13 Replies Latest reply on Feb 19, 2013 1:49 PM by fetusticianpj

"Black" clip on import

fetusticianpj Feb 19, 2013 8:53 AM

I am looking for help on this one too.

I am importing some video clips created by a GE medical equipment (Voluson E8). The clips play with a variety of Media player, adn they import in Premiere CS6, but the preview and the monitor are totally black. Yet you can see the "reader head" travel properly along the time line.

This suggest to me a CODEC issue, but i am nto sure how to solve this.

These are the properties of the clip:

Type: AVI Movie

File Size: 154.3 MB

Image Size: 975 x 735

Frame Rate: 55.55

Total Duration: 00;00;09;24

Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.0

Thanks for pointers !

1. Re: "Black" clip on import

Jim_Simon Feb 19, 2013 9:11 AM (in response to fetusticianpj)

For oddball videos, I use the following to convert. (Grab the latest version 5, not 6.)

http://www.videohelp.com/tools/XviD4PSP
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2. Re: "Black" clip on import

John T Smith Feb 19, 2013 9:21 AM (in response to fetusticianpj)

What is inside the file?

Report back with the codec details of your file, use the programs below... a screen shot works well to SHOW people what you are doing
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/592070?tstart=30
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For PC http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en or http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
For Mac http://mediainspector.massanti.com/
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3. Re: "Black" clip on import

fetusticianpj Feb 19, 2013 9:40 AM (in response to John T Smith)

Thanks Jim and John !

OK XviD4PSP open and has the following error message: CONVERT: Connot convert if width isn't Mod2!

and Media info reports the following:
General
Complete name                            : C:\Users\pjeanty.INNERVISION\Documents\Cases\Cardiac\Anatomy\Video-clips\lvot.avi
Format                                   : AVI
Format/Info                              : Audio Video Interleave
File size                                : 154 MiB
Duration                                 : 9s 810ms
Overall bit rate                         : 132 Mbps

Video
ID                                       : 0
Format                                   : JPEG
Codec ID                                 : MJPG
Duration                                 : 9s 810ms
Bit rate                                 : 132 Mbps
Width                                    : 975 pixels
Height                                   : 735 pixels
Original height                          : 736 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
Frame rate                               : 55.556 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:2
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Interlaced
Scan order                               : Top Field First
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 3.310
Stream size                              : 154 MiB (100%)
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4. Re: "Black" clip on import

Jim_Simon Feb 19, 2013 9:45 AM (in response to fetusticianpj)

Try a different output format. MP4 seems to work pretty well. There's even a lossless option under Video Encoding if you want it.
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5. Re: "Black" clip on import

fetusticianpj Feb 19, 2013 9:54 AM (in response to Jim_Simon)

The GE equipment has only two option, uncompressed and Cinepack. the clip i use are "uncompressed"
I can play them in http://mpc-hc.org/ and capture with Camtasia, but this is a little clumsy ...
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6. Re: "Black" clip on import

Ann Bens Feb 19, 2013 9:56 AM (in response to Jim_Simon)

You do not need to convert mjpeg.
Just install the demo.
http://www.mainconcept.com/products/apps-plug-ins/codecs-conversion/motion-jpeg.html
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7. Re: "Black" clip on import

fetusticianpj Feb 19, 2013 10:25 AM (in response to Ann Bens)

Thanks Ann,
MJPEGCodec_RETAIL_v3.2.4 did not install properly,and the email to MainConcept bounced back on Gmail. I tried to download several time to make sure this was not a corrupted download. No change.I tried to run in Win compatibility mode, same problem (error 1628: Failed to complete installation, OK)
I use a Dell Optiplex 9010 Intel Core i7-3770 cpu at 3.40 GHz, 8 GB ram and 64 bit OS (Win 7 pro, SP1.
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8. Re: "Black" clip on import

Ann Bens Feb 19, 2013 10:46 AM (in response to fetusticianpj)

Try this one:
https://www.wetransfer.com/downloads/dfdce02a6b193c940aabfd9b5bbb5e0d20130219184401/5c3980 ba43c3a30d5a3625b1de541e5920130219184401/c48243
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9. Re: "Black" clip on import

fetusticianpj Feb 19, 2013 10:56 AM (in response to Ann Bens)

You mean you want to peak at the clip and suggest I transfer it ?
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10. Re: "Black" clip on import

fetusticianpj Feb 19, 2013 11:02 AM (in response to fetusticianpj)

I can't really transfer the file for HIPPA reasons, I would have to get a release from the patient, a complicated issue.
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11. Re: "Black" clip on import

Ann Bens Feb 19, 2013 12:57 PM (in response to fetusticianpj)

No its a download for the codec.
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12. Re: "Black" clip on import

Jim_Simon Feb 19, 2013 1:46 PM (in response to fetusticianpj)

The GE equipment has only two option

I mean try a different output format from Xvid4PSP.
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13. Re: "Black" clip on import

fetusticianpj Feb 19, 2013 1:49 PM (in response to Jim_Simon)

I found an OK work-around. Using FreeMake (http://www.freemake.com/) and selectign XVID, I got a format that Premiere can read, from that I can now convert to B&W, crop, export to Sorensen and then compress to SWF... Pfeww .. Thanks everyone for helping !
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