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Re: [codec] 2 problems: IV50 - .mpg that doesn't play

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From: Jason
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:23
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In article <1g0br98.yreuko8px0x0N%MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it>, MatFox <MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it> wrote:

> Jason <matreya_nospam@currawong.net> wrote:
> 
> >
> > 
> > And it's not a .mpg if it's using that codec, it's a .avi
> yep, even if the extension is .mpg...!
> 
> > 
> > Sounds like it is an MPEG2 video, which means it should 
> play properly in mplayer
> > and VLC (latest version is 0.6.2).
> > 
> > or it's more likely that it's not really a .mpg, given 1)
> I don't know what it is, but I have discovered it's audio only (a great
> stereo recording of a Pink Floyd 1972 london show); plays fine in iTunes
> only; iTunes says it's encoded @128Kbps so i belive it's an .mp3; Sound
> Studio nor any othe appl. can open it, nor even trying to import it with
> QTime...
> 

In iTunes, get info, and look at the summary, it will show you what format it is.
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Subject: Re: [codec] 2 problems: IV50 - .mpg that doesn't play
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 22:23:10 +1000
From: Jason <matreya_nospam@currawong.net>
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