2,000+ videos won't play! halp!

[suicdekng]

I have a large amount (2,000+) video clips that were shot on a Sony Z1u and put into a Final Cut project. I have that project converted to Premiere Pro and am attempting to edit it on a PC. The files are saying that they are not supported in PPro. - "Codec missing or unavailable"

When I checked them on a Mac they worked just fine in PPro, QuickTime and in Final cut, and they appeared to be ProRes files. I have downloaded and installed the most recent version of QuickTime on my PC and it wont let me install the apple ProRes decoder for Windows, claiming to have a more recent version built in.

HOWEVER, I cannot see the videos when I play them in the QuickTime Player, they are completely white (but the sound DOES work). Again, these files will play just fine on a mac.

I am running Adobe Master Collection CS 5.5 with all components updated and installed, Windows 7 64x Professional v. 6.1.7601 SP 1 Build 7601. I have a EVGA GTX570, i7 Extreme processor and 8gb of RAM. I have all the dvx and xvid codec packages as well as the Windows Essential Codec Pack.

Here is one of the files if that might help reveal some special codec i dont know about or have overlooked - http://www.mediafire.com/?7irrtktrh6mi51z

How can I view these files and edit with them? What additional information can I give you about them to help?

 

[allantab]

The files might be in the AIC codec, or apple intermediate codec, instead of ProRes. You may have to research if AIC can be edited with Premiere Pro on Windows.

 

[j1clark@ucsd.edu]

Here's the page for ProRes codec for PC.

http://support.apple.com/downloads/Apple_ProRes_QuickTime_Decoder_1_0_for_Windows

It is a 'play only' codec on the PC, so you should be able to edit your clips, but you will have to select a different codec for output.