[mythtv-users] Way OT but...

[W.Kenworthy]

run "strings filename"
or look at the first part of the file using a hex editor

BillK

On Tue, 2005-10-18 at 14:15 +1300, Nick Rout wrote:
> OK so there are threads on here about the video ipod so I thought this
> one is ok too.
> 
> My son was recently given a little mp3 player sourced in Hong Kong. It
> has a little screen and can play videos as well as music. There is a
> sample video on the machine when you buy it, and it plays tolerably well. 
> 
> Trouble is i cannot figure out the file format or codecs used so that i
> can encode video for it. There are some programs on the accompanying CD,
> but they are all chinese language and for windows.
> 
> The file has the suffix .mtv and running file on it simply gives the
> result "data". mplayer, xine, ffmpeg, tcprobe all fail to recognise it.
> 
> The device is branged "mp4" and was made somewhere in asia. 
> 
> Any ideas on how to figure out how this stuff is encoded and packaged?
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