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TalbainEric
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"Codec help"
, posted Tue 8 Jun 20:28
Okay,I'm having trouble figuring out which "codec" to use for this video I downloaded from WinMX. There's quite a few codecs out there,and I don't know which one to use.
It's an AVI video file,but that's about it. There a site where I can find out? WinMX naturally doesn't say what codec is needed to play it.
quote: Okay,I'm having trouble figuring out which "codec" to use for this video I downloaded from WinMX. There's quite a few codecs out there,and I don't know which one to use.
It's an AVI video file,but that's about it. There a site where I can find out? WinMX naturally doesn't say what codec is needed to play it.
what's WinMX?
most vids these days are coded using DivX, so try that. Failing which, try xvid (I kid you not).
just search on Google for them. The codecs are free, iirc.
Grahf 93th Post
Occasional Customer
"Re(1):Codec help"
, posted Tue 8 Jun 21:05
quote:It's an AVI video file,but that's about it. There a site where I can find out? WinMX naturally doesn't say what codec is needed to play it.
If you have Windows XP, a lot of times you can just right-click the file, go to the summary tab, and the codec you need will be listed under "Video Compression".
If you still can't tell, and you already have the DivX and XviD codecs (definitely the most popular two lately), I would try getting the Nimo Codec pack; it has worked for me a few times.
Luisinan
933th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member++
"Re(1):Codec help"
, posted Tue 8 Jun 21:57
download MPlayer. On my computer, MPlayer even plays WMV better then the Windows Media Player. Plus, you can play .MOV files at full screen. I think one of the big selling points for buying the full version of Quicktime is so that you can watch .MOVs in full screen. But MPLayer already does it for free. Plus better WMV support! Oh yeah, and it plays AVIs tambien.
quote: Okay,I'm having trouble figuring out which "codec" to use for this video I downloaded from WinMX. There's quite a few codecs out there,and I don't know which one to use.
It's an AVI video file,but that's about it. There a site where I can find out? WinMX naturally doesn't say what codec is needed to play it.
Use ffdshow. No blat and it runs EVERYTHING quickly.
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