playing avi files

[Eli Aran]

I'm not sure this is the right newsgroup for this question
so if you know another place to post please tell me.
the thing is, i downloaded a few avi films to see on my computer. some of
the say they are divx or xvid (?)
if i use media player on some of them i don't hear the sound - only see the
picture.
on winamp sometimes i see and hear well but there is a color problem: all
the reds show as blues and all the blues show as reds. all other colors show
as well but the people have blue skins and the skies are always red...
i tried bsplayer and again i can only see the picture but not hear the
sound. (on dvd's bsplayer plays very well with sound)
i know my sound card and speakers work perfectly well because i can hear
other things not related to videos.
how can i solve this problem and enjoy the films with the right colors and
sound?
thank you!



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"Eli Aran" > wrote in message:
...

| I'm not sure this is the right newsgroup for this question
| so if you know another place to post please tell me.
| the thing is, i downloaded a few avi films to see on my computer. some of
| the say they are divx or xvid (?)
| if i use media player on some of them i don't hear the sound - only see the
| picture.
| on winamp sometimes i see and hear well but there is a color problem: all
| the reds show as blues and all the blues show as reds. all other colors show
| as well but the people have blue skins and the skies are always red...
| i tried bsplayer and again i can only see the picture but not hear the
| sound. (on dvd's bsplayer plays very well with sound)
| i know my sound card and speakers work perfectly well because i can hear
| other things not related to videos.
| how can i solve this problem and enjoy the films with the right colors and
| sound?
| thank you!

[Courtney]

http://www.divx.com/divx/
http://cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/dvd_utils_codec.shtml#XivD%20Codec

Download te Standard DivX and the XivD codecs. Both, Media Player and WinAMP
will now be able to play the videos. (In both cases, the codec itself, which
is all you need, is free.)

courtney

"Eli Aran" > wrote in message
...
> I'm not sure this is the right newsgroup for this question
> so if you know another place to post please tell me.
> the thing is, i downloaded a few avi films to see on my computer. some of
> the say they are divx or xvid (?)
> if i use media player on some of them i don't hear the sound - only see
the
> picture.
> on winamp sometimes i see and hear well but there is a color problem: all
> the reds show as blues and all the blues show as reds. all other colors
show
> as well but the people have blue skins and the skies are always red...
> i tried bsplayer and again i can only see the picture but not hear the
> sound. (on dvd's bsplayer plays very well with sound)
> i know my sound card and speakers work perfectly well because i can hear
> other things not related to videos.
> how can i solve this problem and enjoy the films with the right colors and
> sound?
> thank you!
>
>
>
> ---
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> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 22/10/2003
>
>

[Eli Aran]

thank you all for the quick reply

"Courtney" > wrote in message news:SAAmb.27764$B_2.25663@okepread02...
> http://www.divx.com/divx/
> http://cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/dvd_utils_codec.shtml#XivD%20Codec
>
> Download te Standard DivX and the XivD codecs. Both, Media Player and
WinAMP
> will now be able to play the videos. (In both cases, the codec itself,
which
> is all you need, is free.)
>
> courtney
>
> "Eli Aran" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm not sure this is the right newsgroup for this question
> > so if you know another place to post please tell me.
> > the thing is, i downloaded a few avi films to see on my computer. some
of
> > the say they are divx or xvid (?)
> > if i use media player on some of them i don't hear the sound - only see
> the
> > picture.
> > on winamp sometimes i see and hear well but there is a color problem:
all
> > the reds show as blues and all the blues show as reds. all other colors
> show
> > as well but the people have blue skins and the skies are always red...
> > i tried bsplayer and again i can only see the picture but not hear the
> > sound. (on dvd's bsplayer plays very well with sound)
> > i know my sound card and speakers work perfectly well because i can hear
> > other things not related to videos.
> > how can i solve this problem and enjoy the films with the right colors
and
> > sound?
> > thank you!
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 22/10/2003
> >
> >
>
>


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[Maureen Goldman]

>"Eli Aran" > wrote:

>I'm not sure this is the right newsgroup for this question
>so if you know another place to post please tell me.
>the thing is, i downloaded a few avi films to see on my computer. some of
>the say they are divx or xvid (?)

