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Google Video Files (.gvp)
Posted: 20 Jun 2006 09:47
by P-e-t-r-u-s
As google video gets more and more populair every day, it is stupid that the only program playing the files, is the google video player. However, it would be a large step forward as VLC would play them as well.
Posted: 20 Jun 2006 15:33
by Guest
huh? VLC doesn't play them? I thought they were just avis...
Posted: 20 Jun 2006 16:09
by Asim
fyi... google video player is just a rebranded version of VLC Media Player...
Posted: 20 Jun 2006 22:28
by ipkiss
Not anymore...
Posted: 04 Jul 2006 01:24
by thany
There's a small tool that can convert gvp files to avi without transcoding anything, so playing them right away should be childs play for VLC
Posted: 07 Jul 2006 17:39
by dionoea
Could you provide a link to that small tool ?
Posted: 07 Jul 2006 17:49
by dionoea
Nevermind ... i think that i found the info i needed (it's .gvi right ?)
Posted: 07 Jul 2006 17:56
by thany
Can also be .gvp afaik.
Anyway,
Here's a tool that'll convert google video to AVI. You can even download the source (not really needed though, it's .NET so you might as well decompile it
).
Posted: 07 Jul 2006 18:05
by dionoea
GVP is a plain text playlist format (for which i'll also add support in VLC). GVI is the video itself and is in fact a normal AVI with fourcc "GOOG" inserted after the AVI header.
Posted: 07 Jul 2006 19:02
by thany
Oh yes of course, the GVP is what you give to the google player, and then the player downloads a GVI.
So maybe make GVP supported as a playlist format?
Posted: 07 Jul 2006 22:44
by dionoea
Ok, well GVI already worked with VLC
I just added GVP support. It will be available in tomorrow's nightly build (
http://nightlies.videolan.org ). Feedback will be appreciated
(nightly builds are known to be buggy these days)