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I have a customer who invested in 4 TrendNet IP cameras that save to a Network Attached Storage device.<br />
They only save in ASF file format.<br />
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Whenever I try to view any of these files, they are somewhat garbled and do not appear to play until 30 seconds in. &nbsp;Suddenly then time index overlay on the screen will move very fast for 10 seconds, and then resume normal video. &nbsp;I have tried using multiple viewer applications including VideoLAN and Windows Media Player.<br />
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When I view the live video from the web interface, it is flawless. &nbsp;<br />
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My question is am I using the right player? &nbsp;What else should I be checking? &nbsp;Are these just sucky cameras?
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I have a customer who invested in 4 TrendNet IP cameras that save to a Network Attached Storage device.
They only save in ASF file format.

Whenever I try to view any of these files, they are somewhat garbled and do not appear to play until 30 seconds in.  Suddenly then time index overlay on the screen will move very fast for 10 seconds, and then resume normal video.  I have tried using multiple viewer applications including VideoLAN and Windows Media Player.

When I view the live video from the web interface, it is flawless.  

My question is am I using the right player?  What else should I be checking?  Are these just sucky cameras?

TrendNet Camera saves ASF files.... They play badly.

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