Photoshop CS5 doesn't import mp4 files?

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February 7, 2011
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Hi everyone,

I have tried literally everything but I'm really lost right now. Photoshop won't import mp4 or any other file, it only accepts avi container files.

It's a pain to convert every single file to avi if I want to use Import > Video frames to layers.

I have already installed Quicktime Pro but that doesn't seem to work.

Can somebody please help me?

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Correct answer Chris Cox

Photoshop should be able to open anything that QuickTime can read, because we're using QuickTime to parse the video files.

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taengoomunn

Participant

I'm having the same problem. When I try to open a mp4 it just shows them at a lighter opacity than the other files and I can't open them.

I was able to open them when I had the trial version, but since I installed my own copy it wont let me.

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J453

Legend

What happens if you change the files to display or open as:

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taengoomunn

Participant

QuickTIme Movie doesn't show up in my options.

Chris CoxCorrect answer

Legend

Photoshop should be able to open anything that QuickTime can read, because we're using QuickTime to parse the video files.

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Anonymous

I know Photoshop should be able to import all the Quicktime readable files, but somehow on my Mac it doesn't.

Here's an example:

see that I can't click on the .mp4 file? It's greyed out. That video plays perfectly fine in QuickTime.

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Anonymous

Could it be choking on the "&" in the filename?

Could it open the file if you simply rename it from mp4 to m4v, mov, or avi?

What codecs are used in the mp4 file?

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