File of size 0 Mo

[bambam]

Hi
I have a file of 800 Mb that is a MPEG2/SVCD format
when i open it in avicodec and the software is telling me that the audio and video have a size of 0 Mb ??? but it's says that the file itself is 780 Mb.

Also, this same file take an eternity to open in VideoStudio !!
But if I try to play it with windows media player there is no problem ...

Can you tell me why it can't tell me the right size and how can I fix what's wrong with this file ?

thanx

[edsmith77]

Hi
But if I try to play it with windows media player there is no problem ...

Can you tell me why it can't tell me the right size and how can I fix what's wrong with this file ?

thanx

If it plays and works what problem are you trying to fix.???? If it plays and works as advertised, I would not worry about the discrepant nature of file size reporting via avicodec. I might get concerned if all my HDD files were being size misreported but...... if it aint broke, do not try to fix it, is my motto.

[bambam]

The main problem is that i try to cut this video in into few little file
using video studio. And I can't get to open or read this file in video studio (it freeze for about 3 minutes). I have no problem to rad and open other file in 2 seconds with this software
Since there are probably a lot of reasons why files can't be opened in video studio, I tought the fact that the size is not readable might a good hint of what's wrong with the file...

How can a fix this file ?

[Capmaster]

Also, this same file take an eternity to open in VideoStudio !!

If it's VS version 5 or older I'm not surprised. You could click "open" and then have time to watch a glacier race before it was ready. But the fact that it's only this file and it reports it wrong could mean a corrupt file.

[bambam]

It is VS7
if the file is corrupted i think you would not be able to watch and listen the file in windows media player ?
Is there's a way to correct the file on anything i can do to rebuild the file.

[Capmaster]

It is VS7
if the file is corrupted i think you would not be able to watch and listen the file in windows media player ?
Is there's a way to correct the file on anything i can do to rebuild the file.

Some software is more tolerant of file errors than others, just as standalone DVD players are. I don't know, maybe look through the tools section here and see if there is something that will repair it. Or try zdnet.com and go to the downloads section. There should be a diagnostic there if you use the search engine.

[bambam]

Any suggestion on a software that can repair a file like this one ?

[bambam]

Nobody have a suggestion of what to do to fix a file that can be played but can't be edited by visual studio ?

[bambam]

I finally find a way yo solve the problem
I put the bizzard file in TEMPGenc,
I use the merge and cut function in the mpeg tools
I remove few ms at the beginning and at the end of the file and I cut them from the original video to create a brand new video and after I was able to open it in Visual Studio

So if any of you find the same problem this might help you to solve it