On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:17:31 -0500, Marc Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Peters wrote: > > > > ... the powers that be decided the kind of > > file should be described in the container and not the extension. > > Actually, a .ogg can be a divx (or Theora) movie file or a _Vorbis_ > audio file. Ogg is just the container format.
OK, the extension names the container. And, the content kind is described within. But, how to know what's within? Is there an applic that will look at a .avi file and say "That's a divx, play it with VLC. Or, that .avi is ___ and plays in Quicktime.."? I have a continuous problem... What application to use to play a file? The extension is supposed to tell the OS which application to use, but this falls apart with media files. For example: Get an .avi file. Double click to play it. Quicktime opens, then says, "Quicktime is missing software required to display this movie file. Unfortunately, it is not available on the QuickTime server." (I'm on Mac OS X Panther.) I have learned that VLC is the closest to a universal player (for visual material anyway). But, looking for the common denominator isn't the best way. We want to open each file with the app that's best for that file type. How to tell with media files? -- Sally -- Sally Shears (a.k.a. "Molly") [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- [EMAIL PROTECTED] (was [EMAIL PROTECTED]) _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
