Re: This is not a valid MPEG file -20400
- From: "Dana Cline - MVP" <dcline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:37:16 -0500
Actually, Microsoft didn't include that file. Microsoft didn't include a DVD
Decoder either...both were added by the OEM, in your case Dell.
As for editing to remove parts, I've heard VideoReDo's beta is pretty good
at that. I've downloaded but not had time to play with it much yet. It can
also find and mark for removal commercials, which is a neat feature.
www.videoredo.com
Dana Cline - MVP
"Ray Pixley" <r.pixley@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> "Dana Cline - MVP" <dcline@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Sometimes you just get a bad video file, yes, probably a bug in MCE's
file
> > creation process. Fortunately for me at least, they happen a lot less in
> > 2005 than they did in 2002/4. In fact, I don't think I've ever recorded
a
> > bad file in 2005...
>
> Of course, the creation of a bad video file will always happen to a
program
> that one would like to really, really keep, meaning it is essentially
> irreplaceable. It means Murphy's Law is still valid. And it means that
> MCE's advertized features are unreliable.
>
> > The Sonic add-in DVD creator lets you create DVDs from within Media
Center
> > that can be played in standalone players just fine. While many systems
> > ship
> > with this program, Sonic does not appear to sell it to end users at all.
>
> Mine came with the minimal Sonic MyDVD software, which didn't allow one to
> do any editing and was clearly an intent to market their product. Since I
> wanted to edit out at least the pre-show and post show overruns, and since
> its inclusion by Microsoft is implied Microsoft approval of their product,
I
> reluctantly paid for the upgrade to their Deluxe version, hoping it would
> work as advertised. Right now, it looks like I've been snuckered. I'll
> probably have to write off its cost as part of my tuition to the college
of
> hard knocks. As to who snuckered me, Microsoft, Sonic, possibly Dell, or
> some combination, I can't tell. Lucky them.
>
> > Apparently you can find it for download if you google for
> > SonicEncoders.msi.
>
> I googled for it as you advised. There are a lot of on line discussions
on
> that file concerning the difficulty folks are having finding it and
> complaining about problems in MCE's performance that they believe or have
> been advised is related to it. So I'm not alone. But so far I haven't
found
> a download site. There is some mention of it being included in MCE 2005
> Feature Pack. I haven't found a site to download that from either.
>
> Anyway, right now I'm trying to solve this by creating a DVD from within
MCE
> as you implied, and then see if I can import it back to my hard disk,
> hopefully trim the excess stuff, and burn it again. Bit this method seems
> to be a waste of resources and certainly is an indicator of poor software
> design. I should be able to edit it while the file is on the hard disk
and
> skip the interm DVD copy.
>
>
.
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