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Re: Req: Circus Boy 122 The Great Gambino's Son [file has no avi index and plays only 5:54]
Semolina Pilchard (semolina@eiffeltower.fr) 2017/03/03 13:06

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Subject: Re: Req: Circus Boy 122 The Great Gambino's Son [file has no avi index and plays only 5:54]
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In article <58b9af15$0$49947$b1db1813$145976f0@news.astraweb.com>,
**PCZ**@domain.com says...
>
> You need to apply some self help here.
> Modern versions of windows media player and media player classic both play this file from beginning to end.
> You get issues if you try to skip through it as you will with all files with broken indexes.
> It doesn't matter how many times Campy reposts it, i see he has just posted it for the third time :( it won't magically start to work in whatever you are using to play it.
> At 5.54 the picture does break up briefly but most players can handle that and carry on.
> If you want to fix the index then re encode it, i used handbrake.

I agree with PCZ.  If you convert those 2 files to mkv or mp4 with
Handbrake they'll play without a problem; I've done it myself.  I
convert all avi files to mkv so I can play them on a Roku.

Good luck


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