[MacTUG] DRM in latest QuickTime cripples Adobe video editing code

[Glenn Anderson]

DRM in latest QuickTime cripples Adobe video editing code

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Published Saturday 26th January 2008 01:23 GMT
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The latest version of Apple's QuickTime media player has video  
production people venting their spleens after discovering that new  
digital rights management features have crippled the use editing  
software from Adobe.
Shortly after updating to QuickTime 7.4, legions of people charged  
chat groups to report they were unable to access files created with  
Premier and After Effects, two pricey Adobe programs used for editing  
video. A product manager for After Effects is suggesting users hold  
off installing the QuickTime update until Adobe and Apple get things  
straightened out.
Those After Effects users unfortunate enough to have installed the  
update get a DRM-related error when trying to access their video  
files. It reads: "After Effects error: opening movie - you do not  
have permission to open this file (-54)."
The error is the result of periodic checks QuickTime carries out on  
video files for piracy violations. Videos created using Adobe  
products don't supply the needed headers until the movies are  
rendered, prompting the overly protective QuickTime to conclude they  
are contraband that should be barred.
Apple doesn't make it easy for users to revert back to an earlier  
version of QuickTime, so the update has plagued many video production  
users on tight deadlines. Work-arounds include rolling back the  
entire system using Time Machine, if you've got it, or turning to a  
special-purpose program like Pacifist to roll back QuickTime to an  
earlier version. ®

Glenn Anderson
Client Services, IST
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, On
519-888-4567 x33327
anderson at uwaterloo.ca



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