Opening video file "mvb" with extension ?

I have a 700 Mb video file with an extension ".mvb". I don't know the camera type that made the file, I just have the file. I've been unable to open it MediaPlayer, Realplayer, etc. Net chatter says says it should open with RealPlayer, but it does not. Can anyone tell me what software is needed to open this file? I tried to convert the file and that didn't work either.

thanks

 

try vlc

 

I just tried that on your suggestion. It says it does not support this audio or video type. I have version 1.1.4.

 

I was going to suggest VLC - but its really a Real Player file.......

 

Vlc with all the codecs is great.

Admit it, it's some foreign porn film?

 

Wow. I've never run into anything that a current version of VLC can't play. I've got 1.1.11, so you might just need to upgrade.

Oh, and Russian porn is the same as US porn.

 

Try downloading this codec pack: http://www.cccp-project.net/

It's free and my windows media player plays everything I've thrown at it since.

 

Unfortunately its work-related surveillance video is all. I'll try that Codec pack download...but if any of you are offering to try and open it, PM me an address and I'll send you a copy of the DVD.

 

www.codecs.com

 

Are you sure it shouldn't be .rmvb?

 

I took the file to some higher order techies here in Columbus. They've both concluded the file is corrupt/encrypted. We were able to open it with the latest version of VLC, but nothing plays. Thanks for all the tips.

 

little bit of net searching looks the files maybe from the 90's

MVB is a file extension for Multimedia Viewer Book file format used by Microsoft Windows Help to store video and sound clips used in the help files and other parts of the operating system.

MIME type: application/x-msmediaview