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Lisahelp
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3 years ago
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I can't preview my Wedding Video HELP PLEASE!

Help!  I took our 26 year old wedding tape and went to Walgreens to get it in electronic format. They sent to me via email to see it on DropBox.  The video was accessible, and I was able to view it a...
  • Rich's avatar
    3 years ago

    Lisahelp wrote:

    However, I erroneously changed it to a new file name with extension .mrw.  Now, I cannot view the video


    MRW files are the raw image format for Minolta Digital cameras. Only applications that are capable of opening RAW image files would be able to open a file with that extension.

     

    You usually can't change a file's extension and have the file continue to function normally. The file extension is used by your operating system to determine what application should be used to open a file when you try to access it. Change the extension and your computer will likely try opening the file in the wrong application.

     

    You said you don't know the file's original extension. Have you tried MP4? An MP4 file is one of the most popular containers for video.