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probably, but my english is quite good. I'm half english, half dutch

When somebody says an MPEG2 file contains only MPEG1/2, than I interpret that as an MPEG2 container that can only contain MPEG1/2 formats. This is just plain wrong, MPEG2 is not a container. This is probeably what Flip intended to say, but my reaction was not incorrect. If somebody says it's safer to let windows determine what codecs to use (even though sometimes that also doesn't work) than I HAVE to disagree, I'm sorry
But enough about language issues

Whao, is this really true? But for example, an avi or mkv can contain so many formats, from h264 to mpeg2 and from vc-1 to xvid. Than how can MP determine what codec to take if it only looks at the container??
And how is it possible that it can determine h264 and mpeg2 within a container if it only looks at the extension? ...It's just really hard to swallow...
what was the thought behind this, to just look at the file extension, not the actual needed format within the container? Could somebody please explain this?
As I'm not a programmer, I know squad about interpreting source codes so I can't check it but this really changes the perspective on things...

Oh and Flip, if I offended you, I'm sorry. That's just my Dutch side acting up I guess.

<blockquote data-quote="kkendall" data-source="post: 180374" data-attributes="member: 49885">probably, but my english is quite good. I'm half english, half dutch <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />When somebody says an MPEG2 file contains only MPEG1/2, than I interpret that as an MPEG2 container that can only contain MPEG1/2 formats. This is just plain wrong, MPEG2 is not a container. This is probeably what Flip intended to say, but my reaction was not incorrect. If somebody says it's safer to let windows determine what codecs to use (even though sometimes that also doesn't work) than I HAVE to disagree, I'm sorry <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />&nbsp; But enough about language issues <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Whao, is this really true? But for example, an avi or mkv can contain so many formats, from h264 to mpeg2 and from vc-1 to xvid. Than how can MP determine what codec to take if it only looks at the container??And how is it possible that it can determine h264 and mpeg2 within a container if it only looks at the extension? ...It's just really hard to swallow... what was the thought behind this, to just look at the file extension, not the actual needed format within the container? Could somebody please explain this?As I'm not a programmer, I know squad about interpreting source codes so I can't check it but this really changes the perspective on things... Oh and Flip, if I offended you, I'm sorry. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops!&nbsp; &nbsp; :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" />&nbsp; That's just my Dutch side acting up I guess. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="kkendall, post: 180374, member: 49885"] probably, but my english is quite good. I'm half english, half dutch :) When somebody says an MPEG2 file contains only MPEG1/2, than I interpret that as an MPEG2 container that can only contain MPEG1/2 formats. This is just plain wrong, MPEG2 is not a container. This is probeably what Flip intended to say, but my reaction was not incorrect. If somebody says it's safer to let windows determine what codecs to use (even though sometimes that also doesn't work) than I HAVE to disagree, I'm sorry :D But enough about language issues :) Whao, is this really true? But for example, an avi or mkv can contain so many formats, from h264 to mpeg2 and from vc-1 to xvid. Than how can MP determine what codec to take if it only looks at the container?? And how is it possible that it can determine h264 and mpeg2 within a container if it only looks at the extension? ...It's just really hard to swallow... what was the thought behind this, to just look at the file extension, not the actual needed format within the container? Could somebody please explain this? As I'm not a programmer, I know squad about interpreting source codes so I can't check it but this really changes the perspective on things... Oh and Flip, if I offended you, I'm sorry. :oops: That's just my Dutch side acting up I guess. :D [/QUOTE]