No luck yet!&nbsp; Apparently it could be something to do with Java... I'll post if I find a solution!<br>

Solved!&nbsp; I followed the advice on another string and uninstalled ELAN, as the problem was coming from QuickTime and the string said that QuickTime needed to be installed before ELAN.&nbsp; I then reinstalled ELAN, went to Edit, Preferences, Platform, Windows, and choose "Quicktime for Java", and it's finally working.&nbsp; I hope this works for you, too.<br>

I have the same problem (ELAN stuck on initializing), so I write in this topic.
I have Windows 2003 server, and installed Java Media Framework 2.2.1e and then – ELAN 3.9.1.

This is the complete log (for the option "Java Media Framework"):

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20.09.2010 0:33:16 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: ELAN 3.9.1
20.09.2010 0:33:16 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Java version: 1.5.0_11
20.09.2010 0:33:16 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Runtime version: 1.5.0_11-b03
20.09.2010 0:33:16 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: OS name: Windows 2003
20.09.2010 0:33:16 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: OS version: 5.2
20.09.2010 0:33:16 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: User language: ru
20.09.2010 0:33:16 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: User home: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
20.09.2010 0:33:16 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: User dir: C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1
20.09.2010 0:33:16 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Classpath: C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\elan.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\mfsearch__V1.1.1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\jlfgr-1_1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\xalan-2.4.1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\xerces\2.9.0\xercesImpl-2.9.0.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\batik__V1.1.1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\jhall-2.0.0.5.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\help.zip;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\jmf2.1.1a\jmf.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\jmf2.1.1a\sound.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\cocoa_qt\1.4\JavaCocoaQTMovieView.jar;.;.;.;.;.;.;C:\PROGRA~1\JMF21~1.1E\lib\sound.jar;C:\PROGRA~1\JMF21~1.1E\lib\jmf.jar;C:\PROGRA~1\JMF21~1.1E\lib;C:\WINDOWS\java\classes;.
20.09.2010 0:33:17 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.util.SystemInstallationSecurity verifyLibExt
INFO: verifying lib/ext C:\PROGRAM FILES\ELAN 3.9.1\JRE\LIB\EXT
20.09.2010 0:33:18 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesReader parse
INFO: Reading preferences: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
20.09.2010 0:33:18 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.integration.ExternalLauncher start
INFO: External launch thread started...
20.09.2010 0:33:19 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesReader parse
WARNING: Preferences file does not exist: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\.elan_data\shortcuts.pfsx
20.09.2010 0:33:31 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesReader parse
INFO: Reading preferences: Q:\video-annotation\2008.07.17\20080717-c01-psy.pfsx
Using JMF Media Player
current library path:
C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\jmf2.1.1a;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\jre\bin;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32;extensions
loading windows native libs
mediaURL = file:///Q:/video-annotation/2008.07.17/20080717-c01-psy.mpg

And if I choose "Native Windows Media Player" option, I get some error in COM object. Here is the log:

