Joanne Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 I've got a camera and it writes files as .AV files. I can play them, but I can't skip through them... although they do save in 30 minute chunks, which is handy, but I could do with skipping through. Anyone got any experience with them? Currently playing them through Media Player Classic. I've tried renaming them to .AVI and .MP4 but I still can't skip through them. Any help appreciated!!
Joanne Posted December 9, 2015 Author Posted December 9, 2015 Won't even play in VLC. I know right?!?!?
X-13 Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 This is dumb... Google is just full of people asking how to use .AV files. Why use a file format you can't use? Best bet is to try the camera manufacturers and see what they say.
LeMarchand Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Have you tried using a conversion program to convert rather than rename?
LeMarchand Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Unfortunately I don't speak mandarin! Zao gao.
Joanne Posted December 9, 2015 Author Posted December 9, 2015 Just seeing what AVS Video Converter can do... any other programs I could use?
X-13 Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Just seeing what AVS Video Converter can do... any other programs I could use? ffmpeg, possibly.
X-13 Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 fndeuaogjeo[jfew!!!!!! [ATTACH=CONFIG]33811[/ATTACH] Welp, into the trash it goes.
Joanne Posted December 9, 2015 Author Posted December 9, 2015 I'm confused about how ffmpeg works... is it all command line based?
6Foot2 Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Irfanview might be worth a go? I don't have any AV files to test it myself so I can't check here. You can download ALL (32-bit) PlugIns as one large EXE: Link: FossHub - download IrfanView plugins
X-13 Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 I'm confused about how ffmpeg works... is it all command line based? Pretty much, from what I remember. Git gud.
Joanne Posted December 9, 2015 Author Posted December 9, 2015 Irfanview might be worth a go? I don't have any AV files to test it myself so I can't check here. You can download ALL (32-bit) PlugIns as one large EXE: Link: FossHub - download IrfanView plugins Bahhhhhh - - - Updated - - - (Publisher and Snipping Tool LIKE A PRO!)
6Foot2 Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 Just seeing what AVS Video Converter can do... any other programs I could use? How about Format Factory? Link: Format Factory - Free media file format converter
Joanne Posted December 9, 2015 Author Posted December 9, 2015 How about Format Factory? Link: Format Factory - Free media file format converter ooohhh..... NOTE: It tried to get you to install toolbars, watch the install settings on this one. Fingers crossed I'll be able to skip through the output file!
LeMarchand Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 I like SuperSimple Video Converter, but our web filter doesn't: gromada.com/video_converter/ You could try something like PotPlayer to play it, but I suspect that if VLC isn't doing what you want...
SHimmer45 Posted December 9, 2015 Posted December 9, 2015 what camera is it, had something similar here with a JVC which just put a standard AVI into a different container (essentially just changing the extension to avi made it work.
Joanne Posted December 9, 2015 Author Posted December 9, 2015 It an "SRICAM" and while changing the extension to AVI does allow it to play, I cannot seek through it still. Didn't get chance to check the converted file. Will check in the morning!
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