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3rd June 2003, 02:17 | #1 | Link |
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no video, no audio
Very simple question but I can't find the answer: What do I need to play divx or xvid videos? I have both windows media player 6.4 and 7. Both say the video is playing, but there is no picture or audio, and it gives no error messages.
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3rd June 2003, 02:26 | #2 | Link |
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Welcome to the forum, elyk!
AVI is a container file; it can have many different types of audio and video. The formats are called Codecs, this term is short for "compressor-decompressor" which, when compressing, converts audio or video into bits in a file, and, when decompressing, converts them back. So you would think that you'd have to have XviD and DivX codecs installed on your computer. You could do that, or you could instead install a program called "ffdshow." This is an advanced video decompressor that works with many different formats, including both DivX and XviD. Here are links for downloading: ffdshow DivX 505 Nic's XviD Koepi's XviD uManiacs XviD EDIT: As to audio, you may need codecs as well, if you don't happen to have the right one(s) installed. For example, if AC3 (Dolby Digital) is used for a soundtrack, you would get silence if you didn't have the AC3 codec or an "AC3 Filter" installed. Last edited by jggimi; 3rd June 2003 at 02:29. |
7th June 2003, 07:10 | #4 | Link |
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I had a friend that had this exact problem about a week ago. Anyway, a fourcc is an identifier code, used to tell what kind of compressor was used to make the video. In your case the fourcc is '0' which I don't think means anything. What you want to do is download the Fourcc Changer from the download section here, then load the video in it, and change the fourcc and descripter to 'DIVX'. Hopefully, after you apply, it should play with video.
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14th June 2003, 15:47 | #7 | Link |
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rgb means uncompressed! so in 90% this file isnt xvid or divx
what does gspot tell under "directshow renderer", what does it say under "audio"?
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14th June 2003, 17:10 | #8 | Link |
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Do you by any chance have something obtained in not quite legal way from one of the p2p networks, that was supposed to be a cool movie (sequel) that has hitted the screens month ago???
If so - forget about it - it's a fake. And that's your problem. Do not obtain anything in that way, otherwise you may expect such things to happen. take care aleksander |
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