stalin Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I just downloaded a couple of files that are .rmvb. I have Windows Media Player and Quick Time. Neither of these players, however, will open the file. If someone could tell me how I can view these files and a program to convert them to WMP or Quick Time that would be great. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Shroud Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Download Real Alternative. You can either use the player that it want's to install (its a good one) or you can install without a player and use WMP. :) http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kluelos Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 This is a Real Media variable bitrate file. So nominally, you need RealPlayer to view it, or better, use RealAlternative as DS suggests. (RealPlayer is a pretty clumsy and invasive thing.) As for converting it to something else, well, no. It's possible, but you need a bit more experience with conversions and more understanding of what you're doing. You can *try* the free Super convert from eRightSoft, but it may well fail or give you awful results. You'd need to get into VirtualDub and some custom scripting to really do much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Shroud Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I wouldn't waste time converting something from the real format. I don't even now why people still use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stalin Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 Thanks for the replies guys. RealAlternative worked great and I just won't bother converting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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