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Unable to Open AVI File

edited February 2011 in Support
I created an AVI file using Cam Studio Recorder last week. It was a six hour training session and I recorded both video and sound. The file size is 4GB. When I go to open in Cam Studio Player 1 or 2, I get an error message "Unable to open file D:\dons movie.avi" .

I have created other avi files in the past, albeit smaller and had no problems playing.

Does anyone have any suggestions as I would hate to lose this important video?

Don

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  • edited February 2011
    Don Littler,

    You have run headlong and unprepared into the infamous "AVI 2-Gigabyte Limitation", which is inherent in the specification for AVI.

    If you still have the temp files from this video, you MIGHT be able to rescue it via a program called VirtualDub.

    http://www.virtualdub.org/

    Search these forums using the "comments" search for the term "2 gigabyte limit" for solutions and instructions.

    Here is one fruitful post derived from just such a search:

    http://camstudio.org/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=571

    Terry
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