AVI files

[sataday]

Hi. I don't seem to be able to play avi files on my solo2 (apollo 166) Is it possible? I've tried both FTP to internal HDD, and via USB. All I get I sporadic audio but no video.

[judge]

avi files play fine if encoded properly.
Maybe try re-encoding with an app like handbrake.

https://handbrake.fr/

[mann]

Hi. I don't seem to be able to play avi files on my solo2 (apollo 166) Is it possible? I've tried both FTP to internal HDD, and via USB. All I get I sporadic audio but no video.

Hi mate I always use freemake video converter free and convert to MKV format..plays perfectly from hard drive plus small file size.

[sataday]

So AVi file won't play unless converted to another format.
I've been useing YTD to convert avi to MP4 and they play fine. So I'll just continue to do that.

[Trial]

Hi,
that was not said. AVI plays fine with the proper content. AVI is only a container so it can contain different audio and video formats and not all formats can be played.

ciao

[birdman]

IIRC an AVI file is a container format, so it can contain video and audio components in various formats.
The issue is what format those components are in.

I have an AVI file I downloaded and it plays fine.

The component formats are:

file (the RIFF part is the AVI container):

Download.avi: RIFF (little-endian) data, AVI, 272 x 208, 29.97 fps, video: DivX 5, audio: MPEG-1 Layer 3 (stereo, 48000 Hz)

mplayer:

Selected video codec: MPEG-4 part 2 [libavcodec]
Selected audio codec: MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 layers I, II, III [mpg123]
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 160.0 kbit/10.42% (ratio: 20000->192000)

[Larry-G]

As birdman says AVI's are not a format in their own rite but a container, you must ensure the files contained in the AVI are properly encoded otherwise they wont work properly on your receiver.

[sataday]

Thanks for the explanation guys. I understand now. (I think)