Re: Most compatible video codec

Scott Wunsch wrote:

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>What are you using for a capture card in your MythTV box? With my PVR250,
>Myth is recording in plain old MPEG2 format. Don't let the .nuv extension
>fool you; it's really an MPEG2 file. Just about anything should be able to
>play it.
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Recent versions of Myth use the standard .mpg extension.

Vanilla installs of Windows XP will _not_ play an Mpeg2 file. The mpeg2
codec is usually installed by DVD player programs such as WinDVD.
Still, some of those don't install a directshow (is that the right
term?) codec, so you would have to open the mpeg2 file directly in the
dvd player app. If you're lucky enough to have a dvd player that
installed a directshow codec, you should be able to play mpeg2 files in
windows media player.

If you really want a portable format that will play nearly anywhere out
of the box, use mpeg1. Sadly, the compression isn't nearly as good.

ttyl
srw
Received on Mon Feb 5 11:30:31 2007