Hello,

I am using Windows 7. I have recently tried opening a new .eaf or .psfx file by going to File=>New, and ELAN gives me the message "No player could be created for file:...". I have never have this problem before and am not sure what may have changed.
- I am still able to open .mov and .m4v files
- I noticed that when I create now annotations and save that file as an .eaf, I am able to open them but only if I go to File => Open recent.
- I have tried restarting my computer and re-installing ELAN 4.1.0.

I'd really appreciate any help.

::Here is some of my Log file::

com.jniwrapper.win32.com.ComException: COM object method returns error code: 0x80040265;
at com.jniwrapper.win32.com.impl.IUnknownImpl.invokeStandardVirtualMethod(SourceFile:658)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.nativemedia.quartztypelib.impl.IMediaControlImpl.renderFile(IMediaControlImpl.java:96)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.NativeMediaPlayerWindowsDS.<init>(NativeMediaPlayerWindowsDS.java:175)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.PlayerFactory.createNativeMediaPlayerDS(PlayerFactory.java:214)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.PlayerFactory.createElanMediaPlayer(PlayerFactory.java:162)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ViewerManager2.createMediaPlayer(ViewerManager2.java:258)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.linkedmedia.MediaDescriptorUtil.createMediaPlayers(MediaDescriptorUtil.java:450)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.initElan(ElanFrame2.java:767)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.setTranscription(ElanFrame2.java:465)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.createFrame(FrameManager.java:780)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.global.NewMA.actionPerformed(NewMA.java:153)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Problem while creating directshow based media player
Using JMF Media Player
current library path:
C:\Program Files\ELAN 4.1.0\jre\bin;.;C:\Windows\Sun\Java\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Program Files\Mendeley Desktop;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\
loading windows native libs
Warning: Unable to load a dll or Sharedobject: no jmutil in java.library.path
mediaURL = file:///C:/Users/Stasia/Desktop/Gamelan/NewTESTfile.eaf
javax.media.NoPlayerException while creating JMF player
javax.media.NoPlayerException: Cannot find a Player for :file:/C:/Users/Stasia/Desktop/Gamelan/NewTESTfile.eaf
at javax.media.Manager.createPlayerForContent(Manager.java:1436)
at javax.media.Manager.createPlayer(Manager.java:441)
at javax.media.Manager.createPlayer(Manager.java:356)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.JMFMediaPlayer.<init>(JMFMediaPlayer.java:151)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.PlayerFactory.createJMFMediaPlayer(PlayerFactory.java:259)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.PlayerFactory.createElanMediaPlayer(PlayerFactory.java:176)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ViewerManager2.createMediaPlayer(ViewerManager2.java:258)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.linkedmedia.MediaDescriptorUtil.createMediaPlayers(MediaDescriptorUtil.java:450)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.initElan(ElanFrame2.java:767)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.setTranscription(ElanFrame2.java:465)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.createFrame(FrameManager.java:780)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.global.NewMA.actionPerformed(NewMA.java:153)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
No JMF: javax.media.NoPlayerException
May 11, 2011 12:45:03 PM mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.ExportMediaCA <init>
INFO: No media export functionality available
May 11, 2011 12:45:03 PM mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.ClipMediaCA <init>
INFO: Found clipping script: clip-media.txt
Using QT Media Player
no QTJava in java.library.path
QuickTime version: 7.6.8
mediaURL = file:///C:/Users/Stasia/Desktop/Gamelan/NewTESTfile.eaf
QT setting sleep time off...
QTException while creating QT player
quicktime.std.StdQTException[QTJava:7.6.0g],-2048=noMovieFound,QT.vers:7688000
at quicktime.std.StdQTException.checkError(StdQTException.java:38)
at quicktime.std.movies.Movie.fromFile(Movie.java:202)
at quicktime.std.movies.Movie.fromFile(Movie.java:165)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.QTMediaPlayer.<init>(QTMediaPlayer.java:169)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.PlayerFactory.createQTMediaPlayer(PlayerFactory.java:277)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.PlayerFactory.createElanMediaPlayer(PlayerFactory.java:127)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.PlayerViewerMenuManager.isVideo(PlayerViewerMenuManager.java:193)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.PlayerViewerMenuManager.initPlayerMenu(PlayerViewerMenuManager.java:117)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.initElan(ElanFrame2.java:837)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.setTranscription(ElanFrame2.java:465)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.createFrame(FrameManager.java:780)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.commands.global.NewMA.actionPerformed(NewMA.java:153)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Finalize media player...
Finalize QT player...
Preferred media framework 'QT' can not handle: file:///C:/Users/Stasia/Desktop/Gamelan/NewTESTfile.eaf

Hi Anikouli,

guessing from the log that you show, it seems that ELAN tried to open the EAF file as a video. Be aware that when you create a new annotation file, ELAN will always ask you which audio or video file you want to annotate. Maybe you accidentally selected an annotation file instead of a media file there. To open an EAF annotation file, you simply open it with the file/open (not the file/new) menu item.

It is still interesting that loading an EAF file as 'movie' into the media player libraries used by ELAN (e.g. DirectShow, QuickTime, FFMPEG) crashes them so badly that ELAN itself crashes. They should just refuse loading the file and ELAN could show a popup with a warning message about that.

Regards, Eric