lowercase "xvid"

[davexnet]

I think I saw this before, but I can't remember
what/if there was a solution.

If I play an avi that internally has the 4cc = "xvid"
the file plays, but the xvid filter is not invoked and the avi is
upside down.

If I use a hex editor and change "xvid" to XVID all is normal.

Why isn't the system (diectshow?) not recognizing "xvid"
(lowercase) properly?

Thanks for any info.
Dave

[davexnet]

Here's how the graph looks when the 4cc is "xvid" - graph-bad.jpg

and here's how it looks normally. (4cc = "XVID")
The only difference between these
two files is the 4cc changed with a hex editor - graph-good.jpg.

Secondly, if you look at this report from gspot,
it looks as if xvid should be handled. - gspot-xvid.jpg

[Lenny_Nero]

What are you using to play the file ?

[davexnet]

This occurs in Windows Media Player 6.4 and version 9 also.
The video is upside down, xvid is not it the list of filters being used,
as can be seen from the 2nd graph above.