Can't play EX Quicktime files on PC

[Lenilenapi]

Don't know if this question belongs here or not but I'll give it a try.
I shot some EX-1, F3 and Canon DSLR footage for a client who only has a PC ( new one though).
I converted the SxS to quicktime MOV files and gave him everything on a Mac OS hard drive.
He downloaded Macdrive for the PC and has quicktime and MPEG Streamclip.
The PC will read the drive and both quicktime and MPEG streamclip will play the Canon footage but neither will play the Sony footage. PC says it doesn't have the codec although it has a recent version of Quicktime.

What's the problem here?

 

[LyleGorch]

Don't know if this question belongs here or not but I'll give it a try.
I shot some EX-1, F3 and Canon DSLR footage for a client who only has a PC ( new one though).
I converted the SxS to quicktime MOV files and gave him everything on a Mac OS hard drive.
He downloaded Macdrive for the PC and has quicktime and MPEG Streamclip.
The PC will read the drive and both quicktime and MPEG streamclip will play the Canon footage but neither will play the Sony footage. PC says it doesn't have the codec although it has a recent version of Quicktime.

What's the problem here?

Went down this path about 3 years ago, I needed to buy a plugin for PP to decode Sony EX material. This is what I use and what I believe is needed: http://www.calibratedsoftware.com/QXD.asp

I think you can give it a spin with a watermarked trial download.

 

[magicant]

I didn't have to install anything extra on my windows 7 64bit pc to inport and play ex1r footage with adobe premiere cs5 and after effects cs5. However, the only player on my pc that will play the footage is vlc player. Nothing else will (not even quicktime). I didn't have to install anything extra though. So you should download vlc player. It is free and plays just about anything.

 

[MPB]

I believe it's the same for pc as for Mac; QT won't play xdcam, but adobe software supports it. FCP 7 supports it, I believe, but not FC Express. Don't know about FCPX. VLC works for playback, as mentioned, though don't let the image quality scare you.

if you use the Calibrated plugin, it works in conjunction with QT7, not later versions.