error message wqhen trying to add video to experiment
Hi, I've never used Open Sesame before and I don't know anything about coding either.
I'm trying to add video to my experiment that I'm conducting for my dissertation but keep getting the following error message whenever I try to add the media player item into the overview:
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Operating System: win32
OpenSesame: 3.0.7
Python: 2.7.10
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Error message:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dist\libqtopensesame\widgets\tree_overview.py", line 732, in dropEvent
File "dist\libqtopensesame\widgets\tree_overview.py", line 639, in drop_event_item_new
File "dist\libqtopensesame\widgets\tree_overview.py", line 527, in drop_get_item_snippet
File "dist\libqtopensesame\misc\qtitem_store.py", line 93, in new
File "dist\libopensesame\item_store.py", line 168, in new
libopensesame.exceptions.osexception:
Failed to load plugin 'media_player_vlc'
item-stack:
exception message: [Error 126] The specified module could not be found
time: Fri Apr 07 14:59:56 2017
exception type: WindowsError
Traceback:
File "dist\libopensesame\item_store.py", line 165, in new
File "dist\libopensesame\plugins.py", line 357, in load_plugin
File "dist\libopensesame\plugins.py", line 328, in import_plugin
File "C:\Users\Kathrin\Downloads\OpenSesame(PC)\opensesame_3.0.7-py2.7-win32-3\plugins\media_player_vlc\media_player_vlc.py", line 32, in <module>
File "C:\Users\Kathrin\Downloads\OpenSesame(PC)\opensesame_3.0.7-py2.7-win32-3\plugins\media_player_vlc\vlc.py", line 161, in <module>
File "C:\Users\Kathrin\Downloads\OpenSesame(PC)\opensesame_3.0.7-py2.7-win32-3\plugins\media_player_vlc\vlc.py", line 138, in find_lib
File "ctypes\__init__.pyc", line 365, in __init__
WindowsError: [Error 126] The specified module could not be found
there is a slightly newer version of Open Sesame but for some reason it just won't download to my laptop no matter what I've tried.
I've also already tried downloading the ffmpeg file but I can't get it to work.
Any help would be really appreciated as I have to get this sorted asap so that I can run it in time for my deadline.
Thanks Kat
Comments
Hi Kat,
This plugin, the
media_player_vlc, requires that you have VLC player installed in the default location. You can get VLC player from here:My recommendation would be, though, to figure out how to install the latest version of OpenSesame, which is definitely a big improvement. What happens exactly if you try to download and install the latest version?
Cheers,
Sebastiaan
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If I try to download the latest version it just does nothing. I've tried clicking on the "download latest version" which takes me to the next page with the recommended Windows installer which I click on and then nothing happens, it's just as if I haven't clicked anything.
I've tried all of the separate windows installation options and get the same thing, nothing happens but when I click other things it works.
It sounds like your browser is blocking the download for security reasons. There's probably an option somewhere to disable that. Or simply try a different browser. I assure you: You can download the newest version!
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