BingBlaze n Skyla Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 i have a few films on a USB device but my laptop wont play them - what do i need to convert them into a correct playable file (for windows media player) - and how do i do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 What file type are they? Sometimes you can just rename them and put .avi on the end..... Make a copy of it first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 What file type are they? Sometimes you can just rename them and put .avi on the end..... Make a copy of it first .ts.readnfo.xvid.ac3.hq.hive-cm8 renaming didnt work lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 http://www.nchsoftware.com/prism/index.html easiest way, Download it, run it, choose your file, choose which file type you would like and let the software do its thang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 hmm on that encoder thingy its saying the format is already avi !? and it keeps saying could not open video stream - or something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 its saying something about a codec - when i try to play it on windows media player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme&thepack Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 No need to convert your files...download a codec pack and your files will play through media player. Put codec pack for avi files into google you'll find loads hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Just download VLC player, much better than windows media player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme&thepack Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Or media player classic it plays all file types Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 What codec does it ask you for? You could try converting it to something like mp4 or mpeg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebe03 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 I use VLC media player which is free and plays almost any file type including xvid. You can download it from http://www.vlcmediaplayer.org/download.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 http://download.cnet.com/Media-Player-Codec-Pack/3000-13632_4-10749065.html you can try that also, should be most major Codecs in there for Windows media player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 VLC has been my player for years. if it still won't go try Format Factory it's free. and it converts anything vid, pics, music. http://www.formatoz.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow01 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 As others said dont bother converting too much hastle just D.L VLC or media player classic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 thanks guys will dwnld vlc n see how we go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Stop messing around with all the different players ffs shes a girl :eek: http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/KLite-Codec-Pack-Full/1094057842/3 Download this Nix in the blue box that says download now the one with ( 14.030 kb ) x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Stop messing around with all the different players ffs shes a girl :eek: http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/KLite-Codec-Pack-Full/1094057842/3 Download this Nix in the blue box that says download now the one with ( 14.030 kb ) x :eek: oi!!! i might be a girl but im not stooopid lol thanks tho lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 Stop messing around with all the different players ffs shes a girl :eek: http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/KLite-Codec-Pack-Full/1094057842/3 Download this Nix in the blue box that says download now the one with ( 14.030 kb ) x Tell me about it! Linked another Codec pack aswell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 it didnt work!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceybob Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 You can either use a codec pack like K-lite (though I find it a little buggy) or you can convert it to another file type using Freemake Video Converter. Failing that, if you get totally stuck, you can email me one of the files and I'll have a play and try and find the right route for you. Stacey xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebe03 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 What didn't work Nix the codec download or the VLC download ? I'm interested as not found a video format that VLC won't play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 both didnt work for me :/ i think dads mate put some STRANGE files on the usb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow01 Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 I am a girl too lol, and see pah it STILL didnt work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueWolf Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 That file extension is confusion, but .ts files are mpeg files. Although I don't think it will work (VLC doesn't care about extentions) it still might be worth trying to rename it as .mpg as that's what it is actually is (or at least, should be). What did VLC said by the way? Usually the clues are in the error messages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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