Video Help

thebrain900 wrote on 12/22/2008, 11:26 AM
I am using Movie Studio 8.0 and need help with Video Files.

I have a lot of Video Files that I create as DV . AVi ntsc and save it.
But when ever I go to that file and Right Click on it and go to Properties it says file type MPEG

Now I do have Show File Extantions turned ON in Controle Pannale.
So I can see the . AVi after the name of the file on the Desktop.

But when I right Click on it it always says MPEG

Comments

thebrain900 wrote on 12/22/2008, 3:48 PM
Anyone????????????????
Himanshu wrote on 12/22/2008, 7:07 PM
1. How do you create these DV AVI files? Are you using either (a) Make Movie... or (b) Render As... and then choosing the type as "Video for windows (.avi)" as the file format type, with the NTSC DV (or PAL DV) template?

2. Despite what Windows says, are you able to play the files?
MSmart wrote on 12/22/2008, 9:46 PM
Mine says "Video Clip" and just below it, Opens with "Windows Media Player". Try clicking on the Change button and choosing Windows Media Player and see if that changes it for you.
ritsmer wrote on 12/23/2008, 1:19 AM
File type is just a description that comes from the Windows registry in i.e.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.avi\Content Type
and it is just a description having no further meaning. What matters is the extension .avi.

Obviously some other program has changed your registrys description of .AVI from Video Clip to MPEG. This often happens when you install a codec pack or the like.

If you know how to edit the registry you can change the value to whatever you like.
gogiants wrote on 12/23/2008, 8:34 AM
Here's a thought... I'm wondering if it really matters what it says, as long as you can edit the file and are able to use it as you intend...
thebrain900 wrote on 12/23/2008, 10:22 AM
I pick Render As and then pick . avi DV NTSC Video for Windows.

And I play them with Power DVD 7.0

Now like I say I do have my show File Extantions turned on show I can see it says . avi

And when I Right click on it and go to Properties I do see ware it says File Of Type and it saysa MPEG.

All is ok but why is it say this?????????
Himanshu wrote on 12/24/2008, 6:32 AM
thebrain900 wonders,
""All is ok but why is it say this?"

Please see ritsmer's reply above. To satisfy yourself, take this file to another computer and see what Windows Explorer says about the file type there.

Keep in mind messing around with the registry can result in situations that you may not be able to reverse, so tread lightly.