Truemotion AVI

[B1ueChr1s]

Hi Everyone,

So ive been trying to find some way of converting / viewing this "avi" file for the last couple of days,

This is the output of media info.

General
Complete name                            : 60HZ_INTRO_LRTF.AVI
Format                                   : AVI
Format/Info                              : Audio Video Interleave
Format settings                          : rec
File size                                : 51.2 MiB
Duration                                 : 1mn 5s
Overall bit rate                         : 6 520 Kbps

Video
ID                                       : 0
Format                                   : Duck 2
Codec ID                                 : TM2X
Codec ID/Info                            : Duck TrueMotion 2X
Duration                                 : 1mn 5s
Bit rate                                 : 6 168 Kbps
Width                                    : 640 pixels
Height                                   : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 4:3
Frame rate                               : 29.970 fps
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.670
Stream size                              : 48.3 MiB (94%)

Audio
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : PCM
Format settings, Endianness              : Little
Codec ID                                 : 61
Codec ID/Hint                            : ESS Technology
Duration                                 : 1mn 5s
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 352.8 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Sampling rate                            : 44.1 KHz
Bit depth                                : 4 bits
Stream size                              : 2.77 MiB (5%)
Alignment                                : Aligned on interleaves
Interleave, duration                     : 46 ms (1.39 video frame)
Interleave, preload duration             : 694 ms

These are the programs I have tried with the result of trying.

MPC-HC with TM2X Codec installed = instant crash
MPC=HC without TM2X Codec = plays audio only
MPlayer = instant crash
Gom Player = plays upside-down with no audio
Gom Converter = instant crash
ffmpeg = cant find the codec for the video, audio fine.
GSpot270a = plays video and audio, but still throws up error about audio codec.
MediaCoder = error 013, A video source error is encountered
FormatFactory = error 0x00000001
SUPER = error

Does anyone have any ideas of what I can use to convert this file?
It took me long enough to find the codec, but finding something that actually recognizes it that can do something with the file looks a million miles away.

Thank you for any help.

[El Heggunte]

"TM2X Codec" <= hadn't read or heard of it thus far

Assuming it's a VfW codec --- have you tried to open the pesky AVI with VirtualDub

[B1ueChr1s]

That is the one program i know of that completely escaped my mind, thanks for the reminder I'll give it a shot.

EDIT:

This is the result.

Couldn't locate decompresser for format 'TM2X' (unknown)

VirtualDub requires a Video for Windows (VFW) compatible codec to decompress video,
DirecShow codecs, such as those used by Windows Media Player, are not suitable.

[El Heggunte]

Would you mind uploading a copy of "60HZ_INTRO_LRTF.AVI" to this forum?

[B1ueChr1s]

Not a problem, Here ya go.

[El Heggunte]

Many thanks

I managed to decompress the audio with FFmpeg, and open the video in VirtualDub with the VfW TM2X .dll
(please see attachments below).

[B1ueChr1s]

Holy cow, Your a genius, Where did you find the VfW TM2X .dll?

[El Heggunte]

Holy cow, Your a genius,

Far from that.

Where did you find the VfW TM2X .dll?

https://samples.mplayerhq.hu/drivers32/new/

[jagabo]

ffdshow includes both VFW and DirectShow decoders for Truemotion 1 and 2.

<edit>

Got the file now. The decoders in ffdshow don't appear to work with that video.

[El Heggunte]

*TM2X* is an "update" to TrueMotion 2.0 (fourCC=TM20).

It seems both the .AX file and the VfW codec are not compatible with the recent versions of DirectShow, though.

[B1ueChr1s]

Holy cow, Your a genius,

Far from that.

Where did you find the VfW TM2X .dll?

https://samples.mplayerhq.hu/drivers32/new/

All of the searching i did... and there is an entire directory full of goodies, Thank you for your help and for the link, it will come in handy

ffdshow includes both VFW and DirectShow decoders for Truemotion 1 and 2.

<edit>

Got the file now. The decoders in ffdshow don't appear to work with that video.

I could have swore i had ffdshow installed... but i just checked, and i didn't.
Anyway, thank you for the pointer

[jagabo]

It looks like ffdshow only supports the original 2.0 version. If I change the fourcc to TM20 ffdshow "decodes" the video but it only delivers black frames.