default video codec in a fresh windows xp installation

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  1. Lior .B.

    Lior .B. Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    I need to convert a video file I have to a format which doesn't need special codec (Xvid etc), meanning no download of any file is required to open the file (it does not contain sound).

    Which default codecs come with a new install of windows xp? the file size is no concern.

    Thanks everyone
     
    Lior .B., Aug 12, 2009
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  2. Robert Maxwell

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    MPEG-1, AVI, WMV, and ASF should all be supported by XP out of the box. Your safest bet is probably a WMV video inside an ASF container (default extension for that is "WMV"). Audio should be WMA format.
     
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  3. Lior .B.

    Lior .B. Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Thanks. Unfortunately it doesn't help much. I need to choose one of the following:
    http://trekbbs.com/album.php?albumid=88&pictureid=853

    and it doesn't specifiy the file extension.
     
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  4. Robert Maxwell

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    Which version of XP are you wanting to use this on? H.263 is included with SP1, so I'd go with that if you're at least going to SP1.
     
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  5. Lior .B.

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    SP1 indeed. Thanks a lot.
     
    Lior .B., Aug 12, 2009
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  6. Robert Maxwell

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    No problem! Good luck!
     
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