Whole file will not play
 

I am currently downloading an mpeg file of about 250 mb in size.

When the file was about 2% complete, the clip ran for about 17 seconds.

Now, according to the download window, the file is 60% complete, yet when I preview it, it will only play the same 17 seconds. Repeated attempts to view the file result in the same thing: the playing of the same 17 second fragment (sometimes a few seconds longer, sometimes a few seconds shorter).

This happens quite frequently. Does the problem rest with the file, the player (quicktime 7.0), my preferences, or .................?


When I look at the incomplete file library, it shows (in red) that the file is 33,000kb in size- that number has not changed appreciably for some time.

(I confess I'm reluctant to ask about the whole red letters/black letters thing in the incomplete library, since I assume I should know what that means, but....)


Any advice you could give would be appreciated.

Thanks,

QuickTime player is not the best player for previewing. I'd recommend VLC instead; VLC - (click on link) _ (choose nearest mirror site)
MPeg's can be a little tricky on playback until they've completed downlding. But VLC will definitely do a better job that QT player.

Normally red files in the library mean they're not being shared. But if you see them in the incomplete folder it can mean that the file has been forgotten about & a replacement incomplete file created. Arrange your incompletes by name or type & check to see if there's a 2nd one by the same or similar name.