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stokieboy
21st Jan 2009, 15:51
Dear All,
After a quick bit of advice. I am currently recording on a SD memory card which then replays the media in traditional Windows medial player. However, of late the format has been in MPEG. I try to open and a box comes up which suggests that the file isn't reconized or I need a codec?.
Could anyone shed any light onto how I play these MPEG files. Another thing which might effect is that when I have transfered the files to my hard drive i reformat the card, using the default FAT32.
Kind Regards,
DC
preduk
21st Jan 2009, 19:05
It should work fine, i would maybe try downloading these codecs:
Free-Codecs.com : Download FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 2009-01-12, FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 2009-01-12 MMX and FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 2008-12-19 SSE : FFDSHOW is a DirectShow decoding filter (http://www.free-codecs.com/ffdshow_download.htm)
BigEndBob
21st Jan 2009, 20:07
Use alternative player, the ones i like at the moment is kmplayer, but also vlc player. Just google them.
Parapunter
21st Jan 2009, 20:53
No need for alternative players, media player will play most formats with a few notable exceptions. I would avoid ffd show in favour of ffd show-tryouts. It's better supported & far more up to date. Just google it & download. Hit yes to all the options on the install & you'll be set.
"MPEG" doesn't tell the whole story: like WAV, it's a "wrapper" format that can include data formatted with various codecs. For example, I believe the format Apple's iTunes store sells is MPEG-2 with AAC encoding. The exact codec you need might be mentioned in the manual, or there are tools that can identify what codec a file uses e.g. AVIcodec (http://www.free-codecs.com/download/AVIcodec.htm).
Loose rivets
22nd Jan 2009, 04:56
I'm really quite annoyed by RealPlayer's pop-ups, they can be very intrusive. I loaded this program some time ago because something said it needed it to run:ugh:
Any comments on this player?
Parapunter
22nd Jan 2009, 08:07
Yes. Delete it and google for quick time alternative, if you really have a thing for .rm videos. If you realy want to know the ins and outs of a video file, this is very handy: GSpot Codec Information Appliance (http://www.headbands.com/gspot/)
I'm really quite annoyed by RealPlayer's pop-ups, they can be very intrusive. I loaded this program some time ago because something said it needed it to run:ugh:
Any comments on this player?
Yes: kill. Strip it out, install Real Alternative (http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm). For QuickTime, there's... guess (http://www.free-codecs.com/download/QuickTime_Alternative.htm).
frostbite
22nd Jan 2009, 11:41
Absolutely, get rid of Real Player.
Thoroughly bad news that I removed from my new Dell (along with Norton) as soon as it arrived.
Loose rivets
22nd Jan 2009, 17:35
Thanks for that...it's on its way.