| 09 Apr 2008 01:53 pm |
Entree Rep: 0 Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 6 OFFLINE |
I would not consider myself a NOOB to PC backups, conversions, I’ve used VLC and have downloaded video codecs to play almost any download media. My question may be off topic but please assist.
I am first wondering if a program can be downloaded to determine what type of movie file codec is used before burning dvd-backups to watch on TV because my dvd player is DivX certified and plays avi I have a Samsung HD8700. I have verified that video is avi by clicking view - folders and show file type it plays on PC but not dvd player. My other question is if I was to purchase a new DVD player how can you determine if it reads data form like DivX, avi mp3 etc. If so, is there a DVD player that exists that allows codec downloads like Realmedia files etc. I’m interested in a Venturer SHD7000. sorry for the big rant please help if you can, thanks in advance.
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| 10 Apr 2008 12:41 am |
Tama1 Guest | use gspot , it gives you ionfo on your video file
check the specs of the pkayer first, take a divx file into the store and see if it plays it
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| 10 Apr 2008 05:51 pm |
Entree Rep: 0Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 6 OFFLINE | Thanks for the info Tama1, I had an older version of GSpot previously but I didn’t know what the program could do, quick question when you say “take a divx into the store” do you mean open the file, there is no readme for this program and I have unanswered questions like: “xxbytes unneeded at end of file” message in GSpot means what and is there a way to remove the unneeded portion, also I verified one of the Avi files is correct file length and audio codec but will not work at all on my dvd player, my Samsung dvd player freezes and I need to unplug to turn off because its unresponsive. Are these questions in the right section of this forum?
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| 10 Apr 2008 07:55 pm |
Tama1 Guest | "My other question is if I was to purchase a new DVD player how can you determine if it reads data form like DivX, avi mp3 etc”
i was answering this, when you go into the shop to buy a dvd player, take a CD and/or DVD that has some of your AVI movies on them. try them out on the player in the shop.
what model is your samsung, it sounds like it cant handle your AVI’s
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| 10 Apr 2008 08:27 pm |
Entree Rep: 0Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 6 OFFLINE | Sorry for the late reply Tama1, in my previous post I incorrectly mentioned my dvd model is Samsung HD8700, It’s a HD870 its got a Divx certified and 1080 compatability. It was sold at Walmart when I asked for a dvd player to read data (computer downloaded media). It plays mp3s and allows to view jpg its a nice dvd player, but sometimes my downloaded tv shows like King of the Hill will start to play through and at 1 episode it says codec not found or dvd player goes unresponsive. Besides, With dvd backups etc. its tricky because some people consider it illegal I didn’t think I could take downloaded content to a store? Thanks for the info with GSpot its a good program but even when everything look fine it still doesn’t play in my dvd player. btw I use Memorex DVDRs and burn with Nero.
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| 11 Apr 2008 01:29 am |
Tama1 Guest | Hey kain
your samsung hd870 should handle AVI fine
i can only assume that its the way the AVI file has been created, either its corrept or its a type of AVI that your player dosnt like
sorry
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| 11 Apr 2008 09:50 am |
Entree Rep: 0Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Posts: 6 OFFLINE | Thanks Tama1, I’m sure I can figure out how to fix the corrupt avi file but any knowledge or experence any has with Gspot would be appreciated if they share it with me.
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| 01 May 2008 01:31 pm |
Arly Guest | Kain666...FYI, there are avi video files and there are avi video files. Without knowing the actual codecs used for creating the avi files, it is nearly impossible to troubleshoot a playpack problem with your dvd player.
As your first step, I suggest that you install a shareware codec pack on your computer to supplement the limited number of standard codecs that come with your operating system or installed video software.
Then I recommend that you install either a freeware or trial version of one of the popular avi to dvd conversion programs and burn your converted avi file to a dvd disc. (Check user reviews before deciding which program to try.)
After converting the avi file to dvd and burning a dvd disc, test playback of the disc on your computer using your standard movie playback software. The disc should playback on your computer as long as you have a reasonable selection of codecs installed. Assuming the disc plays on your computer, test playback of the disc on your dvd player. If the disc plays on the dvd player then you have no problem. If the disc won’t play on your dvd player then most likely you have a codec incompatability problem with the disc and player.
Why? With many codecs installed on your computer, your computer video playback software should have no problems recognizing the converted avi file codec. In contrast, your dvd player likely has a limited number of standard codecs which it can recognize and has difficulty in recognizing the codec used with your converted avi file.
If you determine there is a disc playback problem only with the dvd player, you can troubleshoot this problem by installing some codec diagnosic shareware programs like Avicodec to identify the codecs in your avi file and AVImedic to troubleshoot any codec problems in the avi file.
By way of example, I recently converted ten different avi files to dvd format and burned them on a dvd. These files were all in avi format but originated from different sources. All of the burned discs played without a problem on my computer. However, about half of the discs would not play on either one of two dvd players that I own. After running a codec diagnostic for each of the ten avi source files using both Avicodec and AVImedic, I discovered that avi files created with “XVD Mpeg-4” video codec and converted to dvd played on both the computer and dvd players while avi files created with “OpenDivx v4”, and “DivXNetworks DivX v5” codecs and converted to dvd only played on the computer. The bottom line is make sure you use standard recognizable codecs when converting your avi files to dvd format to about dvd player playback problems.
Hope this helps troubleshoot your problem.
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| 16 May 2008 12:12 pm |
Dej Guest | Kain, the majority of .avi files that you download today are in the xvid avi format. therefore you will need to download an xvid converter. Personally, when I run into a problem with xvid, I use 321 Xvid Converter to convert the xvid file to DivX avi format, then afterwards I will use dvdSanta to convert that movie file to DVD format. Once that is done, I use a small program called FixVTS, it fixes bad parts in the movie, such as glitches where the movie may jump or the picture may become extorted. Afterwards, I reopen dvdSanta and burn it onto DVD.
If its codec’s that you need, I use K-Lite Mega Codec Pack, it has all the codec’s you will ever need, although if you should need the xvid codec, you can get it at the same site ya get the K-Lite Codec Pack’s.
Have used this method for many years and will continue to. I would not use Nero just because you must convert the video file into the Nero Digital format, at which can take many many hours to do.
Hope this helps ya our a bit as the other users have done.
Lata
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