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I have been given some files with mv2 (not m2v) extensions to convert to DVD, but the format of the files is not anything I have seen before. I thought they were MPG files, but no player I have recognizes them. I opened them in a hex editor to compare headers and footers with other video files, and found this as the header:

6D 76 30 32 01 00 00 00 69 76 33 32 mv02 ____ iv32

(This is vastly different than a standard mpg)

After doing some sleuthing, I found that there is an IV32 codec called Indeo Video 3.2, so I installed the Indeo codec package from free-codecs.

But still the players don't recognize the files. Is there a particular extension that I need to use, or a particular kind of player? Will any of the standard converters like TmpGenc or VirtualDub be able to convert the files? I have asked the person who gave me the files to find out more about how they were created. Something to do with a security camera.

The Core Media Player seems to play M1V, M2V files. Did you try it?

I did try it, but again this isn't an m2v file. It has an extension of mv2. Core Media Player said it coulnd't render the file and that the format is unsupported. I tried changing the extension to m2v and mpg, with the same results.

It turns out to be a proprietary format used by Gotcha! software. Fortunately their software can also export as a regular AVI.

Oops, i think i became older Yes, you're right that Gotcha! application seems to play mv2 files.