Cellphone .avi compatible?

[victor]

Right. My cellphone specs says it can play avi files, but I tried transferring one to the phone's storage card and it says "filetype not recognized" when I try to play it. It's only when I convert the sound to another codec that it can play the sound, but video is still missing. .h264 files (or whatever their name is) work (except it was an HD file so it kept lagging). Could this be a codec issue? How do I know what codec to use? My cellphone has Windows mobile 5.0.

 

[Starseeker]

As with all my experience trying to watch something I've downloaded, I've learned that it's usually not the file type that matters, but the actual codec that they used to encode the file.

I recall that there was a software that can tell you what codec was used to create a media file and whether or not you have the right software to decode it. I don't remember the name though.

 

[Sander]

Right. My cellphone specs says it can play avi files, but I tried transferring one to the phone's storage card and it says "filetype not recognized" when I try to play it. It's only when I convert the sound to another codec that it can play the sound, but video is still missing. .h264 files (or whatever their name is) work (except it was an HD file so it kept lagging). Could this be a codec issue?

Yes. Avi files are simply container files for the underlying codecs. All 'can play avi files' means, is that it can understand the avi container class, not the actual contents.

How do I know what codec to use?

Check your manual? Ask the manufacturer?

 

[victor]

Good point. Isn't the code-checking program called G-spot or something like that?

 

[Starseeker]

Yes, that's it. Google CCCP if all else fails.