find what codec used

i used to have a freeware programme which could be used to find the codec
used to create a video or audio file.i am running xp pro with sp2. the logo
of the programme was like a cats face.not unlike napster.you could drag and
drop a audio/video file into it and it would tell you what was used to
create the file. can anyone tell me the name of it or any similar programme

SHERLOCK - The Codec Detective
http://www.updatexp.com/sherlock-codec-detective.html

Top Questions about Codecs in Windows Media Player
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...10/codecs.aspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"perky" wrote:

| i used to have a freeware programme which could be used to find the codec
| used to create a video or audio file.i am running xp pro with sp2. the logo
| of the programme was like a cats face.not unlike napster.you could drag and
| drop a audio/video file into it and it would tell you what was used to
| create the file. can anyone tell me the name of it or any similar programme

G-Spot is about the most frequently used codec identifier program...

http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows





"perky" <alperk47.asif.@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>i used to have a freeware programme which could be used to find the codec
> used to create a video or audio file.i am running xp pro with sp2. the
> logo
> of the programme was like a cats face.not unlike napster.you could drag
> and
> drop a audio/video file into it and it would tell you what was used to
> create the file. can anyone tell me the name of it or any similar
> programme
>
>

thanks for that.i will give them a try

Sherlock just tells you what codecs are installed and whether properly so; it
does not have the facility that GSpot has of seeing what codecs a given file
needs.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> SHERLOCK - The Codec Detective
> http://www.updatexp.com/sherlock-codec-detective.html
>
> Top Questions about Codecs in Windows Media Player
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...10/codecs.aspx
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "perky" wrote:
>
> | i used to have a freeware programme which could be used to find the codec
> | used to create a video or audio file.i am running xp pro with sp2. the logo
> | of the programme was like a cats face.not unlike napster.you could drag and
> | drop a audio/video file into it and it would tell you what was used to
> | create the file. can anyone tell me the name of it or any similar programme
>
>

Video Inspector is one I use :http://www.kcsoftwares.com/index.php?vtb

It also has great feature showing if codec that was used to cereate
file is installed on your system or not and has button which allows to
download needed codec. And it's free!