i am trying to put a video on my sansa fuze. i have downloaded the sansa converter, but when i go to import the video it states that i have to download the correct codec first. i am using windows vista? any suggestions?
I think you need Quicktime.
Cold be any one of a gaggle of codecs needed. Most recommend Apple’s Quicktime player like BR did; it’s got a valuable one in it. Also the K-Lite Codec pack has rounded out all the necessary ones SMC might need depending on the source video.
I got both of these when I started converting videos and haven’t had any problems.
Okay, so, I feel pretty stupid, but… _what exactly is a codec _?
@meljoy wrote:
Okay, so, I feel pretty stupid, but… _what exactly is a codec _?
I have recieved this problem before, and I think there may be a bug with SMC (one of several). In the past, I have tried to convert videos that are already in the ‘supported’ SMC formats, recieved this message, and complained to myself that I can already play these videos with any direct-show media players. I wouldn’t recommend using this software at all… In fact, there has been much effort to figure out how to convert Fuze-compatable videos without SMC. Here is the best success I have had: http://forums.sandisk.com/sansa/board/message?board.id=sansafuse&view=by_date_ascending&message.id=31558#M31558. It shows how to use third-party converters SUCCESSFULLY, and has a link to download a one particular third-party converter created specifically for the Fuze (Video4Fuze). You should give it a try.
