Can't upload a video for analysis

I can't seem to open a 35 MB video file. When I tried to directly drag it to the Command Window I got the following response: "There is not enough memory to open P1010045.MOV in the Editor". I tried to expand the memory, as instructed by the help section, by creating a java.opt file with the text: "-Xmx256m". This however, didn't work either. I later learned that this was actually unnecessary since the 2010 version of MATLAB I was using actually has enough memory to open the image. I then tried using the VideoReader command and got the following error:

??? Initialization failed. (No combination of intermediate filters could be found to make the connection.)

Error in ==> VideoReader.VideoReader>VideoReader.init at 423 obj.VideoReaderImpl = audiovideo.mmreader(fullName);

Error in ==> VideoReader.VideoReader>VideoReader.VideoReader at 133 obj.init(fileName);

Can anyone help me with this problem?

[James Bond]

Sorry if this was a stupid question but I'm new to Matlab.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

You need a Mac in order to read QuickTime files. It is not clear from your question as to which kind of system you are attempting to read the movie on.

[James Bond]

Thanks for your answer! I'm using windows, but I can convert the .MOV to any other file type: .avi, .mpg, etc. Though with the VideoReader command this shouldn't make any difference should it?

[Muhammad Zeshan Afzal]

Well, it does make the difference... I had problem while the right codec was not installed even for avi file.

You should first install the coded and then try.

[Arnaud Miege]

Would this video be for your eyes only?