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Pete
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Fri Jul 08, 2005 7:33 pm Post subject:
Windows Media Player doesn't play some of my avi files, What |
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Windows Media Player 9.00.00.325 on my XP computer plays
most of my avi files, including divx and xvid ones. But it
won't play some other avi files that I download from the
Internet. It would actually say "It encountered a problem
and had to close". How can I fix the problem?
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Alan Pollock
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Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:59 pm Post subject:
Re: Windows Media Player doesn't play some of my avi files, |
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Pete <Pete@how.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Windows Media Player 9.00.00.325 on my XP computer plays
most of my avi files, including divx and xvid ones. But it
won't play some other avi files that I download from the
Internet. It would actually say "It encountered a problem
and had to close". How can I fix the problem?
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Get the free media player called VLC from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/. Nex |
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pete
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Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:23 pm Post subject:
Re: Windows Media Player doesn't play some of my avi files, |
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On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 17:59:36 +0000 (UTC), Alan Pollock
<nex@nopanix.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Pete <Pete@how.com> wrote:
Windows Media Player 9.00.00.325 on my XP computer plays
most of my avi files, including divx and xvid ones. But it
won't play some other avi files that I download from the
Internet. It would actually say "It encountered a problem
and had to close". How can I fix the problem?
Get the free media player called VLC from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/. Nex
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It's a great player. I'm able to use it to play many avi
movies that WMP can't.
However, I still want to make WMP work and be able to play
any avi files that I throw at it. I'm thinking maybe it
needs some more codecs for different avi files. Is there a
way to do it? |
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Broncearse
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Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:04 pm Post subject:
Re: Windows Media Player doesn't play some of my avi files, |
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pete <pete@how.com> wrote in
news:ai4cd1l8tc6p48hpg0cgg6l5k2nhgsqdv6@4ax.com:
| Quote: | On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 17:59:36 +0000 (UTC), Alan Pollock
nex@nopanix.com> wrote:
Pete <Pete@how.com> wrote:
Windows Media Player 9.00.00.325 on my XP computer plays
most of my avi files, including divx and xvid ones. But it
won't play some other avi files that I download from the
Internet. It would actually say "It encountered a problem
and had to close". How can I fix the problem?
Get the free media player called VLC from
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/. Nex
It's a great player. I'm able to use it to play many avi
movies that WMP can't.
However, I still want to make WMP work and be able to play
any avi files that I throw at it. I'm thinking maybe it
needs some more codecs for different avi files. Is there a
way to do it?
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If you have a movie and can't seem to get it to play, odds are you have a
conflicting or missing codec. A CODEC (compressor/decompressor) allows you
to play movies and such. To find out exactly what codecs are required to
watch your movie, you can use one or both of two excellent little
utilities:
AVICodec and Gspot. Both AVICodec and GSpot can be used to determine the
codecs required for a movie to play. AVICodec, despite its name has better
MPEG capabilities and thus is reccomended for MPEG files (such as those for
(S)VCDs). GSpot on the otherhand is far more efficient for scanning AVI
files. Both programs offer unique features also, AVICodec allows you to
queue up and entire folder to for checking in addition to providing direct
links to sites where codecs can be downloaded; GSpot allows for 'rendering'
of files (to check to see if the system can actually play the file with the
available codecs and to check for fakes.
AVICodec can be downloaded from http://avicodec.duby.info/ and GSpot can be
downloaded from http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
Here's another one recently found -
YAAI - Yet Another Avi Info
http://yaai.sourceforge.net/
A site I like for downloading codecs is: http://www.free-codecs.com
B. |
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Billy Joe
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Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:08 am Post subject:
Re: Windows Media Player doesn't play some of my avi files, |
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| Quote: | On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 17:59:36 +0000 (UTC), Alan Pollock
nex@nopanix.com> wrote:
Pete <Pete@how.com> wrote:
Windows Media Player 9.00.00.325 on my XP computer plays
most of my avi files, including divx and xvid ones. But it
won't play some other avi files that I download from the
Internet. It would actually say "It encountered a problem
and had to close". How can I fix the problem?
