Watch a partial WMV - partially downloaded in emule?

How can I watch a partial WMV, partially downloaded in eMule?

I know it can be done for MPGs.

barlop

Posted 2010-08-27T20:21:59.887

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Make sure to enable the option Options⇨Files⇨Miscellaneous⇨Try to download preview chunks first. It will give higher priority to the first and last chunks which are need to (properly) preview video files. A truncated video may not play very well or at all, even if you have the beginning but not the end. – Synetech – 2012-12-27T01:57:46.847

Answers

MPlayer can usually handle "broken" files.

There are various (newer even) third-party adaptations, front-ends around. http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/projects.html

The beginning of the file (at the least) needs to be somewhat complete. Otherwise, so long as the file is not locked (read lock), MPlayer can usually do something with it.

therube

Posted 2010-08-27T20:21:59.887

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VLC can usually play partially complete or corrupted files, though it depends how complete the file actually is.

Force Flow

Posted 2010-08-27T20:21:59.887

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I have used VLC and my experience has been that as with WMP. It played partially downloaded MPGs, but not WMVs – barlop – 2010-08-28T09:12:21.770