tubaman

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I've got some video files I downloaded via torrent. Some are .AVI files, but some are .OGM files. Anyone know what they are, and how to convert them to AVI or WMV? Nero won't recognize them. Any help would be appreciated.

Goya

I havnt encountered this format, but I found this site as a guide to playing.

http://ld-anime.faireal.net/guide/ogm-en

I found this thread on a videohelp msg board with several suggestions to converting. My favorite is the guy who wants to just rename the extension to .avi. But there looks to be some valid stuff there. Hope this helps.

wolf68k

Convert OGM to AVI http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=241422
Using VirtualDubMOD http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=VirtualdubMOD

The main this is you need the OGM codec installed http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool...OggDS_OGM_Codec

tubaman

Thanks to both of you. I'm guessing the codec will work with WMP, but will it work with nero, so I don't have to convert?

HIJACKER

Just install it and when you do, don't associate it with any file types. Leave Nero as your default player and just install the Codec for WMP. When you wanna open that file, just right click and select Open With, and use WMP.

This will let you still play the file while keeping Nero as your default player.

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wolf68k

Hijacker, Nero isn't a media player. It's a burning program.

And as far as Nero being able to convert it to DVD with the codec installed, all I can say it try it...but don't get your hopes up.
VirutalDubMOD is completely freeware, not even ad suppported. And then you're sure to have a format the Nero can translate to DVD with any issues.

HIJACKER

Ya.. oops..I knew that...

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tubaman

Have you actually used this Wolf?? I ran it once, and it seemed to work. Converted one ogm to an avi, but had a different audio stream. I tried to run it agian, and it wouldn't run. And then I started haveing problems. After reboots, explorer starts automatically. I ran spybot, and it found 1 new registry entry that lists Internet Explorer with an autostart string. And found two strings labeled Wget.trojan I don't know of anything else I've ran, or used recently. No new programs installed or anything else. So, just keep an eye out. But still, thanks for your help.

wolf68k

I've never done this myself or download those files, so I'm sorry if you got a virus or any spyware that is not my fault however.
I only used Google to find the info and posted my findings, nothing more.
You might want to contact the people you got the files from and let them know of the problem...and I don't mean videohelp.com, they only link you do the source.

foxshox1

actually the nero pack(nero 6 ultra edition) that came with my dvd burner had the whole nine yards.. it had a media player that is can play more types of files than any other media player ive had, and the dvd writing program that converts video formats to dvd format. im not to sure about ogm but the files i have tried, have worked fine