Hi

We need more information:-

    -  Which version of MEP are you using - include the version number under Help, About?

    -  What are the formats of the video files you are importing, which works and which does not?

   -   What are the project settings?

   -   What is your computer specification?

Come back with all this information and then we may be able to help you.

John

The version I am using is movie edit pro mx plus.

Not sure of the version number

Video formats are all avi off of the same camera

Project settings haven't been altered since install

And as far as my computer, I've edited countless videos on it with this program. 

I have restarted the project with no success, if I try to copy and paste it in a new project it says there is no images on timeline. If I copy and paste the work ive done on the same project all the clips still show black. This all happend after  I inserted the problem clip over my edited clips during importing, now it acts like the problem clip is ontop of all the other videos. 

I can try to rename said file and see what happens but that won't be untill tonight, so any other suggestions in the mean time would be awesome. 

Thanks in advance

Hi

We need more information:-

    -  Which version of MEP are you using - include the version number under Help, About?

    -  What are the formats of the video files you are importing, which works and which does not?

   -   What are the project settings?

   -   What is your computer specification?

Come back with all this information and then we may be able to help you.

John

 

The version I am using is movie edit pro mx plus.
Not sure of the version number
Video formats are all avi off of the same camera
Project settings haven't been altered since install
And as far as my computer, I've edited countless videos on it with this program.
I have restarted the project with no success, if I try to copy and paste it in a new project it says there is no images on timeline. If I copy and paste the work ive done on the same project all the clips still show black. This all happend after  I inserted the problem clip over my edited clips during importing, now it acts like the problem clip is ontop of all the other videos.
I can try to rename said file and see what happens but that won't be untill tonight, so any other suggestions in the mean time would be awesome.

Thanks in advance

Hi,

Not without more detail, including the version of the product you're using.

But problems like this are often caused by project corruption. Presumably you've re-started the program and reloaded the project with no success? Try opening a new movie (if your product has that feature) and copy/pasting the original 'bad' movie into its fresh timeline, and playing that.

Another cause can be that the program has scrambled its internal information about a file. Sometimes simply deleting it and re-importing a fresh copy with a new name can fix it.

--
Terry, East Grinstead, UK

The version I am using is movie edit pro mx plus.
Not sure of the version number
Video formats are all avi off of the same camera
Project settings haven't been altered since install
And as far as my computer, I've edited countless videos on it with this program.
I have restarted the project with no success, if I try to copy and paste it in a new project it says there is no images on timeline. If I copy and paste the work ive done on the same project all the clips still show black. This all happend after  I inserted the problem clip over my edited clips during importing, now it acts like the problem clip is ontop of all the other videos.
I can try to rename said file and see what happens but that won't be untill tonight, so any other suggestions in the mean time would be awesome.

Thanks in advance

 

Hi

We still need the information from my questions 2,3 and 4.

Please be specific and provide the information requested.

The version number is available under Help, About Magix Movie Edit Pro MX . . . .

. . . . I've edited countless videos on it with this program . . . .

That may be so, however in this particular case is not helpful - something has gone wrong eg a Windows update or a new program has been installed and changed something for instance the codecs have changed, or there is a fault with the clip that is causing the issue - GSpot or MediaInfo may give information which is relevant after analysing the clip.

John

Hi

We still need the information from my questions 2,3 and 4.

Please be specific and provide the information requested.

The version number is available under Help, About Magix Movie Edit Pro MX . . . .

. . . . I've edited countless videos on it with this program . . . .

That may be so, however in this particular case is not helpful - something has gone wrong eg a Windows update or a new program has been installed and changed something for instance the codecs have changed, or there is a fault with the clip that is causing the issue - GSpot or MediaInfo may give information which is relevant after analysing the clip.

John

 

I will look into all of that when I get home but I didn't install any updates or programs between when it was working and wasnt. I literally dropped a clip and it stopped working. What is gspot  or mideainfo???

 

 

 

Hi

GSpot and MediaInfo are two free programs which can analyse video and audio files and give detailed information about them such as what codecs are used and, in the case of GSpot tell you whether the files are playable or have a fault in them eg internal file length does not match specified file length in the file header information

John

Hi

We still need the information from my questions 2,3 and 4.

Please be specific and provide the information requested.

The version number is available under Help, About Magix Movie Edit Pro MX . . . .

. . . . I've edited countless videos on it with this program . . . .

That may be so, however in this particular case is not helpful - something has gone wrong eg a Windows update or a new program has been installed and changed something for instance the codecs have changed, or there is a fault with the clip that is causing the issue - GSpot or MediaInfo may give information which is relevant after analysing the clip.

John

 

Ok 2 I am using Avi files always have and always worked  

3 I went to help and the only option I see that is close to what you mentioned is more about magix and that basically is links to sales web sites

4 I have a intel pentium dual 1.86ghz prossesor with 3062mb of ram. 

And why do I have to pay for magix customer scervice??? like this is the thanks I get for paying money for this program instead of bootlegging it like the rest of the world

 

I'm at my wits end. I can't belive that nobody anywhere in the world has every brought up this problem before

 

Hi

GSpot and MediaInfo are two free programs which can analyse video and audio files and give detailed information about them such as what codecs are used and, in the case of GSpot tell you whether the files are playable or have a fault in them eg internal file length does not match specified file length in the file header information

John

 

I don't see how this will help, my videos have always edited and played fine from this camera and I even used a part of this specific clip earlier in the video. Like if I start a new project I can use that clip and edit it and everything fine. Somthing in my origional project has malfunctioned. 

Hi

. . . . Like if I start a new project I can use that clip and edit it and everything fine. Somthing in my origional project has malfunctioned. . . . .

That is an essential piece of information - the project is corrupt.

The best option is to remove all the temporary files created from the corrupt project, ie the .H0 and .HDP files, start a new project from the beginning and import the clips again.

Trying to copy from the bad project to a new one may not work, in which case time has been wasted and the frustration level raised another notch or two.

HTH

John

Hi

. . . . Like if I start a new project I can use that clip and edit it and everything fine. Somthing in my origional project has malfunctioned. . . . .

That is an essential piece of information - the project is corrupt.

The best option is to remove all the temporary files created from the corrupt project, ie the .H0 and .HDP files, start a new project from the beginning and import the clips again.

Trying to copy from the bad project to a new one may not work, in which case time has been wasted and the frustration level raised another notch or two.

HTH

John

 

Where would I find these .h0 .hdp files??