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Re: How to import a mp4 file on Mathematica

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• From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr357 at gmail.com>
• Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 03:58:56 -0400 (EDT)
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>From the documentation for Import (
http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/ref/Import.html):

Import handles a large number of formats, each typically with many
different possible elements. The possible formats are given in the list
$ImportFormats, and in the guide "Listing of All Formats".

http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/guide/ListingOfAllFormats.html


Select[$ImportFormats, # == "MP4" || # == "AVI" &]


{"AVI"}



Bob Hanlon


On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 6:39 AM, Eduardo M. A. M. Mendes <
emammendes at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello
>
> I need to add a mp4 video on one of my slides.   I looked at Import and
> tried the following command
>
>
>
> Import["/Users/eduardo/Dropbox/Engenharia_de_Controle/movies/files/Honda_self-balancing_U3-X_electric_unicycle_1280x720.mp4","Animation"]
>
> to get "import::format :  "Cannot import data as " Animation "".  It does
> not matter if I change the option to List.   When I remove the option
> altogether the following error comes out
>
> Import::infer :  "Cannot infer format of file " Honda_self - balancing_U3
> - X_electric _unicycle _ 1280 x720.mp4 "."  Does it mean that mp4 is not a
> format that can be used within Mathematica?  Do I need to covert the video
> to avi?
>
> What am I missing?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Ed
>
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>

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