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.Avi File Question Again
I have Windows Media Player 10 and can play all the files except for .avi
files. Whenever I try to play the files I don't get a picture I just get the sound. I looked up the problem on the microsoft.com site and it says to do this I never see video If you're playing an AVI file, it's possible that the video codec required to decode and display the video is not installed on your computer. To determine which codec was used to create the file, do the following: 1.Use a codec detection utility to determine the FourCC code of the file. 2.Look up that FourCC code on the FourCC for Video Compression Web page or in the codecs section of the FourCC Web site. After you determine which codec is required, you can then download the correct codec from the Internet. The Windows Media Player Multimedia File Formats Web page provides links to suppliers of some of the more frequently used video codecs for AVI files. However, keep in mind that some codecs can introduce instability with programs or your computer in general, so make sure that a codec is from a trustworthy source before downloading and installing it. when I installed the codec detection utility to determine the FourCC code of the file, I was lost can somebody please help me out, I am completely lost. I forgot to mention that I did # 1 but I don't get what do I look up to determine thte FourCC of the file, like what do I look for? |
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That response sounds odd from microsoft...However,go to downloads at
microsoft,media,download the codec installation package.Also,in WMP,click on tools,options,chk the box "connect to internet" also chk "install codecs auto" "Babygirl" wrote: I have Windows Media Player 10 and can play all the files except for .avi files. Whenever I try to play the files I don't get a picture I just get the sound. I looked up the problem on the microsoft.com site and it says to do this I never see video If you're playing an AVI file, it's possible that the video codec required to decode and display the video is not installed on your computer. To determine which codec was used to create the file, do the following: 1.Use a codec detection utility to determine the FourCC code of the file. 2.Look up that FourCC code on the FourCC for Video Compression Web page or in the codecs section of the FourCC Web site. After you determine which codec is required, you can then download the correct codec from the Internet. The Windows Media Player Multimedia File Formats Web page provides links to suppliers of some of the more frequently used video codecs for AVI files. However, keep in mind that some codecs can introduce instability with programs or your computer in general, so make sure that a codec is from a trustworthy source before downloading and installing it. when I installed the codec detection utility to determine the FourCC code of the file, I was lost can somebody please help me out, I am completely lost. I forgot to mention that I did # 1 but I don't get what do I look up to determine thte FourCC of the file, like what do I look for? |
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Actually, that's sadly a pretty bad idea, even if it does seem to make sense. She does not need the codec installation package - those are for WMV files, not AVI files - and beyond that installing the v9 codec pack on top of WMP10 will BREAK her ability to play back DRM'd (purchased) media files. (Which would be fixed again by reinstalling WMP on the system - but that won't work on Media Center PCs, so... just do not do this in the first place.) AVI codecs are random. You need to know EXACTLY which one you need, and then install only that codec from the precise vendor of that codec. =P http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#codecs covers this. -Zach -- (speaking for myself and doing this in my free time) Following up to your post with the resolution is good netiquette. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All e-mail to this account will bounce or be deleted - *use the newsgroups*. -- "Andrew E." wrote in message news That response sounds odd from microsoft...However,go to downloads at microsoft,media,download the codec installation package.Also,in WMP,click on tools,options,chk the box "connect to internet" also chk "install codecs auto" "Babygirl" wrote: I have Windows Media Player 10 and can play all the files except for .avi files. Whenever I try to play the files I don't get a picture I just get the sound. I looked up the problem on the microsoft.com site and it says to do this I never see video If you're playing an AVI file, it's possible that the video codec required to decode and display the video is not installed on your computer. To determine which codec was used to create the file, do the following: 1.Use a codec detection utility to determine the FourCC code of the file. 2.Look up that FourCC code on the FourCC for Video Compression Web page or in the codecs section of the FourCC Web site. After you determine which codec is required, you can then download the correct codec from the Internet. The Windows Media Player Multimedia File Formats Web page provides links to suppliers of some of the more frequently used video codecs for AVI files. However, keep in mind that some codecs can introduce instability with programs or your computer in general, so make sure that a codec is from a trustworthy source before downloading and installing it. when I installed the codec detection utility to determine the FourCC code of the file, I was lost can somebody please help me out, I am completely lost. I forgot to mention that I did # 1 but I don't get what do I look up to determine thte FourCC of the file, like what do I look for? |
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I had the same problem. I Googled "codec XviD" and downloaded a free
version. I can now see the video. Not saying it will work for you. It does depend on the codec the source used. "Babygirl" wrote: I have Windows Media Player 10 and can play all the files except for .avi files. Whenever I try to play the files I don't get a picture I just get the sound. I looked up the problem on the microsoft.com site and it says to do this I never see video If you're playing an AVI file, it's possible that the video codec required to decode and display the video is not installed on your computer. To determine which codec was used to create the file, do the following: 1.Use a codec detection utility to determine the FourCC code of the file. 2.Look up that FourCC code on the FourCC for Video Compression Web page or in the codecs section of the FourCC Web site. After you determine which codec is required, you can then download the correct codec from the Internet. The Windows Media Player Multimedia File Formats Web page provides links to suppliers of some of the more frequently used video codecs for AVI files. However, keep in mind that some codecs can introduce instability with programs or your computer in general, so make sure that a codec is from a trustworthy source before downloading and installing it. when I installed the codec detection utility to determine the FourCC code of the file, I was lost can somebody please help me out, I am completely lost. I forgot to mention that I did # 1 but I don't get what do I look up to determine thte FourCC of the file, like what do I look for? |
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AVIs can be encoded using different CODECs (Coder/Decoder), and to play
a particular AVI you need the decoder that was used to encode it. There are many CODECs, and what you need depends on the content of your AVIs. However, there is one relatively easy solution that I've been repeating recently: download and install FFDSHOW (latest version from www.afterdawn.com), and it will handle just about any AVI (and more) you are likely to encounter. After you install FFDSHOW, open the FFDSHOW Video Decoder (I'm not sure of the precise title), go to the CODECs section, and click on each entry that says DISABLED and choose something other than DISABLED (the first entry is fine). Or, you can just start off by making sure that entries that have DivX, Xvid, MPEG4 in their description are not DISABLEd. I can't be more specific because I don't know which AVIs you have. Normally, there is no harm in ENABLing more that you need in FFDSHOW. After you familiarize yourself with it, you can enable/disable as you see fit, though again, you are not likely to cause any harm by just enabling a whole bunch. After you do the above, FFDSHOW will decode any AVI, MPEG, or whatever, for which it has been enabled. It is a very simple solution to all the CODECs overwhelm us. |
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