MPEG-4 Visual

[nirbhayn]

hi there
i am unable to play this file in any players(vlc,wmp, wmp classic, quicktime, gom) i have kazza mega codec pack. i want to convert this file to mpeg

it says Codec Status Undetermined in gspot

in mediainfo

General
Complete name : E:\Cam_03\2009-07-26\15-10-36.mp4
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
File size : 2.24 MiB

Video
Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, QPel : No
Format settings, GMC : No warppoints
Format settings, Matrix : Default
Width : 320 pixels
Height : 240 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4/3
Resolution : 24 bits
Scan type : Progressive


can someone please help me on converting this file.

[Baldrick]

What happens when you try open it in converters like avidemux, winff and try convert it?

It might be corrupt and then I'm not sure what you can do about it.

[minidv2dvd]

did you try installing an mpeg-4 codec? x264 encoder might do it.

[Ai Haibara]

What camera (or a phone?) was used to create the video? It could be one of those odd camera MPEG4 formats that other programs might have problems with, but it does seem a little odd that VLC wouldn't be able to play it.
Another thing that seems odd to me is that the video's only 2.24 MB, even for a 320x240x24 video.

[nirbhayn]

thanks for your replies, tried winff just now, it works. but the playback speed is not the same. we all know how surveillance footage plays. i thought setting fps to the orignal fps will do the trick but it didnt do it. what can i do?

[Puppybarf]

I have the same problem with the following file:

Formato : MPEG-4 Visual
Dimensione : 1,32 GiB

Video
Formato : MPEG-4 Visual
Impostazioni del formato, BVOP : No
Impostazioni del formato, QPel : No
Impostazioni del formato, GMC : No warppoints
Impostazioni del formato, Matrix : Default (H.263)
Larghezza : 720 pixel
Altezza : 304 pixel
AspectRatio : 2,35:1
ColorSpace : YUV
ChromaSubsampling : 4:2:0
BitDepth/String : 8 bits
Tipo di scansione : Progressivo
Compressore : DivX 5.2.1 Beta (UTC 2004-09-08)

What kind of extension must be used with this kind of file and, what should I do to see and convert it? WinFF said "Unknown Format".

[Ai Haibara]

Well, that's basically a DivX-encoded AVI, but it's odd that WinFF wouldn't know what to do with it... unless there's something odd about the filename (extra spaces, symbols it can't recognize, etc.) Does the filename have the extension .avi?

Try copying the file, and renaming the copy "movie.avi". Then, see if WinFF has a problem recognizing what to do with it.

[Puppybarf]

Nothing to do... it's Unknown Format again

[Ai Haibara]

You might try a different converter, like XMedia Recode, for example. WinFF unfortunately hasn't been updated in a while, and the versions of ffmpeg and any other encoder it uses might not be able to handle your video as well as newer versions (XMedia uses ffmpeg as well).

If you're not set on using an ffmpeg-based encoder, there are other choices as well. I'm still not sure, offhand, why WinFF would have problems with the video, though.

[El Heggunte]

Have you tried to open it with MPlayer ?