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20.09.2010 0:37:20 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: ELAN 3.9.1
20.09.2010 0:37:21 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Java version: 1.5.0_11
20.09.2010 0:37:21 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Runtime version: 1.5.0_11-b03
20.09.2010 0:37:21 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: OS name: Windows 2003
20.09.2010 0:37:21 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: OS version: 5.2
20.09.2010 0:37:21 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: User language: ru
20.09.2010 0:37:21 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: User home: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator
20.09.2010 0:37:21 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: User dir: C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1
20.09.2010 0:37:21 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ELAN main
INFO: Classpath: C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\elan.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\mfsearch__V1.1.1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\jlfgr-1_1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\xalan-2.4.1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\xerces\2.9.0\xercesImpl-2.9.0.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\batik__V1.1.1.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\jhall-2.0.0.5.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\help.zip;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\jmf2.1.1a\jmf.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\jmf2.1.1a\sound.jar;C:\Program Files\ELAN 3.9.1\\lib\cocoa_qt\1.4\JavaCocoaQTMovieView.jar;.;.;.;.;.;.;C:\PROGRA~1\JMF21~1.1E\lib\sound.jar;C:\PROGRA~1\JMF21~1.1E\lib\jmf.jar;C:\PROGRA~1\JMF21~1.1E\lib;C:\WINDOWS\java\classes;.
20.09.2010 0:37:21 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.util.SystemInstallationSecurity verifyLibExt
INFO: verifying lib/ext C:\PROGRAM FILES\ELAN 3.9.1\JRE\LIB\EXT
20.09.2010 0:37:23 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesReader parse
INFO: Reading preferences: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\.elan_data\elan.pfsx
20.09.2010 0:37:23 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.integration.ExternalLauncher start
INFO: External launch thread started...
20.09.2010 0:37:23 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesReader parse
WARNING: Preferences file does not exist: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\.elan_data\shortcuts.pfsx
20.09.2010 0:37:29 mpi.eudico.client.annotator.prefs.PreferencesReader parse
INFO: Reading preferences: Q:\video-annotation\2008.07.17\20080717-c01-psy.pfsx
Using Windows Native Media Player DS
Filters listed in the registry...

<list of codecs>

Filters in the filter chain:
index: 0 name: Default DirectSound Device
pin: 0 name: Audio Input pin (rendered)
index: 1 name: Nero Video Sample Renderer
pin: 0 name: Video In
index: 2 name: AC3Filter
pin: 0 name: In
pin: 1 name: Out
index: 3 name: Nero Video Decoder
pin: 0 name: Video In
pin: 1 name: Video Out
pin: 2 name: SubPicture In
index: 4 name: MPEG-2 Splitter
pin: 0 name: Input
pin: 1 name: Video
pin: 2 name: AC3
index: 5 name: file:///Q:/video-annotation/2008.07.17/20080717-c01-psy.mpg
pin: 0 name: Output
com.jniwrapper.win32.com.ComException: COM object method returns error code: 0x80004002; E_NOINTERFACE (No such interface supported)
at com.jniwrapper.win32.com.impl.IUnknownImpl.invokeStandardVirtualMethod(SourceFile:658)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.nativemedia.quartztypelib.impl.IVideoWindowImpl.setWindowStyle(IVideoWindowImpl.java:77)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.NativeMediaPlayerWindowsDS$VisualComponent.<init>(NativeMediaPlayerWindowsDS.java:1468)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.NativeMediaPlayerWindowsDS.<init>(NativeMediaPlayerWindowsDS.java:219)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.PlayerFactory.createNativeMediaPlayerDS(PlayerFactory.java:204)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.PlayerFactory.createElanMediaPlayer(PlayerFactory.java:129)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ViewerManager2.createMediaPlayer(ViewerManager2.java:232)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.linkedmedia.MediaDescriptorUtil.createMediaPlayers(MediaDescriptorUtil.java:437)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.initElan(ElanFrame2.java:706)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.openEAF(ElanFrame2.java:384)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.openEAF(ElanFrame2.java:400)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.createFrame(FrameManager.java:692)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager$RecentAction.actionPerformed(FrameManager.java:1191)
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.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(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)
Preferred media framework 'NativeWindows' can not handle: file:///Q:/video-annotation/2008.07.17/20080717-c01-psy.mpg
Using QT Media Player
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: quicktime/QTException
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.PlayerFactory.createQTMediaPlayer(PlayerFactory.java:267)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.player.PlayerFactory.createElanMediaPlayer(PlayerFactory.java:159)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ViewerManager2.createMediaPlayer(ViewerManager2.java:232)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.linkedmedia.MediaDescriptorUtil.createMediaPlayers(MediaDescriptorUtil.java:437)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.initElan(ElanFrame2.java:706)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.openEAF(ElanFrame2.java:384)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.ElanFrame2.openEAF(ElanFrame2.java:400)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager.createFrame(FrameManager.java:692)
at mpi.eudico.client.annotator.FrameManager$RecentAction.actionPerformed(FrameManager.java:1191)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$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.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(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)