BlindHope

I have a 45min media file that i want to recieve from someone but the net speed is slow so is there anyway i can split the file in half....

i tried explain the steps of Window Movie Maker but she doesnt seem to get it ....

is there any other way to do it....

please do tell me

Lycanthropy

HJSplit from http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/
tiny and simple tool. You will need it to merge them too.

Lucid Chaotic

^ ditto...

also posted in your earlier thread a few days back -

large files

porcelein_doll

there is a software called flashget.u can download it.it downloads in splits

BlindHope

k i tried spliting the file using the above link....

now the problem is that file is in a diff format and i cant seem to play it in media player.....

WHY
and how can i fix it....

NaMaan

^^ You have to use the same software to merge them back together in one big file.

BlindHope

okey even after joining the file it is still in a diff format which i cant seem to play in media play

Lycanthropy

HjSplit does not affect the file's format, but only splits it into chunks, and numbers the chunks by adding .001, .002, .003 to each chunk's extension.

Since the file you're trying to play has been sent to you from another computer, I would suspect that the codec needed to play the file is not installed on your computer.

try a media player like VLC, which will handle most formats.
from www.videolan.org/vlc/

or a codec pack such as K-Lite

BlindHope

k here is the thing....

the file was playing on my computer before i split in half.... and now its not playing.... i even tried joining it back together as someone said above... but still the format is not reconized by my computer....

Lucid Chaotic

there's no reason why it wouldn't play after joining the chunks back together.
you're prolly missing a step / doing something wrong somewhere.

coOoLBreeze

try the WinRAR and do the archive.,,,, it can split and merge the files back.


but remember only the registered version works...

Lycanthropy

I'm just an amateur, but...
Any chunks (.00* files) made by HJSplit from a video cannot be played back individually because the "headers" for the video are contained in the first chunk, therefore you can only play back the first chunk (.001) at most.

If you could play the file before splitting it on the same computer you're trying to re-assemble it, then i think you're not directing HjSplit to the correct .001 file (they have to be in order).
You might have accidentally renamed chunk .001 to .002 and vice versa .002 to .001
They would have still joined successfully because HjSplit can't tell which chunk contains the headers. But the joined file would'nt play because the headers (in chunk .001) are not up front.

Enough with the rocket science, I would simply suggest you to (presuming that you still have the original, unsplit video): Delete the mess created by HjSplit, the chunks and the rejoined file. Then create splits from the original video again. Take care not to misplace or rename any of the chunks. Feed the .001 file to HjSplit when you wanna rejoin the video (the tool will find the rest of the parts itself if they have not been renamed or misplaced).

If you dont have the original, unsplit video anymore, but just the chunks: Rename .001 to .002 and .002 to .001, then try joining them.

BlindHope

^ well i never renamed any files or changed its location or anything.... i used HJSplit and split the file and right away joined it back together and then played ..... but didnt work.... i tried couple of times.... but no luck

does it work for you???

is it because i am missing some software??

right now my biggest problem is to get that file from this person who dont know much about computers...... failed msn because of dsl's slow speed

tried all possible file hosting sites ... failed