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Eidolon

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MJ won't import files tagged 0:00 Length
« on: February 05, 2003, 11:51:43 am »
I have a bunch of downloaded music videos that show "Length" as 0:00.  They play fine, but MJ won't import them using the "Import Media" function (they do import if I start them manually and will show a Length of 0:00).

So, when I clear my library and try to re-import all my media at once (from a dedicated drive), the videos don't come in.

I don't know how (if there's a way) to change the tagged length so MJ will import these files.  MJ doesn't seem to let me do it.

Searching these forums didn't seem to provide an answer.  Any ideas?

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Re: MJ won't import files tagged 0:00 Length
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2003, 05:13:30 pm »
What's the extension on the files? I'm shooting in the dark here but it is possible they were created with WMP9 which may have a different file format than previous versions. I don't have first hand experience with MJ playing videos...WMP (or QuickTime) is the default for movies and I just kept it that way. Run WMP or QT and see if they can be opened and played.

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Eidolon

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Re: MJ won't import files tagged 0:00 Length
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2003, 06:50:58 pm »
.mpg and .mov files.  Don't know what was used to create them.

To clarify, MJ plays the videos just fine - if started manually (from either File-Open or double-clicked in Explorer).  And, if auto import to library is checked, imports the files to MJ when played manually (Length displays as 0:00)

The bug appears when trying to use the Import Media function without playing them.  Then the files aren't imported.

I haven't tried MC9, so don't know how it works.
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Re: MJ won't import files tagged 0:00 Length
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2003, 07:09:13 am »
Working from memory here, I seem to recall that on the "Import Media" dialog box, there is a checkbox selection near the bottom to "not import files under 5 seconds", or something similar.  Could that be causing the failure to import?
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Eidolon

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Re: MJ won't import files tagged 0:00 Length
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2003, 08:22:16 am »
You would think....but unfortunately that doesn't help.
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