Video Over Network

[Infrared digital]

Hi

I am trying to view avi files over the network - main file is on the server. It plays fine on the server which has had the various relavant codecs installed. Also, the other machines have the same codecs installed.

The avi is encoded with the Intel Indeo 5 codec which is pretty standard and shouldn't be a problem.

Any ideas as I have tried everything that I know - even installed backburner.

thanks

N

[instinct]

Well what is the error you get ? do you wanna VIEW them ? or use them in Rendering ?

Thorsten

[Infrared digital]

Error is

'Windows media player cannot play this file'

It mentions the codec might not be supported but, I have all the relavant codecs installed on all machines.

I simply want to view them.

[instinct]

do you get the same error when copying it locally ? Besides Indeo 5 has been sold and is now a commercial codec i THINK, and afaik it doesnt come with windows anymore since a while...not sure tho

[Infrared digital]

The avi plays find both from the server and on the destination machine when copied to it.

It will not play over the network.

[jacksc02]

i have had problems with this too, the only workaround is to copy the files to your local drive, dam micros$*t

[Infrared digital]

That is what am doing but its a pain in the XP especially when I have movie files into the gigabytes.

n

[panthon]

Do you think it would be possible to switch from avi to quicktime? Quicktime 7 with the new H.264 format offers high quality and moderate filesize...and it's free

[Infrared digital]

I can't play movs either - must be a network thing

[tricky]

vray relevance?

[Infrared digital]

Good point, maybe it should have gone in the Take 5 section but, you shouldn't get too precious Tricky !