The Boatique Show (Video Help)

[SKaVeN]

Woke up late and slapped on the tv to see this hottie showing off some boat.

http://www.aussiesexposed.com/forums/vi ... php?t=2857

Media Player says "codec acquired" but when it plays all I get is the sound (no picture).

*Moved post - this looks like a good place to post this hey? - quickurn*

[quickurn]

...Media Player says...

Try VLC media player.

[bennobee1]

and try and download the relevant codec. it sounds like you need one of those codec packs (google it for more infomation).

[SKaVeN]

Yeah, I spent ages Googling for codecs last night for another file I have that won't play. It's really hard to locate the right codec when you don't know what it is & Media Player won't tell you what it wants. I downloaded two; DivX & Xvid but neither of them helped...

[quickurn]

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--- File Information ---                                                       
File Name:                                      2007-02-11(Sun)PM0141-CHD09.mpg.AVI
File Size (in bytes):                           40,970,882                     

--- Video Information ---                                                       
Video Codec Type:                        MP4V             
Video Codec Name:                        MPEG-4             
Duration (hh:mm:ss):                            1:32.899               
Video Bitrate (kbps):                           3358

try using quicktime (quicktime alternative is preferable) if you have it installed...or download one of the codec packs from here. Also download G-Spot, it gives codec and all video info you'll need.

But I'm pretty sure that vlc plays it without installing anything else...could be wrong though.

[billyboy666]

... But I'm pretty sure that vlc plays it without installing anything else...could be wrong though.

Yep. VLC plays practically anything and never relies on system codecs.

That said, ffdshow is a really great codec that will handle almost all types of video (except quicktime and realmedia).

[SKaVeN]

Yeah, I read about G-Spot & MLC Player a couple of nights ago when I was trying to track down all the codecs. I thought about MLC but then I thought I've already got WM Player, WinAmp (full), QuickTime (full), RealPlayer Gold, Video Redo, Power DVD & Nero ShowTime so I thought "don't tell me I need yet ANOTHER media player!"

It sounds like G-Spot might be worth looking at. So you just use that bugger to click on the video & it tells you which codec to download?

[bennobee1]

yup g-spot is great. drag the file into the program (once it is running) and it tells you what you need and if you need a codec.

[SKaVeN]

Okay, I downloaded G-Spot & ran it on the file & this just added further to the mystery....

In the Video section on the right hand side of the window, where it says "Codec" the box is empty & underneath that for "Status" the box says "Ready (283 codecs loaded)"

But...

One the left hand side of the window in the "Container" box it says:

"File Type: RealMedia (.RM)
Mime Type: application/vnd.rn-realmedia"

The thing that doesn't make sense is that it's two files (ie: one mpeg & one avi) so they are not RealPlayer files at all. But, I did try them both with RealPayer which just said:

"Cannot play the file: The format is not supported"

Does anyone know how to make any sense of this?

[bennobee1]

now thats weird. I have never had that one happen before. maybe try a real player alternative codec or uninstall all your codecs etc. and just install some of the above mentioned ones fresh.

[SKaVeN]

I gave up & decided it wasn't worth further worrying about.

I had another frustrating experience last night that you may find amusing. I decided I wanted to copy a couple of my DVDs onto my hard drive as mpegs or AVIs so I read about it on the 'net & various message boards said you had to download a programme called SmartRipper.

I downloaded SmartRipper & tried it on the first DVD. There are three shows on the DVD & I ran SmartRipper FOUR times & each time it only copied the second show & ignored the first & second one.

I tried the other DVD because it only has the one show on it & it did copy all that. It broke it into two parts but it copied it all.

SmartRipper made them into files called .VOB(?) or something...

I then decided to use Ulead to stick the two halves back together & convert it to an AVI but Ulead said it couldn't read the files. Damn!

I have the full version of Nero 7 so tried to figure it out with that but that didn't work. I also have VideoRedo but I can't figure out how to use that thing for anything!

After a few hours wasted, I gave up, sulked & watched television...

[Dv8]

SmartRipper made them into files called .VOB(?) or something...

.vob is a standard dvd extension, you should be able to do plenty with the files from there...

[SKaVeN]

Nah, I couldn't open it with somne of my media players & none of them could convert them to avi, wmv or mpeg.

I actually put this query on the Computer & Software section on Aussie Celebs & got a couple of interesting answers. I'd be interested to hear your opinion if you get time.

[billyboy666]

Too many programs rely on installed codecs.

VideoRedo is excellent - but only for MPEG to MPEG conversions.
However, it reads VOBs very well - if VideoRedo can play the video then you know the file is valid MPEG-2.
If you suspect the VOB has errors in it, use VideoRedo to save an error-free copy.

- Locate the start of the section you want - click "Sel. start"
- Locate the end of the section you want - click "Sel. End"
- Click "Add Selection" at the bottom"
- Define and add multiple sections if you want
- Click "Save as..." at the bottom to save a new MPEG file

Next I recommend AviDemux2 to recompress the video.
It uses it's own built-in codecs, so it won't be affected by any unusual codecs that you might have installed.

AviDemux2 has a decent DVD to AVI tutorial here:
http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/index.p ... DVD_to_AVI

You already have a VOB to start with, so skip the "Getting a usable VOB file using MPlayer" step.

Good luck!