Fixing the video?

[Immortal25]

I downloaded a clip and problem here is that the timeline(not sure if it's correct term??) is not adjustable. I would like to move straight to the middle of the movie or something but it's not possible. Whenever I drag the piece it moves back to the beginning. Weird? How do I fix that? Is there some software to fix such problems in videos/movie files?

I tried playing in Windows Media Player, Real One Player but to no avail.

Thanks in advance ppls

[redwudz]

What kind of file? AVI. DIVX, MPG, etc.? When you can't seek in a video, it usually means there is a error in the video file. You can usually correct this with the proper program for repairing that file.

[johns0]

I found that tmpgenc encoded mpg files with vbr have that problem when trying to view with windows media player.

[teegee420]

Try using a different player like Media Player Classic or even a DVD player like Power DVD.

[Immortal25]

When I used Power DVD to play it, it hangs and i had to shut it down using ctrl-alt-del.
I believe something's wrong with the file and I'm hoping there's a program to fix it? any video fixer?
btw, the file is wmv.

[redwudz]

WMV 'seeking' problems. Go to the 'Tools' section on the left, look under 'Video repair/fix' for WMV repair programs. Try one of those listed for WMV and see if they can help.

[teegee420]

When I used Power DVD to play it, it hangs and i had to shut it down using ctrl-alt-del.
I believe something's wrong with the file and I'm hoping there's a program to fix it? any video fixer?
btw, the file is wmv.

My bad. I assumed it was mpeg. Try redwudz' advice. WMV's are not easily fixed so there's no guarantee it will work.

[Immortal25]

It's ok Teegee. I should have stated the file format in the first place. Still new here. Didnt' know of the tools section. This is an excellent site.
Will search and explore around more. If I have further prob, will definitely post here. Thanks guys