Tech: Digital Camera-video playback problem

Subject: Tech: Digital Camera-video playback problem
From: GUEST,John M.
Date: 31 May 10 - 07:00 AM

When I transfer data from digital camera to my laptop it appears to work fine. When I view the contents the stll photos are perfect but the video clips play with sound only. I have tried playback using Media Player, Quicktime and Real player without success. Any suggestions, please.

Subject: RE: Tech: Digital Camera-video playback problem
From: GUEST,John M.
Date: 31 May 10 - 07:08 AM

Just to elaborate on my request, I am using a Samsung L313 camera, just a basic model. Some older video clips from a Sanyo camera which I transferred play back with sound and vision

Subject: RE: Tech: Digital Camera-video playback problem
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 31 May 10 - 07:04 PM

Did you have any software on CD-Rom with the camera? And if so, have you installed it on your computer? I found with my Panasonic camera that the video clips were not even recognised as being present on the SD card unless I installed (on my PC) the Panasonic program (gross MB of space!) that came with the camera.
Now i have a Mac laptop (and the same camera), I haven't had to install the Panasonic software, as the stills go into Iphoto and the video clips into Imovie with no bother.

Subject: RE: Tech: Digital Camera-video playback problem
From: Nick
Date: 01 Jun 10 - 08:35 AM

What is the file that is created? Is it an avi or an mpeg or what? It could be that you don't have an appropriate codec to play it.

I have a file on my machine which won't play in Windows media player, or Nero, or PowerDVD, or VLC player but does in Real Player. Only the sound plays and I get a decoder error in VLC - something to do with an IV50 format being incompatible.

You could try to open the file in Super and convert it to a different format - I have sometimes found that works. Don't download Super from anywhere apart from that site as it can come with unpleasant side effects if downloaded from other sites

Subject: RE: Tech: Digital Camera-video playback problem
From: GUEST,John M.
Date: 05 Jun 10 - 09:58 AM

Couldn,t find my original CD rom. but went on Samsung site and downloaded driver and software, problem solved. THANKS for your replies and advice.

Subject: RE: Tech: Digital Camera-video playback problem
From: open mike
Date: 05 Jun 10 - 10:20 AM

are you transferring via "fire wire"?
glad you solved it...do you have windows movie maker?
there might be some options within that program, too.