FourCC changer utility for the command line

Logiqx · 15th May 2003, 12:04

If anyone has a need for changing the FourCC of their AVIs (e.g. to force use of the Canopus codec) then I knocked up a quick tool that runs from the command line.

It's very simple but quite powerful and it's best use is as a shortcut on the Windows desktop. My shortcut recursively changes all AVIs under my capture directory to 'cdvc' with just a double-click.

I'll create a proper page for it in due course but right now it can be found here:

http://www.logiqx.com/AVI2CDVC/avi2cdvc.zip

Maybe it's of use to a few people. I got bored with changing files one at a time through a GUI so I knocked this together in about an hour. The C source is included for programmers.

Logiqx

Vic · 15th May 2003, 14:02

Logiqx,

Nice work. I was thinking about such tool since switched to use Canopus codec. Going further, it would be perfect to embed this functionality directly into capture program. Good candidate is windv, however Petr hasn't opened the code so far. Don't know whether he's reading this forum, but I dropped him this idea, will see if he will be interested.

Malow · 25th May 2003, 07:59

Thanks for this simple and useful tool, my matrox with dv camera sometimes capture in dvcam fourcc and sometimes dvpro fourcc, or both at same time... your app solve my problem.... change one-by-one is impossible... in 386 clips...

Thanks a lottt!

Malow

kempfand · 8th August 2003, 13:28

@ Logiqx: Link doesn't work, and I can't find avi2cdvc.zip anywhere else on the web.

Any chance you could fix the link or email me the tool ?

Kind regards,

Andreas

Logiqx · 10th August 2003, 22:49

The server may have been playing up at that time. Try again now.

kempfand · 10th August 2003, 22:51

It worked now. Thanks a million !

Take care,

Andreas

zenek · 4th January 2016, 00:27

Hello,

more than 12 years later the avi2cdvc tool helped me to solve a problem, so I thought maybe someone will find my post helpful.

I enountered a low-end Philips television that was unable to play AVI files with "DX50" fourCC code - I presume the reason is licensing.

As I wanted to be able to play a HDD with a mix of AVIs of various formats, I created the follwing command/script. I was lucky enough to have Bash installed on Windows, but I assume it can be rewritten for the Windows command line too.

The "script" finds files with "DX50" fourcc and creates a copy of them with the fourCC updated to XVID.

Known bugs: if there is the string "DX50" anywhere in the filename, it considers it a DX50 fourcc.

The ffprobe.exe is a part of the ffmpeg installer for windows.

for foo in *; do ~/Downloads/ffmpeg-20151227-git-baf4c48-win64-static/bin/ffprobe.exe "$foo" 2>&1 | grep -iq dx50; if [ $? == 0 ] ; then echo "$foo"; cp "$foo" "$foo".xvid.avi ; ~/Downloads/avi2cdvc/avi2cdvc.exe -f XVID "$foo".zenekxvid.avi ; fi ; done

I hope it helps at least somebody in the next 10 years and thanks for creating the avi2cdvc.

15th May 2003, 12:04	#1 \| Link
Logiqx Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 19	FourCC changer utility for the command line If anyone has a need for changing the FourCC of their AVIs (e.g. to force use of the Canopus codec) then I knocked up a quick tool that runs from the command line. It's very simple but quite powerful and it's best use is as a shortcut on the Windows desktop. My shortcut recursively changes all AVIs under my capture directory to 'cdvc' with just a double-click. I'll create a proper page for it in due course but right now it can be found here: http://www.logiqx.com/AVI2CDVC/avi2cdvc.zip Maybe it's of use to a few people. I got bored with changing files one at a time through a GUI so I knocked this together in about an hour. The C source is included for programmers. Logiqx

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kempfand Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Switzerland Posts: 225	avi2cdvc.zip link @ Logiqx: Link doesn't work, and I can't find avi2cdvc.zip anywhere else on the web. Any chance you could fix the link or email me the tool ? Kind regards, Andreas

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Vic Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Japan Posts: 3	Logiqx, Nice work. I was thinking about such tool since switched to use Canopus codec. Going further, it would be perfect to embed this functionality directly into capture program. Good candidate is windv, however Petr hasn't opened the code so far. Don't know whether he's reading this forum, but I dropped him this idea, will see if he will be interested.

25th May 2003, 07:59	#3 \| Link
Malow In bytes we trust Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Torres Beach, Brazil Posts: 279	Thanks for this simple and useful tool, my matrox with dv camera sometimes capture in dvcam fourcc and sometimes dvpro fourcc, or both at same time... your app solve my problem.... change one-by-one is impossible... in 386 clips... Thanks a lottt! Malow

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Logiqx Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 19	The server may have been playing up at that time. Try again now.

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kempfand Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Switzerland Posts: 225	It worked now. Thanks a million ! Take care, Andreas

4th January 2016, 00:27	#7 \| Link
zenek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 1	Hello, more than 12 years later the avi2cdvc tool helped me to solve a problem, so I thought maybe someone will find my post helpful. I enountered a low-end Philips television that was unable to play AVI files with "DX50" fourCC code - I presume the reason is licensing. As I wanted to be able to play a HDD with a mix of AVIs of various formats, I created the follwing command/script. I was lucky enough to have Bash installed on Windows, but I assume it can be rewritten for the Windows command line too. The "script" finds files with "DX50" fourcc and creates a copy of them with the fourCC updated to XVID. Known bugs: if there is the string "DX50" anywhere in the filename, it considers it a DX50 fourcc. The ffprobe.exe is a part of the ffmpeg installer for windows. for foo in *; do ~/Downloads/ffmpeg-20151227-git-baf4c48-win64-static/bin/ffprobe.exe "$foo" 2>&1 \| grep -iq dx50; if [ $? == 0 ] ; then echo "$foo"; cp "$foo" "$foo".xvid.avi ; ~/Downloads/avi2cdvc/avi2cdvc.exe -f XVID "$foo".zenekxvid.avi ; fi ; done I hope it helps at least somebody in the next 10 years and thanks for creating the avi2cdvc.