Re: No FF or Rew on Video???

From: Andy Vanosdale [MCE MVP] (mceDEL_at_ETEvanosdale.com)
Date: 11/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:57:10 -0500

I believe WMV is one format that is supported. I would just do a Google or
MSN Beta search (beta.search.msn.com) for any type of converter. 

-- 
Andy Vanosdale
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Student Ambassador - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Microsoft Associate Expert
Expert Zone - http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/ExpertZone
"Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:40E4A8C6-B235-4926-A889-65414BFFAE89@microsoft.com...
> That begs the question.  what formats do support REW and FFWD (and skip
> prev/next) and how do I convert videos to that format.  i have many files 
> in
> MPEG2 and some work and some dont and some are mixed (REW, FFWD dont work,
> but skip does work).  Some skip prev and next dont work at all and neither 
> do
> REW and FFWD.
>
> I dont mind spending the time converting files to the correct format, but
> dont know what format I should get them in etc.
>
> "Andy Vanosdale [MCE MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Most video formats do not support FF or REW on videos.  They just don't 
>> have
>> the placeholders to detect when a frame should be shown at particular
>> point...
>>
>> -- 
>> Andy Vanosdale
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Media Center Edition
>> Microsoft Student Ambassador - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
>> Microsoft Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/ExpertZone
>>
>> "Char" <Char@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:77B1FE66-D50A-415B-B57D-63189BF2A77F@microsoft.com...
>> > Using a guide I found through forum, I converted a couple of dvds to 
>> > vob
>> > files to mpeg 2, so I can watch dvd movies over the extender.  The 
>> > files
>> > play
>> > very nice in the extender but for whatever reason,  you can't rewind
>> > videos
>> > in MCE or MCX, I can only jump in 30 second intervals.  This is really
>> > bugging me, as there is no way for me to get to certain parts any video
>> > without sitting there and pressing the skip button over and over.
>> >
>> > I actually have the extender and the computer in the same room, so I 
>> > can
>> > play the DVDs from the desktop directly but when I do this the picture
>> > quality is not as good as the extender.
>> >
>> > Is there anyway to get around this or is there anyway to improve the 
>> > dvd
>> > quality from the MCE itself.
>> >
>> > I have the hp1170n w/ a Ati Radeon 300 graphics card and the dvd 
>> > decoder
>> > is
>> > intervideo decoder.  I am using an s-video connector between the 
>> > computer
>> > and
>> > the tv and a component connection from the linksys to the tv.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>>
>>
>>