AVI file won't play

[Polarbert]

Does anybody have the slightest clue why it doens't work? I downloaded/acquired a file and simply doesn't work in any of the media players I have.
http://forum.freeware.info.pl/gry/doom.html
I know its a long shot but does anyone have an idea what it may be?


Thanks.

Rob

Edited by Polarbert on Tuesday 21st August 13:12

[luca brazzi]

I use VLC to play most things...give it a try if you haven't already.

hth
LB

[schueymcfee]

You could try renaming the extension from .avi to .wmv - it may work in media player then

[che6mw]

luca brazzi said:

I use VLC to play most things...give it a try if you haven't already.

hth
LB

Agreed. This player is fantastic. I've a few files that were corrupt and refused to play properly in anything else but VLC plays them fine.

[Polarbert]

I've got VLC and it doesn't work in that.

Changed the file name and it doesn't work.

Anymore ideas?

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Is it an AVI at all? Maybe try renaming to .ZIP... worth a shot.

[Polarbert]

Yep definately a video file. No idea why it won't work.

[trooperiziz]

Polarbert said:

Yep definately a video file. No idea why it won't work.

Run it through this tool

www.headbands.com/gspot/

it should tell you what type of file it is and what codec you will need to play it.

[Polarbert]

Thanks for that. The program says the that the file type is unknown. Also says that mime type is unknown as well.

[trooperiziz]

Polarbert said:

Thanks for that. The program says the that the file type is unknown. Also says that mime type is unknown as well.

That means it's buggered

Either the headers are corrupt, the file itself is totally corrupt, or it just isn't a video file.

[FourWheelDrift]

Polarbert said:

I downloaded/acquired a file and simply doesn't work in any of the media players I have.

What file type is it - Right click on it then properties and then click on the Summary tab and if it's there tell me what the video compression type is.

What's the bit after the dot in it's name Eg. .avi, .mpeg, or .vob

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Saturday 20th January 23:20

[daniboy]

Download Videora its a conversion tool converts anything to mpeg.

[Polarbert]

FourWheelDrift said:

Polarbert said:

I downloaded/acquired a file and simply doesn't work in any of the media players I have.

What file type is it - Right click on it then properties and then click on the Summary tab and if it's there tell me what the video compression type is.

What's the bit after the dot in it's name Eg. .avi, .mpeg, or .vob

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Saturday 20th January 23:20

Theres nothing there at all! The icon says its an AVI file. Methinks its FUBAR

[shocker-z]

www.headbands.com/gspot/

will tell you what codec it has been encoded with and so on..


Liam

[Polarbert]

Cheers but if you read above I've tried it and it just said that the file was unknown.

[shocker-z]

ahh ok sorry bout that, i tend to glance over but dont read everything word for word


me --> lazy git!

[Wildfire]

Do you have all the correct Codec installed? Try G Spot to find out what codec it is.

[Polarbert]

Wildfire said:

Do you have all the correct Codec installed? Try G Spot to find out what codec it is.

I've said this twice now. See above.

[egomeister]

Rob - try googling for G-Spot, it'll tell you what codecs the file requires.













[/deja-vu]

[Parrot of Doom]

If Gspot can't identify the codec used, the file is knackered.