I have Windows Vista.There are three media players,Real Player,VCL and Windows Media Player,VCL has pictures but no sound,Media Player has sound no picture(just skins).Real Player just says it cannot play them!!Any suggestions??
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playing videos from my camera
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Feather, hi and welcome. What kind of camera do you have? Do you know what format the video files are in? I assume that you are talking about VLC, because I've never heard of a player called VCL.
I have a feeling that your problem is similar to one we have seen before that is described in the following thread. You should read through it because even if it's not the same problem, the analysis will be similar.
http://www.howtogeek.com/forum.....sing-codec
Hi Sott.Thank you for your prompt reply.Had a look at the thread and to be honest ,some of it could have been in Greek for the level of understanding I have!!
My camera is Spanish(Werlisa) The files had AVI on them when I looked in "My Pictures).I did download the Tweak programme and it did say some files were broken and recommended removing them from the system.I did this but the videos,again,were playing just sound on W Media and just pictures on VLC.Real Player always says it needs a software update,has a look for it and then says it is unavailable.
I was a bit worried so did System Restore.I am never sure if I have harmed anything!
I need really simple instructions(idiot proof!)if possible.!
Feather, I checked the Werlisa website and they do have information on the storage format and recording modes for the cameras on their front page. Some of the cameras use M-JPEG and others use MPEG-4, but they all store this video in an AVI container. So, which model do you have? Also, all of the ones I see at their site say the sound is recorded in WAV format. As in that other thread, none of this is surprising or problematic.
Also, to summarize what we learned in that other thread, here are some instructions.
* Uninstall all codec packs. Codec packs are bad, so if you have Vista Codec Pack, K-Lite (Mega) Codec Pack, or CCCP, uninstall them and reboot.
* Use the Codec Tweak Tool because it fixes things. If you are worried about it causing problems, create a manual restore point first.
* Try other players or converters that you might already have. Quicktime, Nero, Windows Movie Maker, and so on.
Check in "All Programs" whether you have any Codec packs. Then you can uninstall them in Control panel > Programs > uninstall a program. Note, that I never had any problems of the kind that ScottW refers to, but I know he has had some cases of interference. So, uninstalling the packs may, or may not help.
You may want to use Gspot http://www.3ivx.com/support/wi.....index.html to check out the Codec situation. AVI files come in many flavors and you may be able to check with Gspot what you are missing.
Well, Werlisa's website is no help with the WD750i. This model does not appear on the front page, and the link they have to a manual doesn't work. I did find a cached page on Google that has a description, but it did not specify the format for video storage.
Gspot is a program I would only recommend to experts. For everyone else, I highly recommend MediaInfo which is small, doesn't require an install and is less confusing than Gspot:
http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net
Feather, don't worry about asking questions. We are here to help.
If you install MediaInfo, you can right-click on an AVI file and select Media Info from the context menu. If you have MediaInfo running, choose File -> Open -> File, then find the video in the file browser and Open it. Use the menu to change the view to text, View -> Text. Now you can drag your mouse over the text, copy it (Ctrl-C) and paste it here (Ctrl-V). Here's an example with a video from my camera:
General
Complete name : E:\Video\Suzy\Red Lobster.avi
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 8.29 MiB
Duration : 30s 0ms
Overall bit rate : 2 318 Kbps
Mastered date : Tue Apr 15 17:52:18 2008
Writing application : CanonMVI01
Video
Format : M-JPEG
Codec ID : MJPG
Duration : 30s 0ms
Bit rate : 2 226 Kbps
Width : 320 pixels
Height : 240 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4/3
Frame rate : 15.000 fps
Resolution : 24 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 1.932
Stream size : 7.96 MiB (96%)
Audio
Format : PCM
Format settings, Endianness : Little
Format settings, Sign : Unsigned
Codec ID : 1
Codec ID/Hint : Microsoft
Duration : 30s 0ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 88.2 Kbps
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Sampling rate : 11.024 KHz
Resolution : 8 bits
Stream size : 323 KiB (4%)
Interleave, duration : 1000 ms (15.00 video frames)
Interleave, preload duration : 1000 ms
Dont know if I did this correctly,but got this???Mind you,I still don´t know what to do with it!!!!This is just one of the videos from my camera.
Thanks
General
Complete name : C:\Users\Sheila\Pictures\2008-08-1628.AVI
Format : AVI
Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave
File size : 86.9 MiB
Duration : 4mn 18s
Overall bit rate : 2 825 Kbps
Video
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format profile : Streaming Video@L1
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Codec ID : XVID
Codec ID/Hint : XviD
Duration : 4mn 18s
Bit rate : 2 767 Kbps
Width : 640 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4/3
Frame rate : 30.000 fps
Resolution : 24 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.300
Stream size : 85.1 MiB (98%)
Writing library : Zoran
Audio
Format : ADPCM
Codec ID : 2
Codec ID/Info : Microsoft ADPCM
Duration : 4mn 18s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 50.3 Kbps
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Sampling rate : 12.5 KHz
Resolution : 4 bits
Stream size : 1.55 MiB (2%)
Interleave, duration : 163 ms (4.89 video frames)
Feather, sorry to take so long responding. I lost track of your thread. You did use the tool correctly. What the data from MediaInfo tells us is that these files that your camera takes are encoded with XviD. You can get the decoder here:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Koepi_XviD.htm
It's called "Koepi's XviD Codec" and it's at v1.1.3. Download the executable there and run it to install the XviD handler on your system. This will allow media players to decode the video stream. Try Windows Media Player first. I'm not sure if it will fix playback in the other players, but go ahead and try because it can't hurt. If you still have questions about what to do, ask away.
Thanks Scott,I have solved the problem but wasnt able to post cos a violent storm here killed my WI Fi Box!!!
Got a new one today Thank Goodness,I was getting withdrawal!
I decided to read my camera manual from cover to cover to try and solve it.I realised that I had not put the CD that I got with the camera into the computer!! I did this and Hey Presto,my videos play on everything!!!
That will teach me!
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