The error "Could not load movie file Fish.mp4" occurs

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The error “Could not load movie file Fish.mp4” occurs. The “Fish.mp4” file is played in other video players, this file is located in the same folder as the sketch.

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wild guess:

the loading is case-sensitive

try Fish.mp4

in your Win file explorer you can switch the display of File Extensions to ON

Chrisir

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This file is definitely a .mov file. I’ve tried many different formats (.mov; .mp4; .avi), but the error still occurs.

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Is your movie in a folder entitled “data”?

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Did you try ..... new Movie(this, "Fish.mov");

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Hello @Morphine ,

There is a working example here to examine:

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You can open it, save it as a different name and then examine it.

The video will play if it is the data folder.

It will NOT play if it is moved to the sketch folder:

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See the Environment (IDE) documentation:

There is some information about adding files to the data folder in the reference.

Look for:

  • Add File…
  • Sketches and Sketchbook section
  • Also read the entire document. Lots of useful information in there! :)

Have fun!

:)