AVI Codecs

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03 Apr 2008 07:34 pm

Magindy

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Hi Guys,

I’m Kinda new to codecs and downloading movies form the net.

I have downloaded 2 movies from Limewire though i have had no success in actually opening this files.

Everytime i try to open the files it says i need codecs for these files. I have since installed about 5 condecs programs with no success. I have read that Divx is a good program though i tried downloading this and when trying to watch the movie through this program it still doesn’t work.

The files state they are AVI. and both are around 700mb.

Can someone please help me. I have spent hours trying to figure this out but have had no luck!...

Cheers

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04 Apr 2008 05:08 am

anonymous

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The best thing to do is probably to use a diagnostic tool such as gspot or avicodec to tell you exactly what’s in the file: the container, video codec, and audio codec. Usually video codecs in the AVI container will be identified by their fourcc (four character code) and audio codecs by their tag number. Once you know what you need, you can search it on the web and download and install it.

Quick reference should you encounter these:
Xvid: fourcc XVID - get it here
DivX 5 and later: fourcc DX50 - get it here
DivX 4: fourcc DIVX - get same as above
DivX 3: fourcc DIV3 and DIV4 - get it here

I wouldn’t really recommend codec packs, but if you must get one, get the ffdshow-tryout filters, or an all-in-one player such VideoLan.

Another thing to keep in mind is you may sometimes encounter incomplete, truncated, or AVI files of incorrect length (gspot will tell you). Windows Media Player can’t play those, even if you have the right codec. What you’d need is something like Media Player Classic or AVIPreview.

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