mpeg video length errors

[Andy]

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I have a large number of mpeg movies that are anywhere
from 10 mins to 40, yet when WMP 9 (XP operating system)
opens them up, it only recognizes less than 30 secs and
then freezes, requiring and end task. it's kind of
irritating when a 100 MB file only playes 19 seconds and
then stops.

 

[digger]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?)

You might give this little gem a try, but beware that the GUI is a little
quirky in XP. I always try this utility first, before resorting to a
process of rebuilding the MPEG by means of DEMUX --> MUX.

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/download/MPEG-Corrector.zip

Rather dated by today's standards, but fortunately it still works most of
the time.

If you have the full MPEG 2 version of "TmpGenc", the inclusive MPEG Tools
can also rebuild the header for you rather quickly.

--
Digger

"Andy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a large number of mpeg movies that are anywhere
> from 10 mins to 40, yet when WMP 9 (XP operating system)
> opens them up, it only recognizes less than 30 secs and
> then freezes, requiring and end task. it's kind of
> irritating when a 100 MB file only playes 19 seconds and
> then stops.