avi files not playing

conoflex · 1 Nov 2011 at 14:00

My mate just bought an action cam from ane-retailer and he asked me have a go at getting the computer to play video, I have tried all my brain power to sort it (took all of 10 seconds)the format reads as a .avi file also several .ati files.
I have tried running all of them with different players they all say unrecognised file, installed more video codecs, searched the net etc.

Anyone any ideas please.

hood1971 · 1 Nov 2011 at 15:32

Tried vlc player? http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Used to use avi codec to check which codec was used if I could not get a file to play - not sure if there is something better now http://avicodec.duby.info/

KIA · 1 Nov 2011 at 15:47

Another vote for VLC. You can also use http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/en to identify the codec.

conoflex · 1 Nov 2011 at 16:12

Yes first player I tried was vlc,

then I went right all the players just in case, checked the codecs downloaded a few more, but I think I have found the problem the camera is absolute cack.
I put my camera's sd card in it and was the same problem, put the action camera's sd card in my camera worked fine.
So the morale of this is don't buy cheap rubbish from Hong Kong on the bay.

Needless to say he is not happy, but he is still going to buy one from you know where. :rolleyes:

Supercow · 1 Nov 2011 at 16:13

Which "action cam" is it?

conoflex · 1 Nov 2011 at 16:14

Supercow said:
Which "action cam" is it?

Sunplus SPCA1528

Supercow · 1 Nov 2011 at 16:21

Oof, can't even find the camera specs.

Have you tried an application like Handbrake or ffmpeg to convert it? See if one of those programs will recognise it?

PS: Tell your mate that the only "action cams" worth buying, are "GoPro, Vholdr Contour or Drift innovation cams" The rest are a waste of money, as he's already found out.

conoflex · 1 Nov 2011 at 17:16

Cheers I will pass that info on, I'll give both of them one last go

GTO656 · 1 Nov 2011 at 20:12

Yes VLC is the one to go for no doubt.