Morrissey Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 my PC is coming up to 3 years old, it has an ATi all-in-wonder, and over that time I have amased several GB's of recorded TV (music vids, comedy etc..)trouble is they only play for me in winME, if i boot into 98/XP they dont work.so what are the chances that my next PC will play them,id like to upload a 10MB/30 second clip, for others to try.(have my own webspace)mp2 seems a peculiar format, although i can watch the clips in WMP, but WMM (movie-maker) thinks its audio, so i cannot edit.so anyway before i upload a clip, can someone advise me if this is an OK thing to do, i was thinking about copyright issue's, maybe 30 seconds of the BBC headlines.TIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 this is what ATi say http://mirror.ati.com/support/infobase/3967.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 site with codecs http://www.elecard.com/download/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 think its this one you need http://www.elecard.com/ftp/pub/mpeg/decode...r/EMpgDec20.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted September 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 ellas, your links refer to MPEG2,mp2 is MPEG 1 layer 2, its a different kettle of fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 whoops sorry :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted September 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 not to worry,like mp3, its a form of MPEG 1, and as mentioned, i cant get them to play on my own PC, other than in winME,problem being that ATi have removed the older drivers from their site, which may of allowed me to watch them on win98,my winME installation is from 'recovery discs' which include the old drivers,i'd just like to get an idea if the newer PC's can play it,(latest ATi/geforce)the only other PC i've tried was with an ATi 8500 with 98/XP, but that doesn't play them correctly.could i post a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 could i post a link?Sure! If there is anything wrong with it the link will be removed...Anyway!But 10MB? I'll have a go @ that ;)Also i think MP2 is the same as MPEG2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted September 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 on that basis mp3 would be MPEG3, but its MPEG1 layer3but i'll now record and post shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ellas Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 yeah go for it ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted September 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 sorry for the delay in replying,i have uploaded a tv clip, but had to so several times and have exceeded my bandwidth (i think) for now,now get this, im new to win98, but within it, when you check the properties of a file it shows the MS-DOS filename,when i upload an mp2 file (MS-DOS filename onlyfo~1.mp2) it downloads as a an mpeg file (MS-DOS filename onlyfo~1.mpe)the altered file is then accepted by nero as video, where the original wouldn't.displaying 'file extensions' and altering file type doesn't have the same effect, the new file crashes nero!i have had DVD burners for ages now, and have software that edit MPEG2, but they dont except these mp2 files, this is why i think the filetype is something other.any way here's the page that has the file TV clip (within a zip file to remain as .mp2)let me know if it plays correctly in WMP, and possibly if it opens in movie-maker and nero/roxio etc, and what Gfx card you have, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 The web site you are trying to access has exceeded its allocated data transfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 Would you by any chance use an IM program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted September 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 my fault, i have been uploading and downloading allday, it is a freebie site after all.keep trying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted September 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 i have MSN messenger, but am reluctant to post address, could you PM me (does that mean send me mail?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted September 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 same file, but on a new page click here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 6, 2003 Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 Sorry been watching a film ;)It's downloadig now :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted September 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 i did want to post a clip of del boy falling thru the wine bar hatch :lol: but its a 17mb clip, and the webspace has a 15mb limit, and as mentioned i cant edit these mp2 clips :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 6, 2003 Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 Plays in WMP...Plays in WMM...(cannot edit also thinks an audio stream)Geforce4 Ti 4600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted September 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 thanks powerless,i hope it is just a driver problem for me with 98/XP, as you have the same result as my winME, are you sure the sound was OK, it can play a little quick (about 10% too fast) and the voices are a bit high (win98).do you have nero/roxio, a program that would convert to VCD/SVCD/DVD, and does it recognise the file as video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted September 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 and did WMM close OK after importing the file, i always have to ctrl-alt-delete as the program hangs after deleting.(winME) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 6, 2003 Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 Nope WMM stayed open. Hold up the file has gone walkies. Nero checking as soon as i've found it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted September 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 for the record, i have nero express & nero vision express (with mpeg2 plug-in) but it doesn't recognise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted September 6, 2003 Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 Heres one...Re-encoding fails...I'm trying the other option :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted September 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2003 oh well, they main thing is it plays in WMP, which is what i had hoped for,i have over 60GB of this stuff saved on DVD's (as data)thanks for your help, hopefully i can get some response from people with recent ATi all-in-wonder cards,mines the 32mb DDR version (7000?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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