TalkingSoft.com Forums > How to play an avi file without codec description?

Lee

Jan 11 2005, 04:37 AM

I have an avi file in which GSpot cannot describe the codec and Media Player cannot recognize the decoder. Could anyone help me out here?

chp

Jan 11 2005, 08:39 AM

QUOTE (Lee @ Jan 11 2005, 05:37 AM)

I have an avi file in which GSpot cannot describe the codec and Media Player cannot recognize the decoder. Could anyone help me out here?

Hi!

When it is a proper .avi file, it should have a 4CC. What GSpot tells about that?

Lee

Jan 11 2005, 12:58 PM

QUOTE (chp @ Jan 11 2005, 08:39 AM)

Hi!

When it is a proper .avi file, it should have a 4CC. What GSpot tells about that?

Cheers, buddy. The exact words shown on GSpot is [Type: Non-AVI File - Type Unknown.], and others "n.a.". However, it's a 684 mb movie file and I don't know if it's not an avi, what could it be. Have any ideas to identify it?

chp

Jan 11 2005, 10:29 PM

QUOTE (Lee @ Jan 11 2005, 01:58 PM)

Cheers, buddy. The exact words shown on GSpot is [Type: Non-AVI File - Type Unknown.], and others "n.a.". However, it's a 684 mb movie file and I don't know if it's not an avi, what could it be. Have any ideas to identify it?

I guess you already tried to play it using many players... well, when it's reeealy an AVI VirtualDub or its modifications should handle that file.

Lee

Jan 12 2005, 05:19 AM

QUOTE (chp @ Jan 11 2005, 10:29 PM)

I guess you already tried to play it using many players... well, when it's reeealy an AVI VirtualDub or its modifications should handle that file.

Cheers. But VirtualDub cannot open it either. I guess that it has the xvid for video and ac3 for audio codec. So is there any way I can write this information into this file to make it working? thanks a lot.

chp

Jan 12 2005, 05:51 AM

QUOTE (Lee @ Jan 12 2005, 06:19 AM)

I guess that it has the xvid for video and ac3 for audio codec. So is there any way I can write this information into this file to make it working?

So you cannot open it at all... but sure it's an avi.

You can change or write the 4CC code with AVI FourCC Changer but if not succeeded, there are other AVI editing/fixing tools in the free-codecs.com's Tools section. I'm not sure which can handle your file. Try some of those. I hope you'll be able to write that infomation and manage to solve this problem.

Bye

Mr Garrett

Jun 29 2006, 02:28 PM

QUOTE(chp @ Jan 12 2005, 06:51 AM)

So you cannot open it at all... but sure it's an avi.

You can change or write the 4CC code with AVI FourCC Changer but if not succeeded, there are other AVI editing/fixing tools in the free-codecs.com's Tools section. I'm not sure which can handle your file. Try some of those. I hope you'll be able to write that infomation and manage to solve this problem.

Bye

I have tried these also as i am having an similar problem with an avi file. Do you know which tool to download or what to code the file as using the fourCC code changer? I am totaly new to all this and am still learning. Any help would be much appreciated?

Thanks

chp

Jun 30 2006, 02:26 PM

Try MediaInfo, it will tell you everything about the mediafile (if it's a mediafile..).

Mr Garrett

Jul 1 2006, 10:15 AM

QUOTE(chp @ Jun 30 2006, 03:26 PM)

Try MediaInfo, it will tell you everything about the mediafile (if it's a mediafile..).

Have tried MediaINfo and AVIcodec and still got no joy. I have NERO and when i play it on that it says the file maybe corrupt. If thats the case is there anything i can do?

chp

Jul 1 2006, 02:37 PM

We usually suggest in these cases, try to play it with VLC, 'cause it can play partial AVI files.

If it's corrupted, you may have luck with these reair tools:
DivFix
http://free-codecs.com/download/DivFix.htm

or DivXRepair, AVImedic.

Mr Garrett

Jul 8 2006, 10:58 AM

QUOTE(chp @ Jul 1 2006, 03:37 PM)

We usually suggest in these cases, try to play it with VLC, 'cause it can play partial AVI files.

If it's corrupted, you may have luck with these reair tools:
DivFix
http://free-codecs.com/download/DivFix.htm

or DivXRepair, AVImedic.

I have used AVImedic and DIVFix. DivFix did not recognise the file as an AVI file and AVImedic said evreything was ok with the file and i may need some specific codec or the file was corrupted during encoding. Is there anyway i can find out which codec it needs? GSPOT doesnt work with this file.