Problem with older video on Windows 7

[impmon2]

Seems some of the older videos (Japanese anime that hasn't been released or licensed in USA at all) are all encoded with Indio. Most of them identified as IV50

I've tried to download the free version but it simply won't work (blank display, error message about unsupported codec, etc). Seems the free version is only licensed up to Windows XP and not for Vista or 7. I've also tried CCCP, K-lite, and couple other codec packs, none of them seems to offer IV50 support or means of viewing IV50.

WMC and VLC both can't play the video without error.

Is there an easy batch converter that would take all of the avi in the same folder and convert to something that is still free like xvid?

PS I had to go to Windows 7. When I got a new system with Intel i7 920 CPU, the old XP install CD kept erroring out before I can start install, I guess too many new hardware changes since XP CD was last made. Yes I've tried the slipstreamed XP with SP3 it just won't work on new system at all.

[Baldrick]

Try WinFF, load all video files and convert to avi xvid.

[El Heggunte]

You could also give a try to MPlayer.

[MOVIEGEEK]

Try this:
http://forum.videohelp.com/topic375896.html#2025368

[jman98]

I am not into Anime, but I would like to ask a question - why do fans encode Anime in all these bizarre video formats that nobody outside of Anime circles uses or likes to deal with? I've read about Anime being encoded with Real Media and NOBODY uses Real Media anymore except in Anime circles. Now it's this ancient Indio stuff. Divx has been around for over a decade and it's certainly suitable and well supported for the task. Why is it somehow better to use Indio, Real Media, etc? Are Anime encoders just complete idiots?

[jagabo]

The OP is talking about some very old files. Indeo was one of the better codecs in its day -- before Divx.

[redwudz]

I use Any Video Converter to convert Indeo to a more usable format, most often Xvid. RMVB is also used for anime, mostly for small filesize. Indeo was popular at one time as it was included in the Windows OS, but not with newer OSs like Vista and W7. The older OSs are probably more common in the parts of the world where anime is popular. The Indeo format was bought out by Ligos company in 2000 and is now payware, so not so commonly used anymore.