can't run some video files

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in general i've had a good experience with vlc.

but there are some video files that will not play. when i open the file, there's no audio or video, and the slider moves across the screen for a few seconds and then the player stops.

when i open the properties window and click the summary tab (btw i have windows xp pro sp2), it says that it's unable to display summary properties. however, in the general tab it does say the file size is 175Mb.

i have talked to other people who say they can play the exact file i'm trying to in vlc, yet for some reason i cannot. i currently have vlc 0.8.2, but i also had the same problem with vlc 0.8.1.

i tried reseting vlc, uninstall/reinstall, deleting vlc directory and reinstalling, but no change. any ideas?

[drus]

try program AVIcodec to determine codecs

[dionoea]

try program AVIcodec to determine codecs

or just have a look at the "stream and media info" dialog in VLC

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sorry about the delayed response.

i clicked on 'stream and media info' and discovered the following:

for video files that play properly it says something like
stream 0 - codec xvid
type video
resolution 640x368
frame rate 23.976
stream 1 - codec mpga
type audio
channels 2
sample rate 48000 hz
bit rate 131 kb/s

now, for one particular file that DOES NOT play properly (which i know that other people can play in vlc ) it lists 36 separate streams. huh?
some of them are audio streams, and rest are video streams.
for stream 0-3, 6-10, 12-17, 19-21, 26-28, 30-32, 35-36 it says
codec mpga
type audio,
and for the other streams it says
codec mpgv
type video

anyone know what's going on?

[Guest]

Yeah, 36 streams makes no sense at all and your file is probably corrupted in some way.

Try getting a good copy from one of those other people that can play it.