Posted by Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] on 01/11/28 11:56

On 23 Aug 2006 12:23:25 -0700, "Rafter" <post.epatra@gmail.com> wrote:

>Thanks a lot again Neil :)
>
>The process worked indeed.
>
>I seek advice on the following:
>
>1) avi clips shoot in windows pocket pc don't get enlarged or full
>screen when I play them on windows media player. Do I've the way to
>edit,save and play avi videos in full mode ?

Q : What are the original recorded video dimensions ? My veo SD camera
only records 320x240 "video" (lol) but takes 1280x1024 images....


>2) How can I play H263 videos on windows media player 9/10; or suggest
>a freeware?


H263 should play back on Quicktime and probably Real Player. It's one
of the codecs available to be encapsulated by 3GPP containers.

For WMP playback you'd need a Directshow H263 decoder or a DMO
("directX media object") installed, I'm not sure there are that many
free ones of those about.

Netmeeting uses H263 as part of the video compression, but it's not a
DirectShow decoder so even though it might show up in your codecs list
on your PC, it can't be used by WMP for playback of that content.


>3) Can I convert H263 to windows media player compatible avi format and
>how?


Dunno. Can VDub read the file ? RTFM on that as I suggested.


>4) Why does Philips dvp642k DVD palyer does not play windows pocket pc
>avi files(rather it shows them as MPEG4) when at the same time player
>plays avi format dvd movies?


Because "AVI" is not a codec format, it's a container format. So an
AVI can encapsulate many types of video encoded with a range of
codecs, coincidentally including MPEG4.

At this point you need GSpot to understand more fully the insides of
any random AVI file you happen to come across :
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

Marc Liron's Sherlock program can helpfully list all available codecs
on your PC : http://www.updatexp.com/sherlock-codec-detective.html

HTH
Cheers - Neil
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