cant play my video clip

c h f

Hi, guys, I have just been  looking at  my  home mad video clips,  and  there are a couple  that  will not play  now!   I am certain  they played  when I first   video'd  them,  I have tried  changing the media  to no avail,  I have   took a   snippet  of  the on screen  information,  and  seeked  web help  but its all beyond my comprehension,  So I wonder if you  guys  can help me   cheers                                                                        

EndlessWaves

Windows media player isn't particularly flexible in video format support. You obviously have VLC installed as the file has it's icon so try playing them in that instead.

c h f

As stated  I have tried changing the media  !  if I remember correctly, I was Windows  media player  to start with  then  I   tried  with VCL   still not able to play ?

EndlessWaves

I didn't understand what you meant by that. So you've tried playing them with VLC. Does it give a more detailed error message than 'unable to play'?

c h f

something about  codec   thats all

grahamlthompson

Download MediaInfo and open the clip.  Select View and then Treeview,  choose export and text.  Open the resulting file in notepad.  Export the text to the clipboard and paste it into a post.

MediaInfo - Download

c h f

thanks, I will try that many thanks