🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sat, 6 Apr 2002 21:35:27 +0100, Andy Mabbett
<andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:

>I have been sent a video clip, apparently in *.viv format.
>
>How can I play this? Are there codecs which can be used with existing
>players, or does it require something dedicated?

    According to a quick search .viv is produced by Vivo Active, and
for which you need a plugin for Netscape or IE.

    The player can be downloaded from www.vivo.com  (it says here).

>
>Also, I have an .avi which fails to play, with the error:
>
>        "... could not find vids:mp42 ..."
>
>I have found a page which says:
>
>        MP42 is the four character code for the Microsoft MPEG-4 Video
>        Codec Version 2 (MPG4 is the four character code for Microsoft
>        MPEG-4 Video Codec Version 1).  This codec is included in the
>        Windows Media Tools, formerly NetShow Tools, available, as of
>        October 25, 1999, at
>        >http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/>
>
>but that URL contains nothing which seems to help. Any suggestions?

     Typical M$ mess. They seem to have hidden the update, probably
because they want you to rush out and buy XP.

     I'm not sure where I got this codec from - I'll have to have a
search of the archives on my machine tonight to see if I got it
anywhere other than from M$.

      Also have a look for 'Angelpotion' - I have a recolection that
this collection of codecs was my source for this.

       Regards,
               Harry.