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native Windows video formats

Postby qwertyuiop » Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:10 pm

Please what video format I should use to be sure a screensaver (made with a video and Screensaver Factory) run rightly under any Windows version?
I do not want to force a user to install any video codec.
What is the native video format:
AVI
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
WMV


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Postby chrisjlocke » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:24 pm

I guess WMV but it depends on what version. It would have to be pretty low to work with '98.
Both AVI and MPEG would require codecs.
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Postby Karlis » Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:54 pm

Vista sems to play most of Video files without additional codecs. XP seems to play WMV and MPEG-2 without any need of special codecs. WMV is the safest way.
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