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From: Dan Byers
Subject: Codec test - round 2
Date: 20 Aug 2005 01:06:41
Message: <4306ba61@news.povray.org>

Below are links to my next three file experiments.  One is an AVI with MS 
Mpeg-4 codec, the other two are WMV.  Using MEncoder again.  Please try 
with MediaPlayer (ESPECIALLY MediaPlayer) as well as Quicktime, Xine, blah 
blah blah.

The goal is try to find an acceptable file format & codec for Windows users 
to use, using the tools at my disposal.  My first file obviously 
didn't cut the mustard -- default Mpeg-4 (DivX, it turns out) in an AVI.

http://goofygraffix.com/img/test1.avi
http://goofygraffix.com/img/test1.wmv
http://goofygraffix.com/img/test2.wmv

-- 
Dan
GoofyGraffix.com

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From: andrel
Subject: Re: Codec test - round 2
Date: 20 Aug 2005 08:10:24
Message: <43071D18.3070309@hotmail.com>

Dan Byers wrote:
> Below are links to my next three file experiments.  One is an AVI with MS 
> Mpeg-4 codec, the other two are WMV.  Using MEncoder again.  Please try 
> with MediaPlayer (ESPECIALLY MediaPlayer) as well as Quicktime, Xine, blah 
> blah blah.
> 
> The goal is try to find an acceptable file format & codec for Windows users 
> to use, using the tools at my disposal.  My first file obviously 
> didn't cut the mustard -- default Mpeg-4 (DivX, it turns out) in an AVI.
> 
> http://goofygraffix.com/img/test1.avi
plays fine in MP and real player
> http://goofygraffix.com/img/test1.wmv
> http://goofygraffix.com/img/test2.wmv
They download with an .avi extension (?). Plays fine
after removing the .avi MP does not recognize the .wmv file.
Real says
'The file you are attemting to play has an extension that does not
match the file format. Playing the file may result in unexpected
behavior.'
and asks if it should try to play the file, with two options:
'yes' and 'no'. selecting 'yes' will play the file correctly.
Interesting behaviour if you cancel that box, it will keep on
asking the same question ad infinitum even if you select a
yes or no afterwards. Only way to get out of the loop is
removing or renaming the file (for the first three attempts,
now it seems to work correctly (??) )

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From: Anthony D Baye
Subject: Re: Codec test - round 2
Date: 20 Aug 2005 16:19:07
Message: <4307903b$1@news.povray.org>

Dan Byers wrote:
> Below are links to my next three file experiments.  One is an AVI with MS 
> Mpeg-4 codec, the other two are WMV.  Using MEncoder again.  Please try 
> with MediaPlayer (ESPECIALLY MediaPlayer) as well as Quicktime, Xine, blah 
> blah blah.
> 
> The goal is try to find an acceptable file format & codec for Windows users 
> to use, using the tools at my disposal.  My first file obviously 
> didn't cut the mustard -- default Mpeg-4 (DivX, it turns out) in an AVI.
> 
> http://goofygraffix.com/img/test1.avi
> http://goofygraffix.com/img/test1.wmv
> http://goofygraffix.com/img/test2.wmv
> 
.avi version worked for me. I'm currently working on an iMac G4 700 Mhz, 
w/ QT 6 player.  I have the DIVX codec installed.

I didn't try the .wmv files.

Regards,

A.D.B.

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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: Codec test - round 2
Date: 22 Aug 2005 07:58:31
Message: <4309bde7$1@news.povray.org>

Dan Byers wrote:
> The goal is try to find an acceptable file format & codec for Windows users 
> to use, using the tools at my disposal.  My first file obviously 
> didn't cut the mustard -- default Mpeg-4 (DivX, it turns out) in an AVI.
> 
> http://goofygraffix.com/img/test1.avi

Doesn't work, WMP complains.

> http://goofygraffix.com/img/test1.wmv

Works fine!

> http://goofygraffix.com/img/test2.wmv

Works fine!


-- 
~Mike

Things! Billions of them!

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