded in converting the file to MPEG in about 5 minutes. The audio and the video look great. Unfortunately it pastes a "trial version" message across the screen for the entire duration of the video clip.

Since ConvertMovie can handle the file with ease and since QuickTime plays it without a glitch, I doubt the file is corrupted.

Is it copy protected? I don't know. Is there a way to find out?
In any case, that didn't stop ConvertMovie.