Old format, still same problem, new user

[vormaen]

This is my first time using these forums, but I know you folks may be able to help. I have an old personal video of my kid in an MTV format, is there anyway to convert it into anything but mtv? Nothing I have now can play the dang file. HELP, I have searched these forums top to bottom with no answer in sight.

[jagabo]

This MTV format? http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=MTV

[vormaen]

Yes, that format.

[jagabo]

If ffmpeg's ffplay can play it you should be able to use ffmpegsource() in an AviSynth script top open it. You could then save it to some other format using the editor and codecs of your choice. AviSynth is something of and advanced topic though.

Note the page I linked to has links to more information including transcoding tools.

How big is the file? Can you upload it?

[jagabo]

I downloaded a sample MTV file. VLC was able to play it. VLC has built in conversion tools that should be able to convert to another format.

[vormaen]

I've attempted to use that but I am not that advanced at using such tools. and the file is much too big, about 128 mb

[vormaen]

I always use VLC, and it was giving me an unsupported file alert.

[vormaen]

No suitable decoder module: VLC does not support the audio or video format "undf". Unfortunately there is no way for you to fix this.

[vormaen]

Seems there are two types of MTV files, those created for or by vlc and those by an older coby conversion software. quote:

"There is a different distinct type of MTV file being produced by another utility called "MTV Video Converter" which has version numbers 1.x The most recent version I've been able to locate is v1.12.11 and this utility produces much smaller files, ~1.2Mbpm but they aren't viewable with VLC at all."