Question : Problem: Help with playing back HDV 1080i60 vidoes

How do I play back .mov files in the HDV 1080i60 format?

When I try to play such files, all I get is a white screen (with audio).

An example of such a file:

http://www.stephenschleicher.com/?cat=19
(download the Wheat 02 file)

My setup:

Powerbook G4 with 1.25 Ghz G4 processor and 2 GB ram
Quicktime Pro Version 7.4.5

Any idea what could be going wrong?

I tried importing the file into iMovie HD 6.0.3 and also couldn't get it to work. The same thing happened - white screen with audio.

I also tried to import it into Final Cut Pro HD 4.5 and got a "File Error" "(1 files recognized, 0 access denied, 1 unknown)".

Any tips would be very helpful........

Thank you,

Answer : Problem: Help with playing back HDV 1080i60 vidoes

You must be missing some dvd codecs.
Codec: QuickTime (HDV 1080i60 codec- Very Important)
Is this a MAc windows? Since your using Imovie?

I donot have imovie have quicktime version 7 and am running windowsxp sp2,
 I do have a lot of codecs though, as in mdi aplayers etc
 I downloaded your link and it opens on my system with Nero showtime player, so on that note you need a DVD player such Power DVD Win DVD or nero showtime player

Drop it onto Gspot to test if you have the right codecs installed. How much ram do you have?
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/68/Gspot.aspx

http://www.videohelp.com/tools/GSpot