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Old 02-10-2008   #1 (permalink)
andrew


 
 

memory flash stick

i have some vidio clips i put on from my xp unit ,i can see the vidios, but
when i use it on my new vista laptop all i get is visulations ,what do i
dpownload , like codecs?
--
andrew

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Old 02-11-2008   #2 (permalink)
Xenomorph


 
 

Re: memory flash stick

You need to pay attention to what you are doing.


These video files - if they are WMV, they should play fine in XP and Vista
(so lets assume they are not WMV).

If they are AVI files, the "AVI" is just a container. The video itself may
have been encoded with something like DivX or XviD.

If they are MOV files, then QuickTime may be needed.


Regardless, there is a program called "FFDShow". It is a direct show filter
that installs and decodes many video formats.

http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/

Just click the big "download" graphic.




"andrew" <andrewodor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>i have some vidio clips i put on from my xp unit ,i can see the vidios, but
> when i use it on my new vista laptop all i get is visulations ,what do i
> dpownload , like codecs?
> --
> andrew
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-11-2008   #3 (permalink)
Bob F.


 
 

Re: memory flash stick

Andrew
What is the extension on the end of the filename you are trying to run.
After the "dot" what does it say? .avi or .mov, or what? If there is no
extension, go to: Tools>Folder Options>View and UNcheck "Hide extensions for
known file types". Let us know. BTW, .avi files run just fine on my WMP.
Bob F.


"Xenomorph" <spam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> You need to pay attention to what you are doing.
>
>
> These video files - if they are WMV, they should play fine in XP and Vista
> (so lets assume they are not WMV).
>
> If they are AVI files, the "AVI" is just a container. The video itself may
> have been encoded with something like DivX or XviD.
>
> If they are MOV files, then QuickTime may be needed.
>
>
> Regardless, there is a program called "FFDShow". It is a direct show
> filter that installs and decodes many video formats.
>
> http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/
>
> Just click the big "download" graphic.
>
>
>
>
> "andrew" <andrewodor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ED161A4B-0094-4B4B-AF13-ED8F0277C0F2@xxxxxx
Quote:

>>i have some vidio clips i put on from my xp unit ,i can see the vidios,
>>but
>> when i use it on my new vista laptop all i get is visulations ,what do i
>> dpownload , like codecs?
>> --
>> andrew
>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-11-2008   #4 (permalink)
Xenomorph


 
 

Re: memory flash stick

Saying AVI files run just fine on your system is meaningless.

What kind of AVI files? What codecs?

Are these DivX videos with MP3 audio?

Are they XviD videos with Ogg audio?

People can make AVI files with any moon-format codec they can think of, and
that would prevent it from working on most systems (unless they had
something installed to decode the format).

The extension ".AVI" doesn't mean anything.

Most of the AVI files I've compressed used XviD for video and Ogg for audio.
If you tried to play them, you may get video (if you had a DivX/XviD
compatible decoder installed), but you may not get any audio unless you had
something like an Ogg DirectShow filter installed.





"Bob F." <bob@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Andrew
> What is the extension on the end of the filename you are trying to run.
> After the "dot" what does it say? .avi or .mov, or what? If there is no
> extension, go to: Tools>Folder Options>View and UNcheck "Hide extensions
> for known file types". Let us know. BTW, .avi files run just fine on my
> WMP.
> Bob F.
>
>
> "Xenomorph" <spam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0C1D52EA-2ACF-410E-9838-5BCFCB7B86F3@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> You need to pay attention to what you are doing.
>>
>>
>> These video files - if they are WMV, they should play fine in XP and
>> Vista (so lets assume they are not WMV).
>>
>> If they are AVI files, the "AVI" is just a container. The video itself
>> may have been encoded with something like DivX or XviD.
>>
>> If they are MOV files, then QuickTime may be needed.
>>
>>
>> Regardless, there is a program called "FFDShow". It is a direct show
>> filter that installs and decodes many video formats.
>>
>> http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/
>>
>> Just click the big "download" graphic.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "andrew" <andrewodor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:ED161A4B-0094-4B4B-AF13-ED8F0277C0F2@xxxxxx
Quote:

>>>i have some vidio clips i put on from my xp unit ,i can see the vidios,
>>>but
>>> when i use it on my new vista laptop all i get is visulations ,what do i
>>> dpownload , like codecs?
>>> --
>>> andrew
>>
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-12-2008   #5 (permalink)
Bob F.


 
 

Re: memory flash stick

"Xenomorph" <spam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:0D2E89D8-A87A-4755-8B8C-017AC8E4353F@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Saying AVI files run just fine on your system is meaningless.
>
> What kind of AVI files? What codecs?
>
> Are these DivX videos with MP3 audio?
>
> Are they XviD videos with Ogg audio?
>
> People can make AVI files with any moon-format codec they can think of,
> and that would prevent it from working on most systems (unless they had
> something installed to decode the format).
>
> The extension ".AVI" doesn't mean anything.
>
> Most of the AVI files I've compressed used XviD for video and Ogg for
> audio. If you tried to play them, you may get video (if you had a
> DivX/XviD compatible decoder installed), but you may not get any audio
> unless you had something like an Ogg DirectShow filter installed.
>
All great points, now we'll let Andrew answer the question and we can go
from there.
BobF.
Quote:

>
> "Bob F." <bob@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:O%23xQsGMbIHA.5364@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Andrew
>> What is the extension on the end of the filename you are trying to run.
>> After the "dot" what does it say? .avi or .mov, or what? If there is
>> no extension, go to: Tools>Folder Options>View and UNcheck "Hide
>> extensions for known file types". Let us know. BTW, .avi files run just
>> fine on my WMP.
>> Bob F.
>>
>>
>> "Xenomorph" <spam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:0C1D52EA-2ACF-410E-9838-5BCFCB7B86F3@xxxxxx
Quote:

>>> You need to pay attention to what you are doing.
>>>
>>>
>>> These video files - if they are WMV, they should play fine in XP and
>>> Vista (so lets assume they are not WMV).
>>>
>>> If they are AVI files, the "AVI" is just a container. The video itself
>>> may have been encoded with something like DivX or XviD.
>>>
>>> If they are MOV files, then QuickTime may be needed.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regardless, there is a program called "FFDShow". It is a direct show
>>> filter that installs and decodes many video formats.
>>>
>>> http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/
>>>
>>> Just click the big "download" graphic.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "andrew" <andrewodor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:ED161A4B-0094-4B4B-AF13-ED8F0277C0F2@xxxxxx
>>>>i have some vidio clips i put on from my xp unit ,i can see the vidios,
>>>>but
>>>> when i use it on my new vista laptop all i get is visulations ,what do
>>>> i
>>>> dpownload , like codecs?
>>>> --
>>>> andrew
>>>
>>
>>
>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
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