m1v files ? how to play them?

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CyCo

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i used vcd cutter to cut clips from avi files ...

they resulted in this format called m1v which i cdnt find any player that plays it .. i googled for a lot of softwares that say that they do play it , but they never do ...

any alternatives / any solution ??
 
desertwind

desertwind

Cyborg Agent
m1v is MPEG-1 Video File. In simple terms m1v is mpg without sound. It will play in just any players.

m1v+mp3 = mpg.
 
dreams

dreams

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m1v plays fine in Real Player and also try in Apple Quicktime..

And also b4 using VCD Cutter juz goto View - Options and Select Extract Tab..

In it u can c various categories and under Extract Frames check Save as mpg.. and now if u cut the vids it wil b saved as mpg vid..

Happy Cuttin..
 
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CyCo

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dreams said:
m1v plays fine in Real Player and also try in Apple Quicktime..

And also b4 using VCD Cutter juz goto View - Options and Select Extract Tab..

In it u can c various categories and under Extract Frames check Save as mpg.. and now if u cut the vids it wil b saved as mpg vid..

Happy Cuttin..
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it didnt play in my real player 2.0 build 6.0.11
it just hangs

i selected the option . but when i cut the AVI file and then save, it gives only the m1v option .....
 
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Keith Sebastian

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Rename the file extension to mpg or mpeg.

Eg: filename.m1v --> filename.mpg

Before you rename -

To show extensions in Windows Explorer - Tools>Folder Options>View>Advance Settings>Uncheck "Hide extensions for known filetypes"

Don't forget to reset this option later.

-Keith
 
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CyCo

In the zone
@Keith Sebastian that doesnt work ...

i already have klite codec pack .. it doesnt make m1v files work
 
alib_i

alib_i

Cyborg Agent
I tried the same ...
and quite frankly speaking VCDCutter is the worst software you can use for splitting avis

It doesnt have enough options .. and worst part is that it doesnt save properly indexed files.
I'm quite certain that problem is not with your codecs .. it's with the file ..
The m1v file it creates is just a stripped avi file .. it works only in VLC Player

I would suggest you instead use Virtual Dub for this.

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alibi
 
slugger

slugger

Banned
Keith Sebastian said:
Rename the file extension to mpg or mpeg.

Eg: filename.m1v --> filename.mpg

Before you rename -

To show extensions in Windows Explorer - Tools>Folder Options>View>Advance Settings>Uncheck "Hide extensions for known filetypes"

Don't forget to reset this option later.

-Keith
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I've been doing this 4 long and it works just fine. I then play those files in Winamp. Actualyy if i've not forgotten, i played this file in winamp even without renaming the extension. Before inserting the file in the playlist, I just selected the All Files (*.*) option in the filetype window
Also no point saving it as *.avi, if all you need is the video and have no use of the sound.
 
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mack

Right off the assembly line
desertwind said:
m1v is MPEG-1 Video File. In simple terms m1v is mpg without sound. It will play in just any players.

m1v+mp3 = mpg.
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True to the word, like desertwind said.
Now, for your question you can use any alternative like
Ex. 1) Real Alternative
2) QuickTime Alternative or
3) BS Player
If you are sick with these players :? you can opt. to re-encode these m1v files to avi using VirtualDub I'm sure you've heard of it! :shock: Just be sure you have the Div-X Codec so it becomes compact or choose any other codec of your choice.
Hint: For all these softwares just Google for them they are absolutely free!!! :lol:
You can use WindowsMovie Maker 2 to add the specific background music to the m1v files. :oops:
 
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