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On 24 Jul 2010, at 07:54, felix@×××××××.com wrote: |
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> The camera produces .mov files which file says are Apple QuickTime |
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> movie (unoptimized). |
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> The phone produces .3gp movies which file says are ISO Media, MPEG v4 |
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> system, 3GPP. |
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> I also download youtube .flv movies which file says are mostly MPEG v4 |
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> system, version 2, but once in a while are Macromedia Flash Video. |
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This is not an adequate way of identifying the files. |
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See my previous explanation of codecs and containers at: |
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http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/gentoo/user/215196#215196 |
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You should identify your files thus: |
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mplayer -vo null -ao null -identify -endpos 1 myfile.xyz |
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> I sent some phone .3gp movies to a friend with Windows. Won't play. |
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Possibly not an ideal answer, but Quicktime Player has certainly |
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played back some .3gp movies here on my Mac. Your friend might try |
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installing that on his PC. VLC is also available for Windows. |
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Stroller. |