.avi Files

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-07-22 06:07pm

What do I need to play .avi files? I downloaded one and it wont play on Windows Media Player which is (obviously) what I've got. So what do I need?

Cyborg Stan · Post by **Cyborg Stan** » 2003-07-22 06:24pm

I would guess it's more of a problem with codecs than anything else. I'd recommend either simply looking around for the lastest codecs or using a tool such as AVIcodec.

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2003-07-22 06:24pm

You might not have the right codec. Open the files properties and see what it says under the details tab.

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2003-07-22 06:32pm

Ok, thanx guys.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-07-22 06:39pm

You might also want to poke around for DivX and/or XviD codecs.

When you DO download them, MAKE SURE YOU DO A VIRUS CHECK FIRST!

Try the ffdshow pack from doom9.org.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-07-22 08:59pm

You can use GSpot to determine what codecs are in that video file (it can detect the video codec and up to three audio streams)

ffdshow (main download site) is capable of decoding MPEG4 and varients thereof. A tip: the 5/23 alpha build seems stable. When you install it, go into the configuration program and enable the tray icon. You can then change settings on the fly when you're playing a video. Automatic quality control is also useful (under the postprocessing option) if your computer isn't fast enough to run all of the filters at once.

Don't use codec packs. They have a nasty tendancy to mess up a computer.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-07-22 09:30pm

On a related note I still havent found a good program to convert AVIs into VCD compatible MPEGs

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-07-22 11:03pm

Darth Fanboy wrote:On a related note I still havent found a good program to convert AVIs into VCD compatible MPEGs

Use VirtualDub to transcode it. Doom9 has some resources on this, but the site appears to be down at the moment.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-07-23 12:17am

phongn wrote:
Darth Fanboy wrote:On a related note I still havent found a good program to convert AVIs into VCD compatible MPEGs
Use VirtualDub to transcode it. Doom9 has some resources on this, but the site appears to be down at the moment.

I also have a Nero plugin that MIGHT be able to do it, but VirtualDub is by far the best bet.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-07-23 03:35am

How big of a file would work with that? Ive got some 3-4 minute clips id like done as well as some 15 minute clips.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-07-23 04:05am

Darth Fanboy wrote:How big of a file would work with that? Ive got some 3-4 minute clips id like done as well as some 15 minute clips.

It can handle anything. I've reencoded 200MB episodes of MacGyver with it.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-07-23 09:28am

That said, VirtualDub (and its descendants NanDub and VirtualDubMod) is not exactly easy to use. Still, it's one of the best solutions.

(There's also AVISynth, but that has no real GUI at all, so that might be a bit hard...)