Yes, TrueCrypt-encrypted volumes are like normal disks. You provide the correct password (and/or keyfile) and mount (open) the TrueCrypt volume. When you double click the icon of the video file, the operating system launches the application associated with the file type – typically a media player. The media player then begins loading a small initial portion of the video file from the TrueCrypt-encrypted volume to RAM (memory) in order to play it.

No - you need third party software to play most video types. SmartMovie is one example for XviD AVI files and it offers full screen landscape viewing too. For the rest, I have not heard of any players as the bitrate for the other videos can be quite high. The only ones that you can play without additional software are 3GP and RealMedia(RM) files, both of which separate encoders are required.

In encrypted data, one corrupted bit usually corrupts the whole ciphertext block in which it occurred. The ciphertext block size used by TrueCrypt is 16 bytes (i.e., 128 bits). The mode of operation used by TrueCrypt ensures that if data corruption occurs within a block, the remaining blocks are not affected. Due to hardware or software errors/malfunctions, files stored on a TrueCrypt volume may become corrupted.

No - you need third party software to play most video types. SmartMovie is one example for XviD AVI files and it offers full screen landscape viewing too. For MPG/WMV and many other video files, there's CorePlayer. The only ones that you can play without additional software are MP4, 3GP and RealMedia(RM) files, all of which separate encoders are required. Nokia Video Manager is able to convert to MP4 at no charge. You can also try MediaCoder, another free utility.

Yes, virtual TrueCrypt volumes (in contrast to TrueCrypt-encrypted physical system partitions/drives) are independent of the operating system. You will be able to mount your TrueCrypt volume on any computer on which you can run TrueCrypt (see also the question "Can I use TrueCrypt on Windows if I do not have administrator privileges?").

The maximum possible size of a TrueCrypt volume is 8589934592 GB. However, due to security reasons, the maximum allowed volume size is 1 PB (1,048,576 GB), as the amount of data that is considered secure to be encrypted using a single key depends, among other factors, on the block size of the encryption algorithm. In addition, you need to take into account other limiting factors.

File system within a TrueCrypt volume may become corrupted in the same way as any normal unencrypted file system. When that happens, you can use filesystem repair tools supplied with your operating system to fix it. In Windows, it is the 'chkdsk' tool. TrueCrypt provides an easy way to use this tool on a TrueCrypt volume: First, make a backup copy of the TrueCrypt volume (because the 'chkdsk' tool might damage the filesystem even more) and then mount it.

Right-click the 'Computer' (or 'My Computer') icon on your desktop or in the Start Menu and select Manage. The 'Computer Management' window should appear.

Yes, but not directly. You can create a hidden TrueCrypt volume in which you later place a disk image containing an installed operating system that you run (boot) under virtual-machine software, such as Virtual PC, VirtualBox, or VMware (VirtualBox OSE is free and open-source; Virtual PC and some editions of VMware are free). That way, you can have Windows installed in a hidden volume.

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Some computers come with software pre-installed that can convert video to the correct format, such as Windows Movie Maker or Mac's iMovie. There are also many programs available online that can convert various video formats into MPG, MOV, or AVI format. Try searching online for a program that can help you do this.

TrueCrypt does not contain any mechanism or facility that would allow partial or complete recovery of your encrypted data without knowing the correct password or the key used to encrypt the data. The only way to recover your files is to try to "crack" the password or the key, but it could take thousands or millions of years depending on the length and quality of the password/keyfiles, on software/hardware efficiency, and other factors.

File containers are normal files so you can work with them as with any normal files (file containers can be, for example, moved, renamed, and deleted the same way as normal files). Partitions/drives may be better as regards performance. Note that reading and writing to/from a file container may take significantly longer when the container is heavily fragmented. To solve this problem, defragment the file system in which the container is stored (when the TrueCrypt volume is dismounted).

Remark: to "wipe" = to securely erase; to overwrite sensitive data in order to render them unrecoverable. If you believe that an adversary will be able to decrypt the volume (for example that he will make you reveal the password), then the answer is yes. Otherwise, it is not necessary, because the volume is entirely encrypted.