Get the free media player called VLC from
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/. Nex
It's a great player. I'm able to use it to play many avi
movies that WMP can't.
However, I still want to make WMP work and be able to play
any avi files that I throw at it. I'm thinking maybe it
needs some more codecs for different avi files. Is there a
way to do it?
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You're suggesting that an AVI (of some unspecified encoding other than xvid,
divx, or mpeg4) which plays in VLC but does not play in WMP is for lack of a
decoder?? Well, you might be right, in that VLC installs its own decoders
which are not necessarily available to WMP. But you've also suggested that
WMP crashes - and that is not a decoder problem. That is a WMP problem (in
so far as not handling whatever error it has encountered). So, on that
hand, it seems unlikely that installing more third party coding-specific
trash is going to rectify the problem.
Unless you are going to ENCODE your own AVI content (of divx, xvid, or other
formats) you do not need codecs, you merely need a decoder. ffdshow, which
is GNU licensed (and therefore free of charge), is a DirectShow filter that
*should* help even WMP operate properly with some otherwise difficult
encodings. As it is a system installed filter, WMP should be able to use
it.
One source for ffdshow is: http://www.divx-digest.com/software/ffdshow.html
Others have advised against codec packs, I certainly second that thought.
ffdshow goes a long way toward eliminating the need for specific decoders.
As using ffdshow is less illegal than using VLC, I see no harm in
recommending it to a VLC user --- who, oddly wants to use WMP;-0)
Most probably, wishing that any player will play "any avi files" which you
"throw at it" is beggar's horsemanship to-be-sure. You may still need to
find a decoder for that odd bit of stuff you've downloaded every once in a
while!!
BJ |
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homepc
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Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:32 pm Post subject:
Re: Windows Media Player doesn't play some of my avi files, |
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I would recommend ffdshow as a decoder too. It's good for playing subtitles
and tweaking aspect ratios for the rare avi that displays too wide. This
codec can be disabled and enabled very easily, so you may use it only when
you need it.
"Billy Joe" <see.id.line@invalid.org> wrote in message
news:QNKdnRt7dKDHSUvfRVn-oQ@adelphia.com...
| Quote: | On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 17:59:36 +0000 (UTC), Alan Pollock
nex@nopanix.com> wrote:
Pete <Pete@how.com> wrote:
Windows Media Player 9.00.00.325 on my XP computer plays
most of my avi files, including divx and xvid ones. But it
won't play some other avi files that I download from the
Internet. It would actually say "It encountered a problem
and had to close". How can I fix the problem?
Get the free media player called VLC from
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/. Nex
It's a great player. I'm able to use it to play many avi
movies that WMP can't.
However, I still want to make WMP work and be able to play
any avi files that I throw at it. I'm thinking maybe it
needs some more codecs for different avi files. Is there a
way to do it?
You're suggesting that an AVI (of some unspecified encoding other than
xvid, divx, or mpeg4) which plays in VLC but does not play in WMP is for
lack of a decoder?? Well, you might be right, in that VLC installs its
own decoders which are not necessarily available to WMP. But you've also
suggested that WMP crashes - and that is not a decoder problem. That is a
WMP problem (in so far as not handling whatever error it has encountered).
So, on that hand, it seems unlikely that installing more third party
coding-specific trash is going to rectify the problem.
Unless you are going to ENCODE your own AVI content (of divx, xvid, or
other formats) you do not need codecs, you merely need a decoder.
ffdshow, which is GNU licensed (and therefore free of charge), is a
DirectShow filter that *should* help even WMP operate properly with some
otherwise difficult encodings. As it is a system installed filter, WMP
should be able to use it.
One source for ffdshow is:
http://www.divx-digest.com/software/ffdshow.html
Others have advised against codec packs, I certainly second that thought.
ffdshow goes a long way toward eliminating the need for specific decoders.
As using ffdshow is less illegal than using VLC, I see no harm in
recommending it to a VLC user --- who, oddly wants to use WMP;-0)
Most probably, wishing that any player will play "any avi files" which you
"throw at it" is beggar's horsemanship to-be-sure. You may still need to
find a decoder for that odd bit of stuff you've downloaded every once in a
while!!
BJ
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