File.AVI not supported by my TV

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glandu Posted messages 25506 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention - 10 Oct 2018 at 09:06

Hello,

I made videos with my camera (Fujifilm).
I transferred these videos to the computer.
I transferred these videos (in .AVI format) to a USB stick.
I plugged this USB stick (which also contains 2 movies in .avi) into my TV to watch them.
The movies play fine, but the files from the camera do not play. A message on the screen indicates: "unsupported file".
Could you please help me with this problem?

Thank you.

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ziggourat Posted messages 24643 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention 5 342

Hello,

It is probably a codec problem.

Compare the codecs of your playable files with those that are unplayable and convert the latter with the same codecs as the former. To do this, you can use MediaInfo (portable version preferred) for example.

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1. madmyke Posted messages 52304 Registration date Status Moderator Last intervention 12 488
  
  And assuming he knows what a codec is :)
  
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  1. ziggourat Posted messages 24643 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention 5 342 > madmyke Posted messages 52304 Registration date Status Moderator Last intervention
    
    It's not false --> definition of codec on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codec
    
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felou82

Thank you very much,

Is there a way to immediately see if the codecs are different? By checking the properties? And what is the term that corresponds to this codec? I haven't seen the word codec in the properties of any files.

Thank you.
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1. ziggourat Posted messages 24643 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention 5 342
  
  In Windows, file properties do not provide this information. It is necessary to use third-party software to find out.
  
  In MediaInfo, this refers to the concept of stream:
  
  With VLC --> Tools --> Codec Information, it is referred to as codec:
  
  In your case, the AVI video container can have, for example, the XviD codec, the DivX, the DV (Digital Video), but it can also be something else.... so check the codec of the files that play and convert the unplayable videos if necessary.
  
  It is also possible that it is a resolution issue, but I don't think that is the case on a TV unless the files coming from the camera are in UHD (4K) or other image dimensions not supported by the television.
  
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felou82

Thank you again Ziggourat,

I installed MediaInfo, and here’s what it shows:

The file that works:
video codec: xvid
audio codec: MPEG audio (MP3)

The file that doesn’t work:
video codec: JPEG
audio codec: PCM

The codecs are indeed different. You were right.
Can you tell me what I should do now? I suppose I need to convert the JPEG files into xvid files. But is that possible, and with what software?

Thank you for your reply.
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1. ziggourat Posted messages 24643 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention 5 342
  
  In fact, the indicated JPEG is, I think, the M-JPEG codec: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion-JPEG
  This codec is sometimes used by certain digital cameras.
  
  Any conversion software (XMedia Recode or Format Factory, even though I don't like the latter for example) should, I think, be able to convert this codec to XviD.
  You will also need to convert the audio to MP3, it will be better in my opinion.
  
  If the video output from the conversion doesn't satisfy you, then increase the bitrate parameter or video bitrate expressed in Kbps or Mbps, as that of MJPEG is quite high compared to XviD.
  
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glandu Posted messages 25506 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention 4 091

Hello, it's for ziggourat help, I can no longer send messages, neither private nor regular, on CCM a red alert tells me to enable JavaScript, I check, I apply, and nothing works
if you can ask the question and copy it for me, you never know
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1. ziggourat Posted messages 24643 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention 5 342
  
  Hi,
  
  What browser are you using?
  Have you tried refreshing your page?
  
  I'm not an expert, but this has happened to me a few times.
  By switching discussions and then rewriting my message on the correct topic, it usually goes back to normal.
  
  Otherwise, maybe try clearing the cache: https://www.malekal.com/vider-cache-windows-10/#Cache_des_Navigateurs_WEB
  
  If the problem persists, I would open a discussion for you in the CCMiste Office so that someone more knowledgeable can help you since I'm leaving CCM for now.
  
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2. glandu Posted messages 25506 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention 4 091
  
  Hello, thank you, received.
  
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