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LambdaFox
02-01-2004, 01:23 PM
I encoded a divx movie today. I noticed through that process that if I named the file .divx instead of .avi, the divx player would play it. So, I thought, hey, I'll just do that.
Then when I opened My Kazaa Lite K++, I noticed that K++ doesn't know that .divx is a video file... argh
Okay, I know I can just reassign .avi to the divx player, and have actually done that.
But, I'm left asking myself, why didn't K++ know that was a video file?
Does the underlying network have a definition set that defines what's video vs audio, etc? Or is there something in the registry that defines the list that K++ uses?
Does anyone know exactly what it is / where it is that restricts or defines what K++ considers audio vs video etc?
Aaron_T
02-01-2004, 05:02 PM
just get the k-lite codec pack HERE (http://www.klitetools.com)
this may solve the prob
LambdaFox
02-01-2004, 07:04 PM
Originally posted by Azzz@1 February 2004 - 18:02
just get the k-lite codec pack HERE (http://www.klitetools.com)
this may solve the prob
hmm... I'll download it and take a look at it, but I don't think that is really the answer i was looking for. i'm pretty sure that will make the internals of K++ able to play a divx encoded avi rather than make it realize that a .divx extension is for a video file...
Aaron_T
02-01-2004, 11:23 PM
Originally posted by LambdaFox+1 February 2004 - 18:04--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (LambdaFox @ 1 February 2004 - 18:04)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Azzz@1 February 2004 - 18:02
just get the k-lite codec pack HERE (http://www.klitetools.com)
this may solve the prob
hmm... I'll download it and take a look at it, but I don't think that is really the answer i was looking for. i'm pretty sure that will make the internals of K++ able to play a divx encoded avi rather than make it realize that a .divx extension is for a video file... [/b][/quote]
did it work then?
MUSLEMAN
02-02-2004, 12:14 AM
just because you change a name of the file, that does not mean you are changing the encode of it.
for example change the extension of a file to vcd and burn it to a cd, you'll noticed it won't play in your dvd player
LambdaFox
02-02-2004, 12:40 PM
Originally posted by MUSLEMAN@2 February 2004 - 01:14
just because you change a name of the file, that does not mean you are changing the encode of it...
That was exactly my point. I'm wondering where is the list of file extensions that K++ uses to determine what is a video, audio, etc. K++ evidently doesn't examine the content of the file, just the file extension.
I was wondering if that comes from the underlying network's rules, or if it's some kind of internal list.
The file I was referring to is a divx encoded avi. When I named it movie.divx, it played automatically in the divx player. When I named it movi.avi it played in the Windows Media Player. Internally it is the same file, however.
When it was named movie.avi, it showed up in "My Kazaa Lite K++" as a "video". When I named it movie.divx, it shows up in the "other" list.
This morning I also notice that RM (Real) files also show up in "other" rather than under video.
The reason I am asking is that I assume that when searching for video, the network would ignore .divx files and .rm files. I'm just curious to understand where this list comes from and what it is. I'm assuming that it would be the same for audio files, like .ogg, but haven't checked that at this point...
LambdaFox
02-02-2004, 01:04 PM
Originally posted by Azzz@2 February 2004 - 00:23
did it work then?
I just downloaded and installed the "full" codec pack. I then closed K++, and rebooted my pc. The behavior is exactly the same.
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