Hi Severin, If you want to find out what the AVI "container" holds - Audio & video. 1. In QuickTime 7 PRO - Open one of the AVI videos that do play on the Recorder. 2. In the Menu bar under Window > Show Movie Inspector 3. Check - Format: Xvid, size?, Millions AC3, 5.1 (L R C LFE Ls Rs), 48,000kHz
Note: above Format is just an example to show you. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 19 Aug 2014, at 5:40 pm, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > > Thanks Ronni. The manual just says AVI. I have set up to do it via Apple > TV. Now why did I not think of that first off! > Severin > > Sent from Sev's iPad > >> On 18 Aug 2014, at 6:29 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Severin, >> >> The Panasonic HD Recorder player most likely can only recognise some types >> of video files and audio formats, not all of them. Even if they are all AVI >> doesn't mean they are all the same format (AVI can be different formats). >> AVI is just a container format - an AVI file could contain just about >> anything. >> >> Might not support divx or xvid video formats that many .avi video files use. >> Also might not support DTS audio format for example. >> It might use .mkv format with x264/avc video and ac3(dolby digital) audio. >> Or supports .mp4 video files with x264/avc video and aac audio. >> >> If you have the manual or help it should tell you want formats & audio it >> will play. >> Or ask you son what exactly is the video format & audio format his movies >> are. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >> >> OS X 10.9.4 Mavericks >> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >> >> >>> On 18 Aug 2014, at 5:11 pm, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>> >>> My elder son very kindly brings me a hard drive loaded with movies when he >>> visits (I am too polite to ask where they come from!) and I subsequently >>> transfer them in batches to a 32GB thumb drive and play them happily in my >>> Panasonic HD Recorder. However, if I take a movie or clip of my own >>> manufacture and treat it similarly the recorder recognises the file but >>> says it can not play it. The Movies from my son are in AVI format and I >>> have tried this format with every visible variation to no avail. Other >>> formats also fail. What gives here? >>> Severin Crisp >>> ____________________________________________________ >>> >>> Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys >>> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia >>> ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) >>> mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au >>>
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