This is a tricky little rascal. I seriously think it is a missing codec issue. The thing is .asf is a old standard M$ codec. (Yeah, I know, it is actually a wrapper) I've run a number of tests:
Played it with my Windows Media Player 11 - No problem. Windows Movie Maker 2 No problem, played the video and it was fine. Ulead Video 9 and imported the file - played with no problems. Imported into SwishVideo without problem. Imported into Serif Movie Plus 5 without problem. So I got to messing around with a few conversion programs. I installed one called MediaConvert. It is freeware but I don't like software that tries or needs to connect to the Internet to function. Anyway before I yanked it off my system I did have it do a properties check: Downloads\IMAG0003.ASF Format : Windows Media File size : 9.19 MiB PlayTime : 1mn 28s Bit rate : 867 Kbps Video #0 Codec : FFmpeg MPEG-4 Codec/Info : Microsoft MPEG-4 (hacked MS MPEG-4) Bit rate : 816 Kbps Width : 640 pixels Height : 480 pixels Aspect ratio : 4/3 Resolution : 24 bits Audio #0 Codec : ADPCM Codec/Family : ADPCM Codec/Info : Intel ADPCM Bit rate : 32 Kbps Channel(s) : 1 channel Sampling rate : 8000 Hz So the codec that you seem to need is the FFmpeg MPEG-4 Now I checked my video codecs from the XP Device Manager and I don't have that codec. I do have the legacy video codecs from Microsoft and the DivX codec I downloaded a trial copy of Xilisoft Video Converter. That seems to work on the .asf files. I just have short samples of .asf (lost a bunch in a crash or two) so it did work but the samples was too short to evaluate properly. I tried it on an .avi and it worked fine. So if you download to test make sure you record longer than 6 minutes cuz it cuts off after 5. Anything shorter and it does a percentage that can't be viewed. Options: 1. Can you take the camcorder back where you got it? It is a pain in the tushie to have to go through this just to work with the video file. 2. Another option is to download another codec pack - From Codec Guide http://www.codecguide.com/ the K-Lite Codec Pack Full should back fill the missing codec one way or another. Or you could download DivX Player/Codec and see if that does the trick, it is free and might be compatible with the hacked format. 3. Test out http://www.xilisoft.com/video-converter.html and see if that does the trick for you. If it does and you can't bogard the camcorder it might be a good idea to purchase it and save yourself some additional angst. 4. I really didn't like the interface to MediaCorder but you might feel different. I didn't transcode with it cuz I couldn't figure out how to do that in under 10 minutes. http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/ 5. From the Vitual Dub forum came this tip: Windows Media Encoder 9 will produce videos with MS's ISO MPEG-4 v1 codec (fourcc MP4S). This option is only available if you choose constant bitrate (CBR) encoding for the video. Here's a brief walkthrough (if you have time to read it). I'll assume you have your original video file ready. Start Windows Media Encoder. You'll get the wizard. Pick convert a file. Select your file, then for "How do you want to distribute your contents" pick 'File Archive'. Click next a couple more times. UNCHECK "begin converting when i click finish". Then click finish. Now click on properties. Sources pick what you want to include/exclude (video and/or audio). Now for the compression tab click on edit then click on new (under import/export). Type a name. Video should be CBR by default. Just pick ISO MPEG-4. Set your framerate at the bottom (depending on what your player supports). Then click on add and add a bitrate. You can use K and M to shorten (for example 400 K, or 10 M). Then set your audio format, video size, frame rate, buffer size, video smoothness, and keyframe interval to your own liking. Click apply, then click start encoding." That's all I got for you right now. Good Luck, Gena --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi everyone: > > Just wanted to let everyone know I AM BAACK from my forced hiatus > (More on that in an upcoming post to As My World Turns). > > That said, I have a problem. > > Recently I bought a Mustek DV 5300 SE Digital Camera that does still > photos, video and audio (Jay, didn't you and Ryanne buy one too or is > it from a different manufacturer or a different make and/or model?). > > Anyhow, my problem is this. > > The camera records video in ASF format. I have Windows Media 11 with > the VCM and Bonus Codec Packs and it can't find a codec to render the > video. Not sure if the problem lies with the audio portion or the > video portion > > GSpot (Which, for those who don't know, is a utility that can be used > to give specific details about a video when it comes to being able to > decode it, what codec was used to encode it, and whether or not you > have the codec on your system to render it) says that the video is a > _COMPLIANT_ MPEG-4 video HOWEVER it also says that the codec status is > UNDETERMINED. > > It is the codec status that STUMPS THE HELL OUT OF ME. > > Screenshots of GSpot's findings can be posted on the web and/or put in > the files section if need be (I've also got a minute long video I can > post too). > > The screen resolution is 640 x 480 (Which is the factory default > setting for some oddball reason). > > It is because Windows Media can't render it that I can't get another > player to play it (I've tried EVERYTHING under the freakin' sun from > MPC to obscure players like GOMplayer (Which like MPC will play > everything under the sun AS WELL AS partial downloads from file > sharing networks). > > I've also tried converting it to a traditional WMV video using WME and > Movie Maker (More on MM in another post as I have another problem > there too) and tried converting it to AVI using STOIK VideoPak and > VirtualDub. I've also tried converting it to MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 using > TMPGEnc (Which usually works on just about anything related to Windows > Media). And I've even tried converting it straight to MP4 using > Videora and Jodix. > > All have been fruitless and out of futility. > > Just moments ago (Now that I'm back amongst the online world), I went > digging and Googling on the web to see if there was a codec and/or > plugin out there that would work. The closest thing I found wouldn't > work with WMP 11 (It was designed when WMP 10 was the order of the > day). > > Given all of this, I am out of places to turn to and am now seeking H > E L P in resolving the issue. I'd like to be able to decode/render > them so I can edit them with Movie Maker as soon as I get that fixed > and ultimately be able to post my videos from that camera to AMWT TV > and my political vlog. > > Any help you can give me would be appreciated :D > > Cheers :D > > -- > Pat Cook > Denver, Colorado > BLOGS & PODCASTS - > AS MY WORLD TURNS - http://pchamster.livejournal.com/ > **NEW VLOG** AS MY WORLD TURNS - http://asmyworldturnstv.blogspot.com/ > (Same As Above - Only In Quicktime MP4 format) > PAT'S REAL DEAL VIDEO BLOG - http://patsrealdeal.livejournal.com/ > PAT'S HEALTH & MEDICAL WONDERS VIDEOCAST - > http://patshealthmedicalwondersvideocast.blogspot.com/ > YOUTUBE CHANNEL - http://www.youtube.com/amwowttv/ > THE PAT COOK SHOW - http://www.livevideo.com/thepcshow > THE PAT COOK SHOW (Blogger Page) - http://thepctvshow.blogspot.com/ > THE PAT COOK SHOW (Audio Podcast) - http://thepcradioshow.blogspot.com/ >
