4 Replies Latest reply: Nov 9, 2013 4:27 AM by mowglivj RSS

    Mavericks-Bridge = no video preview

    mowglivj Community Member
    mowglivj Nov 8, 2013 11:18 AM

      Since upgrading to Mavericks I can't preview video files from the finder or Bridge, is there a workaround for this which doesn't involve converting all my video files? Thanks

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        • 1. Re: Mavericks-Bridge = no video preview
          Curt Y Community Member
          Curt Y Nov 8, 2013 5:26 PM (in response to mowglivj)

          Do you have the latest Quicktime installed?  THis is default player.

          • 2. Re: Mavericks-Bridge = no video preview
            mowglivj Community Member
            mowglivj Nov 9, 2013 1:29 AM (in response to Curt Y)

            Yes I do and that is the problem! I can't open many video files encoded with various codecs in quicktime unless I convert them first which is not practical or viable. I can open them with quicktime 7 but cannot preview from the finder.

            • 3. Re: Mavericks-Bridge = no video preview
              Omke Oudeman Community Member
              Omke Oudeman Nov 9, 2013 4:11 AM (in response to mowglivj)

              While not using many video myself and almost no .avi (been always a problem for me on a Mac, Quicktime is not really supporting .avi natively as it seems) the problem lies with the new Quicktime that came with Mavericks.

               

              Apple seems to abandon older (and especially MS) filetypes like .avi, DivX and .wmv. It also seems the new QT for Mavericks is indeed a very new application, rebuild to 64 bit.

               

              So here is the problem, you can use third party like VLC and MPlayerX (App store on your Mac) to view older file types but Bridge seems to use QT for viewing the movie files.

               

              Either Apple has to downgrade QT (which in al honesty is not very likely to happen once Cupertino has set its mind to go to something new…) or Adobe has to build in the option to use third party like VLC or MPlayerX or come up with a new solution (and again in all honesty, the slowness of updating or developing real new features for Bridge has also not proved to be promising for the last 3 versions I'm afraid).

               

              You can downgrade your system again to Mountain Lion and wait for things to happen on both fronts or bite the bullet and dig in information about converting your files to new formats.

               

              Eventually more kinds of older file types will be abandoned while newer technology goes ahead. It is indeed a bit sad but it is also reality.

               

              But this is also an example for me to again wait with upgrade to new systems at the moment they appear. Better wait for .2 or .3 release and do some research before stepping in to the deep.

              • 4. Re: Mavericks-Bridge = no video preview
                mowglivj Community Member
                mowglivj Nov 9, 2013 4:27 AM (in response to Omke Oudeman)

                Thanks for your response.

                 

                I'm afraid that this has nothing to do with "older file types". I'm talking about .movs that use current codecs that are installed in my system. As an example the DXV codec used by the software Resolume for live video mixing. I have gigs of clips encoded with this codec and I need quick access to preview them. It's bad enough that Apple seems to completely disregard the professional community that made it what it is now but I really think that Adobe should consider addressing this issue with Bridge as otherwise it will become a pretty pointless piece of software. Something like being able to select Quicktime 7 as the preview tool for Bridge would do the trick.

                 

                Regarding upgrading OS, I'm afraid that I had to do it. I was running Snow Leopard before Mavericks and I had reached the end of the line with it. I still have a machine running Snow Leopard which I will keep that way.