14-08-2009, 15:58 | #1 |
Deep Throat
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What cooodec?! Confuddled!
Well... I'm presuming I need to download a codec!
Have an avi file (thanking you Lozza!) which I can watch on my xbox buuut if I try and watch it on my poota it only has audio and no piccie! I haaaaaave... windows media player version... erm... 11.0.6000.6352? I presume that's just version 11 Any ideas people? I don't want to download lots of gumph I don't need see Thanking you! |
14-08-2009, 16:01 | #2 |
nipples lol (o)(o)
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I had this once, the only thing I could do was to download div x and watch my films and stuff via that, it seemed to get round all the codec issues that WMP would throw up.
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14-08-2009, 16:04 | #3 |
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Easy way is just to download VLC and use that to play the file. It will play most things.
Otherwise there is a piece of software you can download which inspects the file and tells you exactly what codec you need. however I can't remember he name.
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14-08-2009, 16:07 | #4 |
nipples lol (o)(o)
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*sniggers*
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14-08-2009, 16:09 | #5 |
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What's this VLC thingy then?! I don't mind downloading it I just don't want the pickmeister being all "You've downloaded lots of random stuff again haven't you!"
As long as I can justify it |
14-08-2009, 16:12 | #6 |
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Oooh just looked up VLC... they have ones for windows 98,99 etc but I canny see one that's for Vista?
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14-08-2009, 16:16 | #7 |
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14-08-2009, 16:18 | #8 |
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http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html - you want the 'Latest Packages' one. That's for Vista.
If that doesn't work (or even if it does, I don't like VLC much) , I recommend http://shark007.net/ - the Shark Codec package which'll let you play pretty much anything in anything.
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14-08-2009, 16:21 | #9 |
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Oooooooooooooh! It works it works! Yaaaaaay! Thanking you
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14-08-2009, 16:41 | #10 |
BBx woz 'ere :P
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I use 2 codecs normally. XVid and DivX.
However if all else fails I use VLC too.
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