wmv3 in an avi won't play

[tomnovi]

Hi

I have a file with an AVI extension which apparently has been encoded using wmv3/windows media video 9 according to gspot. The file won't play audio or video in WMP, Media Player Classic or VLC. TMPenc throws a window size error if it goes near it, Stoik trys to encode but just gives a blank screen like the original files and VirtualDub will rencode to an uncompressed AVI but it just shows vertical lines and nothing meaningful.

Is there anything I can do with this file? Any help much appreciated.

Yours T

[Baldrick]

Trie super or mediacoder (GUIs for ffmpeg and mencoder) ?

but if it wont play in anything I guess it wont work either.

[tomnovi]

Hi

I tried both those tools and super just won't play while mediacoder appears to do things but again just results in a blank screen.

I looked at the info super gave on the file which is below.



When I tried running the file thropugh TMPenc it did complain about the screen size. The file is from a screen capture.

As its wmv3 in a avi, can't I do something in a hex editor to get out the core stuff?

[mgh]

AFAIK You need http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/codecs/video.aspx#WindowsMediaVideo9VCM
to play back wmv9 in avi container

[tomnovi]

hi, i ran the file through gspot and got the following when trying to render, any ideas please?

[tomnovi]

hi, i'm still stuck with this one so any help is much appreciated

[tomnovi]

any more ideas anyone please?