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In the dark ?

Try opening the same movie with QuickTime Player.

If you cannot open it either, it means that your system cannot decode the media data. It's probably lacking a codec or an importer component.

Most common cases are: MPEG-2, DivX, WMV, Flash

See List of recommended codecs to find a solution.


If you can open it with QuickTime Player but not with SimpleMovieX, it's probably a problem of Digital Rights Management (DRM). Indeed, SimpleMovieX needs to write a copy of the movie to be able to open it. If the movie is protected by a DRM scheme, this is not possible.

Future versions of SimpleMovieX will try to open protected files as "read-only".


Still in the dark ?

Maybe the movie file is damaged? Most damaged files can be repaired, but that's a complex task that requires a technician.

Treasured is a free application also developed by Aero Quartet, that provides a diagnostic and a preview of damaged files.