iPhoto - Doesn't Open .mov files?

[InvalidUserID]

Didn't it used to be able to? Just double click a .mov file and it would open?

Tried to double-click some .mov files, doesn't open. Copy and paste to desktop and open from there, it works.

Eh?

 

[mark2288]

I thought when you open a movie on iPhoto it launches QuickTime to play it. Is QuickTime installed and working on your computer?

 

[InvalidUserID]

Yes, QuickTime (10.0) is installed and plays movies fine.

I just upgraded to SL, if that makes any difference. I think maybe the update in QuickTime Player might have something to do with it?

 

[Tearabite]

The exact same thing happened to me when i did my SL upgrade. Were you able to find a fix?

 

[devburke]

I have iPhoto ’08, and since upgrading to SL, it no longer does anything when I try to open videos from iPhoto. I think it’s just an incompatibility that will likely never get fixed, as Apple’s moved onto ’09 and probably ’10.

 

[liquidsuns]

See if you have an update to iPhoto. I installed SL on a new hdd and then installed iLife/iPhoto 09 and the movies wouldn't play. I'd double click them and nothing would happen. Then I searched for software updates and there was a bunch of them, as was expected, and iPhoto started playing them fine. Quicktime pops up and plays the movies.

 

[devburke]

See if you have an update to iPhoto. I installed SL on a new hdd and then installed iLife/iPhoto 09 and the movies wouldn't play. I'd double click them and nothing would happen. Then I searched for software updates and there was a bunch of them, as was expected, and iPhoto started playing them fine. Quicktime pops up and plays the movies.

I guess this just proves that the fix isn’t coming for ’08.

 

[Tearabite]

Turns out that QTPlayer 7 was not installed (not in the Utlities folder).. Went through the SL Optional Install PKG, added QT7, and now .MOV files play fine from iPhoto 08 ..

 

[saabsonic]

iPhoto not opening .mov files...

Thanks to Tearabite for this solution...

Since installing SL iPhoto wouldn't open movies taken with my iPhone. I just used the Optional Installs to re-install QT7 and all is well again!