# How to open the individual ismv or isma files generated during recording
**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-open-the-individual-ismv-or-isma-files-generated-during-recording/37547
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine
**Created:** [December 6, 2011, 7:47am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-open-the-individual-ismv-or-isma-files-generated-during-recording/37547 "2011-12-06T07:47:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Divya\_Bhargov1](https://community.wowza.com/u/Divya_Bhargov1)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2011, 7:47am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-open-the-individual-ismv-or-isma-files-generated-during-recording/37547/1 "2011-12-06T07:47:53Z")
Hi,
The wowza generates plenty of isma and ismv files while it is recording a video (streamed in H264). Is there a way i can open these individual 10 second files separately ?
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-open-the-individual-ismv-or-isma-files-generated-during-recording/37547/2 "2011-12-06T15:58:03Z")
They should playback in VLC, and in Wowza as vod. Use mp4: prefix.
Richard
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-open-the-individual-ismv-or-isma-files-generated-during-recording/37547/3 "2011-12-08T16:17:04Z")
Sorry, I was wrong about that, according to Scott in other thread.
Richard
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### Author:  [@C\_F](https://community.wowza.com/u/C_F)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/how-to-open-the-individual-ismv-or-isma-files-generated-during-recording/37547/4 "2011-12-08T22:11:19Z")
Hi Richard, VLC did not work for us. Can you give us the specific version of VLC you used and maybe a sample file as well that works? You can PM me.