enkgok Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Question about format video format. I making a machina and I recorded Bioshock using Fraps and it uses .avi format only. When I watch it(avi) on my PC its fine. However, when I watch it on other PC's it only gives me sound and no video. I have tried to view it in different software from aftereffects, VLC, window, Preiemere, real player and other video viewing format and no luck. However, when I convert it to QuickTime its fine. My question is why isn’t my avi format works on other PC computers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Question about format video format. I making a machina and I recorded Bioshock using Fraps and it uses .avi format only. When I watch it(avi) on my PC its fine. However, when I watch it on other PC's it only gives me sound and no video. I have tried to view it in different software from aftereffects, VLC, window, Preiemere, real player and other video viewing format and no luck. However, when I convert it to QuickTime its fine. My question is why isn’t my avi format works on other PC computers? What Codec (compression) was it recorded with? Try converting it or doing a FOURCC changer on it to force it to use something like xvid or divx and make sure the other pc's have the same codec to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Hi, I've just read a bit of the fraps FAQ, having never used fraps. http://www.fraps.com/faq.php They say that the codec required for playback is installed when you install fraps. That is why when you converted to quicktime and the other machine had quicktime it played without a problem. So by installing fraps on the other machine it will then play the avi. However like previously suggested and done I recommend converting to another codec. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incripshin Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 AVI is just a container format. It holds video, but it is not a video format. This is why the media player can know about the sound but not the video. OGM is another, superior container format, though not as widely supported (I'm looking at you, Windows Media Player). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deveant Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 download a copy of CCCP, (http://www.cccp-project.net/) and install it on the PC, it will then be able to play 95% of all media availiable on the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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