Herb Thymebaum <Herb@GardinersGrove.com> wrote in
news:oesldbljje8kvbi6f57repuoft8pfcqj7b@news.giganews.com:
> On Sat, 05 Mar 2016 10:19:56 GMT, Sara Bellum <Sara@cortex.com> wrote:
>
>>VLC, Convert XtoDVD and Freemake video converter cannot open it. It
>>doesn't appear to be a MP4 file
>
> I haven't downloaded this file (not interested in the title), but
> there is a small utility called MediaInfo
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/mediainfo/
>
> Just drag and drop the filename into the app, and it will give you the
> specs on it. Useful if you need to know what codec(s) were used for
> the video, audio, or subtitles.
>
> Saved my butt the first time I came across a set of rars with an .avi
> inside, with a text file that said "if the video doesn't play,
> install this codec update". I figured it was flooky, but when I put
> the avi into MediaInfo, it wasn't a video file at all, which is why it
> wouldn't "play".
>
> Anyway, it's handy to determine whether the video is a rare codec,
> such as Divx5, or a rare audio codec, like Ogg, should you find you
> have problems playing in whatever software or hardware player you use.
>
> It's a freebee.
>
> Herb Thymebaum
>
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Thanks Hrtb I'll try that.
The poster is not a name I have come across before. It's not a virus, as
I have checked that.
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