Try the freeware divx player at http://www.divx.com. Comes with
codecs.

[Jason Tsang]

You need to download the codecs.

www.divx.com for divx codecs
http://www.divx-digest.com/software/xvid.html for xvid codecs

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"Eli Aran" > wrote in message
...
> I'm not sure this is the right newsgroup for this question
> so if you know another place to post please tell me.
> the thing is, i downloaded a few avi films to see on my computer. some of
> the say they are divx or xvid (?)
> if i use media player on some of them i don't hear the sound - only see
the
> picture.
> on winamp sometimes i see and hear well but there is a color problem: all
> the reds show as blues and all the blues show as reds. all other colors
show
> as well but the people have blue skins and the skies are always red...
> i tried bsplayer and again i can only see the picture but not hear the
> sound. (on dvd's bsplayer plays very well with sound)
> i know my sound card and speakers work perfectly well because i can hear
> other things not related to videos.
> how can i solve this problem and enjoy the films with the right colors and
> sound?
> thank you!
>
>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 22/10/2003
>
>

[Eli Aran]

i think i only downloaded the divx codec and forgot to download the xvid
codec. i will try again.
Eli

þþ"Jason Tsang" > ëúá áäåãòä
...
> You need to download the codecs.
>
> www.divx.com for divx codecs
> http://www.divx-digest.com/software/xvid.html for xvid codecs
>
> --
> Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
>
> Find out about the MS MVP Program -
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
>
> "Eli Aran" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm not sure this is the right newsgroup for this question
> > so if you know another place to post please tell me.
> > the thing is, i downloaded a few avi films to see on my computer. some
of
> > the say they are divx or xvid (?)
> > if i use media player on some of them i don't hear the sound - only see
> the
> > picture.
> > on winamp sometimes i see and hear well but there is a color problem:
all
> > the reds show as blues and all the blues show as reds. all other colors
> show
> > as well but the people have blue skins and the skies are always red...
> > i tried bsplayer and again i can only see the picture but not hear the
> > sound. (on dvd's bsplayer plays very well with sound)
> > i know my sound card and speakers work perfectly well because i can hear
> > other things not related to videos.
> > how can i solve this problem and enjoy the films with the right colors
and
> > sound?
> > thank you!
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 22/10/2003
> >
> >
>
>

[Eli Aran]

i downloaded the free codecs from the divx site but the problem remains the
same.
using windows media player, for example, there are avi movies that i see the
picture but i cannot hear the sound.
any other advise?
thank you!

þþ"Jason Tsang" > ëúá áäåãòä
...
> You need to download the codecs.
>
> www.divx.com for divx codecs
> http://www.divx-digest.com/software/xvid.html for xvid codecs
>
> --
> Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
>
> Find out about the MS MVP Program -
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
>
> "Eli Aran" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'm not sure this is the right newsgroup for this question
> > so if you know another place to post please tell me.
> > the thing is, i downloaded a few avi films to see on my computer. some
of
> > the say they are divx or xvid (?)
> > if i use media player on some of them i don't hear the sound - only see
> the
> > picture.
> > on winamp sometimes i see and hear well but there is a color problem:
all
> > the reds show as blues and all the blues show as reds. all other colors
> show
> > as well but the people have blue skins and the skies are always red...
> > i tried bsplayer and again i can only see the picture but not hear the
> > sound. (on dvd's bsplayer plays very well with sound)
> > i know my sound card and speakers work perfectly well because i can hear
> > other things not related to videos.
> > how can i solve this problem and enjoy the films with the right colors
and
> > sound?
> > thank you!
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> > Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 22/10/2003
> >
> >
>
>