Can I import video from footage firm?

drummer grl

Newbie Joined: Aug 13, 2008 08:10 Messages: 21 Offline

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Dec 11, 2008 16:29

I saw a link to this site www.footagefirm.com on see my world and I downloaded a free video but cannot open it in PD. It was a zip file, would that have anything to do with it? Sorry I do not have more info about this.
I am just looking for some nice stock video to put titles over.
Thanks Drummer grl

Bif

Member Location: San Angelo TX Joined: Aug 14, 2008 01:48 Messages: 147 Offline

Dec 12, 2008 01:37

Before you start PD, using Windows Explorer, double click on the ZIP folder icon which will open the ZIP archive and show you the file icon for the footage.

Drag 'n drop that to another folder where you can find it and import it as media in PD. Then see if you have any better luck. I think you'll find you can move it to the timeline and use it.

Power Director and many other programs don't understand a ZIP archive, you always have to unZIP it. Fortunately Windows does this when you double click on it.

Anybody remember the old DOS days when we used PKZIP and PKUNZIP...Manually?

vn800rider

Senior Contributor Location: Darwen, UK Joined: May 15, 2008 04:32 Messages: 1949 Offline

Dec 12, 2008 06:10

Yes Bif,

Together with the world's friendliest prompt - the dot at the bottom of the black/green screen in dbase.

Not to mention GEM .

At least we still have our memories.

cheers
Adrian

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drummer grl

Newbie Joined: Aug 13, 2008 08:10 Messages: 21 Offline

Dec 12, 2008 08:00

Thank you that did the job!
drummer grl