I had this problem last year using ubuntu (don't remember the version or what programs I tried. The .mov was on my Kodak Z812. I did not try super hard so there is probably a better solution, but what I did was to use MovieMaker in Vista which was able to import the .mov file. I then did some simple edits and exported the result as another format. I was able to use THAT as input on the Linux system. The .mov type is a container type like .avi and others. You probably do not have the codec (or something) required to process the contents. In ubuntu, you could install ubuntu-restricted-extras to get many of them. I have found Handbrake useful to trasform some video types into another and even fix some problems (I did not know of it when I had the .mov). Lastly, you could try just getting the file off the camera and onto your hard drive without trying to treat it as a video. It will then be easier to experiment on. IOW try to use a copy command from a terminal or a file browser like Nautilus to simply copy or move the file to somewhere in youor home directory tree. On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Stephen wrote: > I think all of this is pointing to the way the camera is connecting to > your system, and how the hardware is connected. > > i would take a look there and make sure the Os is really seeing the > media correctly, then i think any app you use will be good to go. > > i know the output of lspci and... err i forget the other.. should have > some clues. > > bot to keep it from being horrible boot the system. wait a min then > plug in and then do lspci so it will mostly be at the bottom of the > output. > > On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 12:47 PM, wrote: > > I can't figure out how to copy videos off of my Kodak M863 Digital camera > > onto my Linux system. > > > > I was able to use gphoto2 to copy still photos onto my older Mandriva > > Linux system, but neither gphoto nor gphoto2 work on my newer Linux > > system. > > > > Eventually, I found that I could get the photos off using digikam, but > > while a video (.MOV) appears in the digikam list of captured images, when > > I try to copy it off, an error results: "Failed to load image ..." > > > > Screen cap of the problem: http://www.upquick.com/linux/digikam.jpg > > > > Under multimedia applications on my system, there are 15 apps listed > under > > graphics and 14 apps listed under video, and while I have used several of > > the graphics apps, I have not yet used any of the video apps. > > > > Screen cap of apps available: > http://www.upquick.com/linux/graphic.video.jpg > > > > Hope some of my plug friends can advise me how to get my videos copied > off > > my camera onto my Linux box, and which video apps might work best. > > > > Recently someone on the list recommended "Open Movie Editor" as perhaps > > the best video editor, but I have not been able to get the video on my > > camera imported into it. > > > > Help! > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson