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by vidiac1212 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:37 pm
Hi All... again.
How do I determine what codec was used to compress a video clip?
I am trying to capture video from my Western Digital external hard drive. The clips I need are in one of those buried files deep within all the other files. ( I didn't physically save these particular files, they are just in the back up) The clip I want to open says "AVI" on the clip face. Windows media says it can't open it because,you guessed it, it doesn't know the codec used to compress the file. And it's crashed my Adobe PE7 three times. Windows Movie Maker cannot open the file either. I did extract the files first and saved the file to my pics.
Codecs are confusing and complicated to me. I'm just not that technical.
What next? I'm really in a tough spot here on this one. You have no idea how bad I need these files.
Thanks. Monica
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by Peru » Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:46 pm
Download GSpot: http://www.headbands.com/gspot/( Watch out for the ads - make sure you click on the right link!) Drag the file to GSpot and it will give you all of the file and codec info. Then post a screen shot here and one of the experts here will advise you what to do next.
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by vidiac1212 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:54 pm
Thank you. I'll try as you suggested and watch for ads and becareful where I click. BBsoon.
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by vidiac1212 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:06 pm
hmmmm... now I don't know how to do a screen shot. I followed the instructions on GSpot... put the clip into the annalyzer if that's what you call it but, now I dont' know how to make a screen shot.
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by vidiac1212 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:16 pm
The message I received from GSpot is "codec status undertermined"
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by Chuck Engels » Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:25 pm
Sorry Monica, it doesn't look very promising at all
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by vidiac1212 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:09 pm
Crap, rats, and dang it. Thanks Chuck. Well I have other options and will just have to go that route. arrgh!
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by Bob » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:04 pm
Just above the status, GSpot should identify the codec and the name. What does it say?
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by Chuck Engels » Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:05 pm
Thanks RJ, I need to get something other than GSpot myself
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by John 'twosheds' McDonald » Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:51 pm
Chuck Engels wrote:Thanks RJ, I need to get something other than GSpot myself
Me too. Thanks Robert.
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by RJ Johnston » Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:34 am
MediaInfo has a menu named "Debug" that has a menu item named "Advanced Mode." Use that to get additional information such as pixel aspect ratio.
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by George Tyndall » Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:46 am
RJ Johnston wrote:MediaInfo has a menu named "Debug" that has a menu item named "Advanced Mode." Use that to get additional information such as pixel aspect ratio.
RJ, when I right-click on a file I don't see what codec was used to create the video file. All I see is "AVC." Assistance please!
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by RJ Johnston » Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:17 am
After you right-click a file in Explorer, select MediaInfo from the popup menu. That should show you the basic information about the file. To get more detailed information, select Advanced Mode under the Debug Menu. Then under the View menu, select "Text." You should be able to find something in that mass of information about the codec.
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by George Tyndall » Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:57 am
RJ Johnston wrote:After you right-click a file in Explorer, select MediaInfo from the popup menu. That should show you the basic information about the file. To get more detailed information, select Advanced Mode under the Debug Menu. Then under the View menu, select "Text." You should be able to find something in that mass of information about the codec.
It does tell me that AVC is shorthand for Advanced Video Codec. I know for certain that the file was shared from PRE7 using the MPEG>H.264 1920x1080i 30 choice. Is that the the same as AVC?
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