Codec issue? Plays in VLC but not _____ ??

[TechieSooner]

Video plays in VLC but not Premier Elements, Windows Media Player...
Figuring it's a codec issue but how do I tell what it needs??

 

[apcviewer]

This doesn't work for all media files, but you can try it (WinXP):

Right click the media file and select properties. Click the "Summary" tab and you should see a section that says "Video." Within that section, you should be able to find out what codec you need (ex: Video compresssion: XVID).

 

[TechieSooner]

This doesn't work for all media files, but you can try it (WinXP):

Right click the media file and select properties. Click the "Summary" tab and you should see a section that says "Video." Within that section, you should be able to find out what codec you need (ex: Video compresssion: XVID).

That's what I had assumed- but no info there. Don't know if it's just Vista or the file itself.

I found some software called ffdshow that at least lets me look at it- yet when I'm trying to render this stuff I think this would seriously hurt me in regards to taking forever (That and all the background processes).

 

[apcviewer]

How about this...

Start up the file with VLC and select the "View" menu. From there, click the "Advanced information" tab. From a video file I am checking, Stream 0 is the video and it mentions the codec as XVID.