Video has mp3 extension - where to start?

[AceC]

I have downloaded a video form the net which ends in mp3. It plays in Win Media Player for XP, but the format i snot recognized by Nero or TMPGEnc.

How do I get this to the correct format?

[Mirror_Image]

Try changing the file extension to .mpg and see how it works (they may have changed it to .mp3 for some reason or another). There's no guarantee it's an mpeg-1 or mpeg-2; it might be an AVI (can't tell without seeing it).

[liquid217]

yea, ive seen this before, people used to change the extensions so that they could be shared on napster (which only looked for .mp3 extensions). Im with Mirror_Image on this one.... either .mpg or .avi

[marcusaxavier]

If you have trouble renaming the file extention, such as it renames as "file.mpg.mp3", then try renaming it in DOS. Move the file (or a copy of it) to the C: drive (your main hard drive). Then, open up MS-DOS prompt and type in cd\ at the C:/WINDOWS prompt. This should take you to just a C:/ prompt, where you will type in "dir" (without the quotation marks) . This will show all the contents of the C:/ directory, including the Mp3 file. Then type in "ren filename.mp3 filename.mpg" (Once again, no quotation marks, and substitute the DOS name for the file where it says "filename"). I would recommend that you try this with a copy of the file first, so that if you mess up, you don't have to redownload.

[AceC]

Cheers for the tip guys. Renamed it to .mpg ang TMPGEnc manged to open it - so far so good. If I have any more probs, I'll get back to you.

Thanks again