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Formats vs Codecs
hello,
It seems to me that the most important factor in videos is the codec. Why then do software companies advertise the formats ( .avi etc ) that they support ? Movie maker 'supports' .avi, but doesnt play .avi files with certain codecs. Is there something I don't understand, or are we being misled ? Why are there so many codecs ? K |
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Formats vs Codecs
KRK wrote:
hello, It seems to me that the most important factor in videos is the codec. Why then do software companies advertise the formats ( .avi etc ) that they support ? Movie maker 'supports' .avi, but doesnt play .avi files with certain codecs. Is there something I don't understand, or are we being misled ? Why are there so many codecs ? K =========================================== ..avi is simply a wrapper...there are several hundred variations. The free utility GSpot can help you identify the codec that was used to create an .avi file: GSpot http://www.headbands.com/gspot/ The .avi that is compatible with Movie Maker is DV-AVI. Why so many? I guess each developer has their own ideas. Movie Maker 2 - Importing AVI Files http://tinyurl.com/2nncyj or... http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-AVI.html -- J. Inzer MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk |
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Formats vs Codecs
You're being 'marketed to'... not necessarily 'mislead'. The two can be
pretty close to each other. -- PapaJohn www.papajohn.org "KRK" wrote in message ... hello, It seems to me that the most important factor in videos is the codec. Why then do software companies advertise the formats ( .avi etc ) that they support ? Movie maker 'supports' .avi, but doesnt play .avi files with certain codecs. Is there something I don't understand, or are we being misled ? Why are there so many codecs ? K |