Yes. However, if you need to mount a TrueCrypt volume that is stored on a read-only medium (such as a CD or DVD) under Windows 2000, the file system within the TrueCrypt volume must be FAT (Windows 2000 cannot mount an NTFS file system on read-only media).

You clearly didn't read my guide good enough... the error message betrays you! You tried to load a .avs.txt file which won't work. Your file must end with .avs nothing else. Rename the file to movie.avs. You have to deactivate the DirectShow reader. In order to do so select Options, Environmental properties, click on the VFAPI-plugin tab and uncheck DirectShow Multimedia Reader. I prefer TMPEGEnc. However that's a personal preference..

Yes, TrueCrypt volumes behave like real physical disk devices, so it is possible to use any filesystem checking/repairing/defragmenting tools on the contents of a mounted TrueCrypt volume.

Videos belonging to games from Blizzard contain DivX video, but with a different FourCC, namely "BLZ0". To play such videos you need to use ffdshow for decoding DivX video. The regular DivX decoder won't work (unless you manually change the FourCC). If that doesn't solve the problem, then you should use Media Player Classic or VideoLAN to play the file.

Click the "Open File" button on the top-left of the control NBar and select the .avi file you want, click OK, the player will play automatically.

Find Ladybug Files with details such as Extension: AVI; Content Type (MIME): video/avi; Open with: LBXPDEMO. In the Application used to perform action Edit box, fill the parameters such as "H:\Program Files\Ladybug Player XP Full\bin\LBXPDEMO.exe" "%1" /c "H:\Program Files\Ladybug Player XP Full\bin\LBXPCONF.ini". Where the first parameter is the LBXPDEMO.

Yes, just paste the following code into your web page and replace the end of the src= link with your own id: Also, you can convert from the very large AVI format to ASF format. ASF (Microsoft Windows Advanced Streaming Format. Use Windows Media On-Demand Producer to obtain the ASF format.

Yes. MacVCD X is based on Quicktime technology and so it will play any supported Quicktime media. In addition you can install Quicktime components to easily increase the media types that MacVCD X will play. AVI*, DivX*, XviD*, Quicktime Movie (.mov), DV, DVC, DV Pal, Photo VCD, Karaoke VCD, Apple Video, Component video, Sorenson Video 2 & 3, Microsoft OLE & Video 1 And the list goes on. By choosing a Quicktime based movie player your options are limitless.

The video codec that is required to decode and display the video may not be installed on your computer. For example, if you are trying to play a file that was encoded using the DivX video codec and you do not have that codec installed on your computer, you will likely hear the audio portion of the file, but you won't see the video. For information about finding and downloading codecs, see the Using codecs FAQ.

Nokia's Multimedia Player can play and convert AMR files. It worked with my Classic at AMR Highest Bitrate. Get it here. Registration required to download AND use this product.

Very easily; every newsreader application has a "search" function allowing you to search for newsgroups containing the types of files you're looking for. For instance, if you search for "mp3" in MS Outlook Express newsreader you will be shown a list of all newsgroups containing the word "mp3" in their name (mainly in alt binaries). From there you can open up that newsgroup and view all postings of mp3s and download those you desire.

This is normal video player for PC platform (Windows OS), but it has several additional functions (conversion to 3gp format).

What does the "compression" value under the time lapse mean. There is another compression option under the "Options" icon where I can select my compression codec and select a level of compression but this doesn't change the compression value in the time-lapse section. The compression option under the 'Options' icon works with streaming avis. The 'compression' value under time lapse works with time-lapse ones.

Some AVI files use non standard video codecs. THEbox has all the standard video codecs loaded in the firmware. You need to update the firmware in order to play those files.

The problem is likely that they were created with a "codec" compression agent that the other computer does not have installed. Go back to the original data, and select "Full Frames - Uncompressed." Alternatively, install an updated set of codecs on the other computer. Install the most recent version of Windows Media Player for a good baseline set of codecs, available at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/download/default.asp