Any quicktime experts here? I need some help.

[WilliamPitt]

Anything I play on Quicktime - and I have Quicktime Pro - has the audio all jerky and jumpy. I can't figure out what is wrong. I'm on a PC. Any suggestions?

[Mika]

1. Are you downloading before playing?

Or, are you playing a streaming file?

[WilliamPitt]

2. I downloaded before playing

but the audio is screwed up either way.

[Mika]

3. When was the last time you optimized your HD?

I had the same problem until I completely defragged and optimized the drive/partition that I save vids, as well as the drive/partition with the application.

Although, I use a Mac.

:shrug:

[WilliamPitt]

4. I'll go try that

[Mika]

5. Hey, Will. Your 'The Scary Little Man' article is kick ass good.

I give it a :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[WilliamPitt]

8. Thanks!

:)

[nini]

6. Try messing around with the QuickTime settings.

Go to Start\Settings\Control Panel\QuickTime. Try resetting 'sound in' and 'Sound Out'

Sometimes that will do it.

You may want to try the Video settings option too.

[WilliamPitt]

9. Great googly moogly! That worked!

You rule.

[nini]

11. I guess working for a software company has its benefits

I've learned a lot of weird little things over the years. Glad it worked for you!

[izzie]

7. I do not have good luck on this either. some times goos sometimes bad

What really makes me mad is some times I can get Free speech or Den. Now and some times not. Anyone know about those two sites ?I do what it tells me to but sometimes it is just going around and around.

[Awsi Dooger]

10. I have QuickTime Pro on my Macs

The audio problem you described is typical when I play AVI video files. Otherwise, no problem.

I just copied this off a Mac site listing potential QuickTime audio woes on a PC. It might be a little old, since the references are Windows 95/98:

"Make sure your computer volume is turned up (and/or speakers turned on) or that there aren't headphones connected, "stealing" the sound.

On Windows, changing these settings may help: Start > Settings > Control Panel > QuickTime. Select 'Sound Out' from the pull-down menu. Click the "Options" button and check the "Fifo size in millisecs" setting. If it's at 60, try setting it to 90 (or perhaps higher). As a last resort, try selecting 'waveOut' where it says "Choose a device for playback." (In most cases, however, 'DirectSound' is the better choice).

Also on Windows, make sure you have the latest device drivers for your sound card. Drivers are usually available for free Web download from the company that makes your sound card or PC. If you have frequent sound problems on Windows 95/98/ME, consider updating Microsoft's DirectX multimedia components on your computer. (Note, this is a large download, but it may help if your components are out of date).

You may need to Restart your computer for the new settings to take effect."