I have a avi file, it plays in WMP and VLC, but not in my dvd player so need to convert it, although all 3 of my converters aren't working. I ran the file through MediaInfo, and it came back with this info : MZ (Executable / Intel i386): 237MiB Anyone have any ideas how i can convert please
Hi attar, This is from Media Info General Complete name : C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\Dance Club.avi Format : MZ Format profile : Executable / Intel i386 File size : 237 MiB Encoded date : UTC 2005-03-19 13:58:02
That looks like an EXE file, you say you can play it with VLC/WMP? What programs did you try and crashed? Try opening the file with Avidemux and save as a new AVI without re-encoding(leave Audio/Video to copy).
Yes plays fine in WMP / VLC. I tried converting with Bigasoft MKV Converter, Active FLV Video Converter and Any Video Converter. Will try avidemux
Just tried avidemux, and as soon as i loaded the file it said 'This looks like mpeg Do you want to index it? yes / no
Yes, to whatever messages you get...it is a weird one. You file extension is AVI, MediaInfo reports it as executable, and Avidemux reads it as mpeg...
Go to File->Save->Save Video. Choose a location and give the file a name, including the .AVI extension(Saved_Video.AVI)
Ookay... Maybe it is an Mpeg-Avidemux has problems sometimes keeping A/V in sync with mpeg files(haven't found/figured out a fix yet). I still don't know why MediaInfo shows it as an executable file...with an AVI extension.Maybe someone messed around with the extension... When you play it with VLC,go to Tools->Codec information, and see what is displays.
It seems to be ok, although it plays fast after i ran it through avidemux, i just converted it using my Active FLV and it seems to be fine Thanks so much. Just one more question, i never know what video size to convert to, i usually do 640x386 or 720x576 but i'm left with 2 inch space each size of my TV, what is the best size to convert to that will play on a DVD player?
So you converted successfully the output from Avidemux? When you say you try to "play on a DVD Player", is it a regular standalone, or a Divx/mpeg-4 capable player...Does Active FLV convert to anything other than FLV format? Not sure what you're converting to....
Yes it converted fine from avidemux, although the video i saved from avidemux plays fast and is blurry. My DVD player is a Yamada 6600, so plays divx files, yes Active FLV converts to a number of formats. I always convert to AVI - Divx Video, but i am left with couple of inches space either side of the TV
Use your DVD Player/TV remote to switch the display to 16:9/wide screen. When you convert, if you have an option to set the AR, set to 16:9/1.777
Yes i set my TV to wide 16:9, also in my converting software i have aspect ratio set to 16:9, thats what made me think it must be video size that i am getting wrong. No big deal, i can always try a few settings and see how it gets on. Many thanks for your help, it is much appreciated.
