Add support for HD video

[KrisR]

Hi,
As High Definition video cameras are now becoming available at consumer prices, there is a need to brows and view HD videos, in particular AVCHD.

I am sure you have already thought about this, so when do you expect to implement it?

[eque]

I hope this won't happen.. XnView used to be a fast
picture tool and not a full-HD-dolby-theatre-system

[KrisR]

What is the problem? XnView already supports 400 formats, most of which I suspect are (almost) never used. My suggestion adds just one more. Furthermore AVCHD is becoming one of the most important formats for video, and will be hard to ignore even in the near future.

One of the greatest virtues of XnView, at least for my use, is its universal browsing capability. I need only one browser to view all my multimedia content. This is truly great for organizing multimedia material. It is not a replacement for home theatre systems.

[Danny]

AFAIK it doesn't even come with video decoders but uses whatever you have installed under Windows (via VfW - NOT DirectShow).

[DOS386]

available at consumer prices, there is a need to brows and view HD videos, in particular AVCHD.

so when do you expect to implement it?

Does the world really need one more proprietary videoformat codec ?

[Olivier_G]

Does the world really need one more proprietary videoformat codec ?

I think the world/market/manufacturers has already chosen.

[mercader]

XnView supports High Definition video in WMV or MPEG4 formats in the slide shows.
The only question is the processor speed, it's reason why I use 720p instead of 1080p.
Christian

[KrisR]

Hi,
I have been longing for AVCHD support i XnView ever since I posted this request one year ago.

The other day I happened upon the K-Lite Codec Pack which I installed for a completely different reason.
And behold! Suddenly my XnView 1.97 starts to display thumbnails of .m2t and .m2ts files, and preview these videos like any other. Also works on a second display.
This makes me very happy because I now have one unified browser for all my multimedia files. I no longer need to use Sony's Picture Motion Browser (crap anyway) to view my HD footage. And I can remove one more superfluous application clogging my hard disk.

I have installed the K-Lite Codec Pack Standard which can be downloaded from e.g. here:
http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm

Includes a great multimedia player too and is all freeware

[budz45]

I think Xnview could really benefit from using Mplayer for ALL it's video needs. Mplayer is like VLC, it needs no DirectShow, none of this long requirement none of that.

The Windows version of Mplayer is compiled into a single .exe (no more than 15 mb) and can play many many file formats (as much as VLC supports) all Mplayer needs is a UI on Windows. Xnview could become another Mplayer frontend like SM Player.

[chrisly]

Hi.

I´m using XnView since 2 years. Great program! Thanks!!!
But I have a problem with the mts-files (avchd lite) of my new camera. I only can see the thumbnails but the video can not be played in XnView.
It works with avi- and mov-files, but not with mts.
So I have to change the program for every mts-video, when I want to get an overview of all pictures AND videos. That´s very awkward.

What am I doing wrong? Or doesn´t it work with XnView? Then I hope you can change it ...

Sorry for my bad english.

[chrisly]

Suddenly my XnView 1.97 starts to display thumbnails of .m2t and .m2ts files, and preview these videos like any other.

I have installed the K-Lite Codec Pack, but the preview of mts-files still doesnt´t work.
Any idea???

[XnTriq]

That's why I don't trust codec packs. With the mixture of their installing so many utilities and all the other things that people have on their PCs, you end up many possible routes that can be taken to play a file. Then when something doesn't work because a preferred route causes a conflict or something, it's difficult to pull them apart and force the player to use a particular method.

Better to keep it clean and install something like FFDshow that does most things, and then a few extra splitters and codecs that are needed in addition when you come across them.

But basically it's a minefield!

• Wikipedia: AVCHD » Codecs
• Add AVCHD/M2TS Support to Windows Media Player 11 and Windows Media Center
  Note: Windows 7 has native support for AVCHD/M2TS videos so do not use this patch with the Windows 7 as it will screw things up, this is useful only to XP/Vista.

[chrisly]

Thanks for the warning!
Fortunately I´ve installed the codec-pack only on my Vista-Laptop and NOT on my Win7-PC.

MTS-playback works with WMP, VLC ...
But not with XnView. What am I doing wrong?
Or is it not yet supported by XnView?

[xnview]

MTS-playback works with WMP, VLC ...
But not with XnView. What am I doing wrong?
Or is it not yet supported by XnView?

Do you have a sample?

[chrisly]

Yes. Please try this one:

http://www.file-upload.net/download-276 ... 9.MTS.html