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Steve Grisetti wrote on 5/7/2012, 7:48 PM
Try installing the software the came with the camcorder. That usually includes the codec.

Beyond that, Vivitar isn't saying. So I suspect it's plain old MJPEG-AVI.
stockislander wrote on 5/7/2012, 9:39 PM
thanks, don't seem to have a disc... is Mjpeg-avi a free codec?
Steve Grisetti wrote on 5/8/2012, 8:11 AM
Well, I suspect it's MJPEG. I don't know for sure. The Vivitar web site is really not clear on the subject.

And they don't offer any downloads or other support.

I generally don't recommend just adding codecs to your computer. For one thing, they may or may not actually make your editing program more versatile. For another, you don't know for sure whose codec you're getting or how it will affect how your other codecs work.

Have you tried the video file in Windows MovieMaker?
musicvid10 wrote on 5/8/2012, 9:04 AM
Download MediaInfo from Sourceforge and post your complete file specs.
stockislander wrote on 5/8/2012, 1:34 PM
Hot tip on Mediainfo! Here's what it says about the video stream:

2989Kbps 640*480 at 29.970 fps, AVC (Main@L3.0) (CABAC / 4 Ref Frames)

I have an installation of Ubuntu in virtual box, and there were no issues opening in the first video editor I downloaded, but I'd sure like to use my Movie Studio HD Platinum 10...
musicvid10 wrote on 5/8/2012, 3:17 PM
If the file extension is .avi, you need the x264vfw codec, free from Sourceforge.
stockislander wrote on 5/8/2012, 5:00 PM
Well, that did it. A Big Thanks to you and the folks at sourceforge.