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Google Video Files (.gvp)

Postby P-e-t-r-u-s » 20 Jun 2006 09:47

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.
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Postby Guest » 20 Jun 2006 15:33

huh? VLC doesn't play them? I thought they were just avis...
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Postby Asim » 20 Jun 2006 16:09

fyi... google video player is just a rebranded version of VLC Media Player...
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Postby ipkiss » 20 Jun 2006 22:28

Not anymore...
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Postby thany » 04 Jul 2006 01:24

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 :)
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Postby dionoea » 07 Jul 2006 17:39

Could you provide a link to that small tool ? :)
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Postby dionoea » 07 Jul 2006 17:49

Nevermind ... i think that i found the info i needed (it's .gvi right ?)
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Postby thany » 07 Jul 2006 17:56

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 :)).
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Postby dionoea » 07 Jul 2006 18:05

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.
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Postby thany » 07 Jul 2006 19:02

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? :)
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Postby dionoea » 07 Jul 2006 22:44

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)
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