AVI files

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Hi guys, I have another ques :

When I download my movie files (I'm using the Powershot S30) to my computer, I cannot seem to send them out via email, as I have 2 files instead of one.

SHouldn't I just have one .avi file??

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Oh dear...doesn't anyone have any idea about what's going on? :(

[Rustle]

I'm not sure what you mean by this. There's a thm file to go with every avi you shoot, but you only need to send out the avi file. I copied one to another location without the thm file and it ran fine.

What problems are the recipients having? It may actually be a codec problem. Canon uses the M-JPEG codec, which can be viewed natively with Quicktime. I think Windows Media Player has to download a codec for it to work.

Russ

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Yes, there is a thm file, which is the one that confused me!!

So, how would the recipient be able to view the .avi file? You said something about downloading a codec, where can this be downloaded from?

Also, if I wanna save the file, can I save it onto a CD rom, and do I need to save the thm file? btw, what is the thm file for?

rustle wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean by this. There's a thm file to go with every avi you shoot, but you only need to send out the avi file. I copied one to another location without the thm file and it ran fine.

What problems are the recipients having? It may actually be a codec problem. Canon uses the M-JPEG codec, which can be viewed natively with Quicktime. I think Windows Media Player has to download a codec for it to work.

Russ

[Rustle]

I read somewhere what the thm file is, but I don't recall the answer. The manual says that Quicktime 3.0 or higher is required to view files. I'm guessing that the Windows XP version of Media Player is also able to view them, but I was never able to use Media Player on Windows 2000. So, it's easiest if you get the free Quicktime player from Apple.

Russ

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Yes, I'm using the quicktime player..

One ques though...if I don't really need the .thm files, then can I delete them? Or will it affect my .avi files if I remove them?

[slejhamer]

The .thm file simply lets your image browser (e.g., Zoombrowser) show you a little picture. Otherwise all you see is the cryptic file name. You can delete them, but they are small and can be useful.

However, if you are saving resized images for the web, you may want to exclude the .thm when saving the file (an option in some image editors) because, in that case, all it would do is take up bandwidth and make downloading slower.

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Thanks for explaining it to me. :)

Oh, another thing...how do I upload .avi onto the web?
I know how to do them for image files, but have never tried an .avi file, any ideas?

slejhamer wrote:
The .thm file simply lets your image browser (e.g., Zoombrowser) show you a little picture. Otherwise all you see is the cryptic file name. You can delete them, but they are small and can be useful.

However, if you are saving resized images for the web, you may want to exclude the .thm when saving the file (an option in some image editors) because, in that case, all it would do is take up bandwidth and make downloading slower.

[slejhamer]

Should be more-or-less the same process. Make sure your web host gives you enough storage space - movie files can be quite large. Upload the file, then add a link to the file in your web page. When people click on it, it should open in their movie viewer. Or they can download it to their own computers for off-line viewing.