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Swordsman74 · 03-14-03, 10:58 PM

Here's what I found out (I also have a G2). The Canon does not create a "true" AVI video. It is a derivative called "motion-AVI". I don't know much about this format, although most desktop players that handle AVI will play both formats just fine.

That being said, there is only one PPC program that I know of that will play "motion-AVI" files.

PQView http://www.bitbanksoftware.com/PQV.html

I've seen it for myself - I was able to pop out the CF card from my camera, pop it into my Axim, and play the movie right away. It shows up as "MVI_0581.AVI" and it was a 7mb file. I left it on the CF card, put the card back in the camera, and was able to upload it to my desktop PC later that day.

Here's a Pocket PC Magazine review.

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Swordsman74 Aximsite Rookie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here's what I found out (I also have a G2). The Canon does not create a "true" AVI video. It is a derivative called "motion-AVI". I don't know much about this format, although most desktop players that handle AVI will play both formats just fine. That being said, there is only one PPC program that I know of that will play "motion-AVI" files. PQView http://www.bitbanksoftware.com/PQV.html I've seen it for myself - I was able to pop out the CF card from my camera, pop it into my Axim, and play the movie right away. It shows up as "MVI_0581.AVI" and it was a 7mb file. I left it on the CF card, put the card back in the camera, and was able to upload it to my desktop PC later that day. Here's a Pocket PC Magazine review.