CS4 says missing or unavail codec when...

I am running CS4 on a Mac and when I try to open a lesson from the Adobe lessons (In a Book series) I am getting a message that the codec is missing or unavailable for the AVI file.?Actually, it cannot find the file initially, and when I point it to it in the lessons directory I get the message when it trys to open.?Help

Thanks...

Scott

CS4 says missing or unavail codec when...

AVI files are much more commonly use on the much more common computer - PCs.?It's very possible that error is correct.

CS4 says missing or unavail codec when...

There is a fairly recent thread on the lesson AV files in the CiaB PrPro CS4. Curt Wrigley, the author, commented on those files. I'll see if I can find that thread for you. I know that he explained some details about use on the Mac.

Back in a moment,

Hunt

Scott,

Take a look at this THREAD. Does this apply to you?

Good luck,

Hunt

First, thank you for the response.?I went in the QT library and removed the xvid codec ''XviD_Codec 1.0 alpha.component'' and the file still doesn't play in either QT or CS4.?I can hear the audio, but there is no video.?I earlier had tried downloading other codecs for QT, but they don't appear in the library.?I actually started by deleting QT and reinstalling, but that didn't work either.?The video plays in VLC.?When I look at video properties on QT it says the format is DVSD.?I read somewhere else that if I can get the file to play in QT then it sould play in Premiere also...

ok... editing my answer.... I deleted the same codec from the main library/quicktime and it all works fine!?I initally deleted it from the QT library under a user (me) and that didn't fix it... Thanks a lot!

Scott

Scott,

Great news! I know that the Adobe Press team did test the CiaB material on as many platforms, as possible. I also know that Curt has monitored the DVD content of his publications closely. That was why I was about to be really puzzled, and the initial lack of success.

Glad that you got it sorted. Good detective work in tracking it down and thanks for reporting.

Hunt