Can anyone tell me what these files are?

[peener 0]

Apologies if this is posted in the wrong section of forum. I'll try here first.

 

I've been given some files on CD to re-encode as TV-displayable video for a law firm. All they can tell me is that the files are video taken by a security camera, delivered to the defense, as discovery evidence, by the police.

 

XXX is the case number, which I obviously won't post here.

 

On the CD are three folders, each labelled XXX followed by a number.

 

In each folder is a program, which is named UBPlayer.exe, and associated .dll and .bpl and tbl and cfg files. When run, its interface says USBird Player Version 2.37. The program resembles an old, incomprehensible DOS program, and I have no idea how to make it work. There are onscreen EJECT and FORMAT buttons, which I am afraid to click.

 

There are two sub-folders in each of these folders, labelled 'Codec' and XXX-AM. Inside the Codec folder is an installer for a Lead Codec, named LEADMCMPCodec.exe. The installer requires a password to run, which was kindly provided by the police, even though the codec is of no use with the accompanying files. The other folder, XXX-AM, contains files labelled XXX-AM.001, XXX-AM.IDS, and XXX-AM.RCD. The converter program LEADMCMPCodec.exe installs along with the codec itself will not recognize any of the files. The .RCD files and .IDS files are very small. The .001 files are from 90 to 200 megs, so I assume it contains the video payload.

 

I have looked everywhere online and can find no info about these. I've installed and run every JPEG2000 wavelet reader, and security camera software, and MJPEG codecs I could find, with no success in playing these files. The .001 files are not RARs. I've tried loading the files into Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Premiere, After Effects, TMPGenc, Riverpast Media Cleaner, Qicktime, and Vegas in desperation. No luck.

 

Calls for clarification made to the police who provided the files are greeted with "It should play in any DVD player you put it in. It plays fine here - whoa, gotta run >slam phone down<". I would assume the police do not wish to be of further help regarding this particular matter.

 

Has anyone here seen this video format?

[Sentry360 0]

I dont know what kind of format it is, but it sure is proprietary. Have you tried feeding video files (xxx.001) as an argument to the player software?

Maybe thats how it should work.

 

Now, instead of calling those guys at the station and asking them "how it works", why not ask them "what company sold this system to you?" cause they probably dont know the model they have. Then you can get all required information and technical support from the installer.

 

Just an idea....

[WirelessEye 0]

http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=001

 

Enjoy.

[JRiley 0]

I know what it is and I have the player for it. It is a Law Enforcement specific file that has to be played with Law Enforcement software. I have the software and can convert it for you, but I cannot give the software away.

[Jasper 0]

Maybe you can figure out how to just send the codec to him, if that is an option.

[Umcbot3 0]

Almost 20 years later, but I had the exact same problem as you, and just resolved it today.

It's very likely we are working with the same sources of DVD's. I can't go into details, but I'm sure it's the same.

They aren't .iso files, so most ripping software won't figure it out. Forget the 7zip thing, too. That won't work.

You need a PC, first off. I have a Mac DVD drive connected and installed the bootcamp drivers to make the PC detect it.

Open the "Player.exe" program. It should be in the root directory of the DVD, or the first folder. Make sure you open the application, and not the icon file, obviously.

In that software, navigate to the DVD drive, and highlight the DVD's video files, right click, convert, AVI. 

You can transcode out of .avi depending on your end goals.