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Lobuz
7th May 2003, 03:07
I didn't know where to post it so here it is. :)
There is a demand for such a tool for direct reading and playing without errors incomplete avi files while downloading with P2P apps.
It could be done for example to use with part.met files from eDonkey network which contain details about completion of downloaded parts. Such filter could just use these data and virtually fix avi like XCD filter is changing mode2 data. It could be rather simple and used for files with completed first and last chunk.
Eventually it could be more sofisticated and work with files without index. It could be done with avisynth plugin too.

Another idea could be mod of eMule to identify and send only needed data from start and end of file to play it. Instead of sending full 9MB chunks.

If someone could make such tools it would be wonderful. :D

Regards
Lobuz

int 21h
7th May 2003, 04:48
From what I've seen, the latest release of Media Player Classic plays incomplete AVIs... http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29798&goto=lastpost

gabest
7th May 2003, 14:36
I just used a trick there in that release, but actually I wanted to implement exaclty what Lobuz described. The only problem is that I don't know the structure of an avi very well and need to read the specs first :)