Can't import .png sequence

Thanks for the question! Try this and let me know what happens:

anim%05d.png

I used your suggestion and it loaded - indicating the sequence is 00:01:39 long. When I add the sequence to a track and hit "Play" to check it, I get large white letters saying "INVALID". The clip appears to be playing, but no display of the video in the preview window. Just "INVALID". I went ahead and exported the video. It played, but all I saw was the word "INVALID" in large white letters. I loaded one of the images and it was a valid .png at 640x480 using RGB color. The images were rendered in Truecolor format by Xaos.

Hope the info helps. I was able to load an .avi and it played in the preview.

I appreciate the help. Hopefully it can be solved.

Harold

Hmmm... Ok, let's try this. Import your images into OpenShot. Hit the
"Play" button... so it shows the "Invalid" message. Then, open this file in
a text editor: /home/YOUR_USER/.openshot/westley.xml. It's an XML file
that contains the instructions on your project. Find your Image in this
file, and see if the "path" is correct for your image. See if anything
looks suspicous. If you don't see anything wrong with it, please email me
the westley.xml file (<email address hidden>).

Thanks!
-Jonathan

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:33 AM, Harold <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Question #86284 on OpenShot Video Editor changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/openshot/+question/86284
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> Harold is still having a problem:
> I used your suggestion and it loaded - indicating the sequence is
> 00:01:39 long. When I add the sequence to a track and hit "Play" to
> check it, I get large white letters saying "INVALID". The clip appears
> to be playing, but no display of the video in the preview window. Just
> "INVALID". I went ahead and exported the video. It played, but all I
> saw was the word "INVALID" in large white letters. I loaded one of the
> images and it was a valid .png at 640x480 using RGB color. The images
> were rendered in Truecolor format by Xaos.
>
> Hope the info helps. I was able to load an .avi and it played in the
> preview.
>
> I appreciate the help. Hopefully it can be solved.
>
> Harold
>
> --
> You received this question notification because you are an answer
> contact for OpenShot Video Editor.
>

Here's the content of westley.xml. The path to the images appears to be correct.
"paste"
<mlt>
−
<tractor id="tractor0">
−
<multitrack>
−
<playlist id="Background Track">
−
<producer id="Background Clip" in="0.0" out="2984.0">
<property name="resource">/usr/share/openshot/images/black.png</property>
</producer>
</playlist>
<playlist id="Track 1"/>
−
<playlist id="Track 2">
−
<producer id="anim%05d.png" in="0.0" out="2981.0" ttl="1">
<property name="resource">/media/HUMUNGO/fractalimages/anim%05d.png</property>
</producer>
</playlist>
</multitrack>
<filter gain="1" in="0" mlt_service="volume" out="2985.0" track="0"/>
<filter gain="1" in="0" mlt_service="volume" out="2982.0" track="2"/>
−
<transition in="0" out="2982.0">
<property name="mlt_service">composite</property>
<property name="a_track">0</property>
<property name="b_track">2</property>
<property name="geometry">0=0%,0%:100%x100%:100; -1=0%,0%:100%x100%:100; </property>
<property name="halign">centre</property>
<property name="valign">centre</property>
<property name="distort">0</property>
<property name="fill">1</property>
</transition>
−
<transition in="0" out="2982.0">
<property name="mlt_service">mix</property>
<property name="a_track">0</property>
<property name="b_track">2</property>
<property name="combine">1</property>
<property name="always_active">1</property>
</transition>
</tractor>
</mlt>
"end paste"

Are these images on a USB drive or external harddrive? If so, try copying
them to a local folder, and repeat this process. Nothing looks wrong with
the XML. Thanks!

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Harold <<email address hidden>
> wrote:

> Question #86284 on OpenShot Video Editor changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/openshot/+question/86284
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> Harold is still having a problem:
> Here's the content of westley.xml. The path to the images appears to be
> correct.
> "paste"
> <mlt>
> -
> <tractor id="tractor0">
> -
> <multitrack>
> -
> <playlist id="Background Track">
> -
> <producer id="Background Clip" in="0.0" out="2984.0">
> <property name="resource">/usr/share/openshot/images/black.png</property>
> </producer>
> </playlist>
> <playlist id="Track 1"/>
> -
> <playlist id="Track 2">
> -
> <producer id="anim%05d.png" in="0.0" out="2981.0" ttl="1">
> <property
> name="resource">/media/HUMUNGO/fractalimages/anim%05d.png</property>
> </producer>
> </playlist>
> </multitrack>
> <filter gain="1" in="0" mlt_service="volume" out="2985.0" track="0"/>
> <filter gain="1" in="0" mlt_service="volume" out="2982.0" track="2"/>
> -
> <transition in="0" out="2982.0">
> <property name="mlt_service">composite</property>
> <property name="a_track">0</property>
> <property name="b_track">2</property>
> <property name="geometry">0=0%,0%:100%x100%:100; -1=0%,0%:100%x100%:100;
> </property>
> <property name="halign">centre</property>
> <property name="valign">centre</property>
> <property name="distort">0</property>
> <property name="fill">1</property>
> </transition>
> -
> <transition in="0" out="2982.0">
> <property name="mlt_service">mix</property>
> <property name="a_track">0</property>
> <property name="b_track">2</property>
> <property name="combine">1</property>
> <property name="always_active">1</property>
> </transition>
> </tractor>
> </mlt>
> "end paste"
>
> --
> You received this question notification because you are an answer
> contact for OpenShot Video Editor.
>

I copied a portion of the images to my local drive. Same results. I can load the sequence but comes up with the same invalid message when I try to preview. There are no other files in that folder. Installed another program and the sequence loaded and ran, so I am certain there is no issue with the image files themselves. I am still interested in this program and would like to follow this to conclusion.

That was the trick. I renamed a few and it imported and played fine. I will have to find a batch renaming utility. Also, I figured out why the number in %5d - appears the number of places in the number portion. Thanks for the help and the great program.

Harold