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View Full Version : Avi files donky7 12-02-2006, 19:13 aquired an avi file today, dvd.... 700mb, when i try to watch,,, either in windows, or winamp... both the lastest versions,, all i get is sound.....??? any suggestions................ cheers, spyro2000 12-02-2006, 19:16 download the AVI codec pack from www.download.com Worked for me. donky7 12-02-2006, 19:22 cheers.................. i'm on the case as we chat... !!!!!!!! spyro2000 12-02-2006, 19:25 Just incase you cant find it http://www.download.com/AVI-Codec-Pack/3000-2169_4-10391963.html?tag=lst-0-4 21steve 12-02-2006, 21:22 more importantly, install VLC (video lan client) its the dogs! www.videolan.org/vlc spyro2000 12-02-2006, 21:34 more importantly, install VLC (video lan client) its the dogs! www.videolan.org/vlc what does that do and do i need it? beansforyou 12-02-2006, 21:56 It's another Media player which supports most formats, it looks pretty basic, but it's the dawgs... spyro2000 12-02-2006, 22:00 It's another Media player which supports most formats, it looks pretty basic, but it's the dawgs... so i dont 'need' it, its just like another piece of software that i can play media files on right? beansforyou 12-02-2006, 22:03 As far as I'm aware, unless you have files that your other media players won't support. I don't know too much about it in all honesty, but I had AVI files I couldn't play on Windows Media Player, and after the advice of these guys I downloaded VLC and i've not used anything else since :) OxenTwins 12-02-2006, 22:22 It's also possible that the video was coded by the DivX format, I had problems with winamp/WMP playing some avi files, I updated my copy of DivX player after that they files played fine in winamp/WMP. James H 13-02-2006, 01:30 I must show my support for this: http://avicodec.duby.info/ :) 21steve 13-02-2006, 09:30 sorry Spyro, just got in; from the website; VLC is a free cross-platform media player. * It supports a large number of multimedia formats, without the need for additional codecs * It is available for almost every OS * It needs little CPU power unless people use Gspot to see what audio/video codecs they require for the avi file in question, just downloading codec packs can be detrimental. they can conflict, contain viri etc. so i'd stick with VLC, and the K Lite Codec pack, if a codec pack is required probedb 14-02-2006, 12:11 I must show my support for this: http://avicodec.duby.info/ :) Ditto, will tell you exactly what codecs you need to get for a particular file! Some codec packs can cause problems when you try and install another codec. |