VideoHelp Forum




+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 9 of 9
  1. Member
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Singapore
    Search Comp PM
    Hi,

    I wanted to to open a video i downloaded in VirtualDubMod to cut it but i cannot seem to open it. It is an avi file. When I open it, there is no playable video stream. I can still save and demux the audio stream. The bottom said something about an 'error-2'.

    I right clicked the video to view properties, the codec was a DVcodec. I opened the file with gspot and it said the codec name was something like H264.

    I tried downloading a h264 codec and pioneer dv codec but i still cannot view the video stream to edit it.

    Anyone can help me out? Thanks.
    Forgive the Noob
    Quote Quote  
  2. Always Watching guns1inger's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    Miskatonic U
    Search Comp PM
    Can you play it back in VLC or media player classic ?
    Have you installed a h264 codec ?
    Have you checked the file with avicodec or similar to see what codecs you actually need ?
    Are you sure it is completely downloaded, and downloaded successfully ?
    Read my blog here.
    Quote Quote  
  3. Mod Neophyte redwudz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2002
    Location
    USA
    Search Comp PM
    It might be a Apple Quicktime file. AVI is just the name of the container. But if it was encoded improperly, it could be most anything inside. You might post a screen shot from Gspot 2.52, and someone may recognize the format. Blank out the title, if you like.
    Quote Quote  
  4. Member
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Singapore
    Search Comp PM
    i haven't tried playing it with vlc or wmpclassic...i can play it in regular WMP though.

    i have to go home first to get the screenshot. Thanks for the heads up.
    Forgive the Noob
    Quote Quote  
  5. Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Australia
    Search Comp PM
    You would need to install ffdshow for decoding. What is it with people putting AVC in avi's though?
    Quote Quote  
  6. Member
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Singapore
    Search Comp PM
    i've already had ffdshow prior to this issue...
    Forgive the Noob
    Quote Quote  
  7. Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Australia
    Search Comp PM
    You also need to have AVC decoding enabled.
    Quote Quote  
  8. Member
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Singapore
    Search Comp PM
    how do i go about to enable the decoding?
    Forgive the Noob
    Quote Quote  
  9. Member
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Singapore
    Search Comp PM
    ok i figured it out...thanks guys.
    Forgive the Noob
    Quote Quote  



Similar Threads

Visit our sponsor! Try DVDFab and backup Blu-rays!