what kind of video file is this?

[jhay_e03]

i have 2 movies in my pc and both of them have a common in their file names.this is......

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DvD.ScREENeR and when i play it...it always display this message.

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the file is not compatible with your media player. to view this high quality format use the recommended Media Player.

Please visit www.TorrentMovieSupport.com to download the Media Player.
what is this?? this is the first time i encountered this warning. is there anyone knows this problem?? any advice would be appreciated.

thanks in advance

[bartrob]

i think DVD SCREENER isnt the file extention as i cant seem to find any thing about it in a search engine a DVD SCREENER seems to be an unrelased movie pirated and put on the net i think that DVD SCREENER IS PART OF THE FILE NAME not the file type

go to the file right click on it select properties and tell us wht i says the file type is

bartrob

[Deerpark]

Dvd.screener is not a file extension. It is as bartrob says a definition movie pirates use to indicate the movie isn't from a true retail DVD source.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirated_movie_release_types

But you appear to have downloaded a spyware scam.
A real video file would NEVER give you an error message urging you to download software like the error message you got.
This is what you get for trying to download pirated movies.

[jhay_e03]

oh, i see... that's why this warning message always display everytime i will watch that movie. therefore, this problem cannot be resolve?

[Deerpark]

Nope. I don't believe you've downloaded a movie at all.

[jhay_e03]

Nope. I don't believe you've downloaded a movie at all.

what do you mean?

[Deerpark]

A real video file would NEVER give you an error message urging you to download software like the error message you got.

[jhay_e03]

i got it.. yeah you're right.

[Broni]

Just to claryfy little bit more.
You already know from Deerpark's link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirated_movie_release_types what "screener" is.
In most cases, movies like this are playable. They may display some copyright warning screen at the beginning, or they may display a watermark throughout a movie.
Often Windows Media Player won't play movie like this one, because of copyright issues. That's why, you're getting this:

the file is not compatible with your media player

3rd party players, usually will play it, but if you're getting something like:

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www.TorrentMovieSupport.com to download the Media Player.

the file is suspicious, and should be left alone.

[jhay_e03]

i am wondering why this message appear in my player. but now i really understand it. thank you so much for your help guys. i really appreciated it. it helps me a lot.

 

[Adario]

Oh, I would say you need to check your computer for viruses and adware after such files! Most probably the file had .exe extension that you didn't see, because extensions are hidden on your system.