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topgazza
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_ 		2. May 2008 @ 14:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
My Sony DVD player says it will play DIVX files provided they are in ISO 9660 level1/level 2 or joliet format. I have tried creating a data CD and a Data DVD but neither play.

How do I find out what format my saved avi files are ? And should I be burning a video CD , which the Sony manual says it will accept ?

Any help much appreciated
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attar
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_ 		2. May 2008 @ 14:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You can drag the file onto GSpot and it will tell you the codec used to create the file.
If it says DivX or XviD there shouldn't be a problem - but note that some players specify a maximum resolution (mine is 720x576), else the CD or DVD will be rejected.

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_...tools/gspot.cfm


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topgazza
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_ 		2. May 2008 @ 14:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks Attar...GSpot...well...hits the spot.

It tells me the file is XviD 1.2 SMP....

Now for the really dumb question. What CD do I create...I'm guessing the only option is a data Cd ? The Sony manual says nothing about the burning option just that it plays Divx files
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attar
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_ 		2. May 2008 @ 15:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Simply burning a 'Data CD' (or DVD if the file is too large) with the likes of Nero or IMGBurn should produce a playable disk.
The only other possibility is that in fact the player is looking for the 'DivX' in the file header (ignoring the XviD).
I think that you could test that by having a friend play the disk on their standalone unit.
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topgazza
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_ 		2. May 2008 @ 17:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thats sounds about right, cheers again Attar. The actual file name is

Heroes.S02E02.HDTV.XviD-XOR.avi

I wonder if I change the file extension from avi to DivX it might work. Mind you I've not actually burnt a data CD with this particular file so I might just give it a go and see what happens
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attar
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_ 		2. May 2008 @ 17:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I would try changing the name to movie.avi - just in case the player cannot accept long file names, but don't change it to .divx
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topgazza
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_ 		2. May 2008 @ 19:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You know that could well have been the problem with previous, similar, files that wouldn't play. They have all had the multiple . in the name

Heroes.S02E02.HDTV.XviD-XOR.avi

Has four...now thats gotta confuse a simple device like a DVD player which, as you say, is probably expecting a movie.avi type file name.

Many thanks again.....I'll give it a go tomorrow....
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