How do i identify/play this file? (It's a WMV inside a MOV?)

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Mar 15, 202610061 views

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I have a file that VLC does not open. It mentioned 'wmv3' so i tried media player with no luck. I use to check which failed. I also seen some results saying it's a Quicktime file but somehow encoded in WMV (which sounds like nonsense and the poster said he was guessing). Here's some random text I s…

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ftypqt
qt
moov
lmvhd
Apple Sound Media Handler
:hdlr
mhlrvideappl
Apple Video Media Handler
vmhd
9hdlr
frmaWMA2
ASF
Pwave
dhlralisappl

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That is a video in the Windows Media Video 9 (WMV3) format, which is used in Windows Media Player 9. You will need the Windows Media Player codecs for that, try the WMP 9 codec installation package... Please note that a QuickTime File Format (MOV) i…

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How do i identify/play this file? (It's a WMV inside a MOV?)

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