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sweeetsugar00
Member

98 Posts
1/04
Posted - Dec 13 2004 : 3:01AM
keep gettin error in downloadin codecs when usin win media player 10

i tried openin the file with something else and divx said

not recognized contains the following type of data
VIDEO DATA: 3lV2

think its a L lower case or 1 dont know, diffrent type on this page than what is displayed on the message.

its a movie that is over 200mb and i hear some huffin and puffin with some suckin but nothing on screen, it just says that its playin a song?

what other media player is out there that will play virtually anything and is easy to keep updated. must be "free" :)

i got the movie form emule its
"Barefoot Confidential 28-Dana Vespoli"

ive also been able to see other files then all of a sudden it say error in downloadin codec.

licker
Senior Member

Heretic, Iconoclast, Skeptic
1141 Posts
8/03
Posted - Dec 13 2004 : 11:18AM
I may be totally wrong about this, but here are some things you can try.

I think Microsoft is unable or unwilling to supply some of the codecs you need. (e.g. Divx 5 or xvid) There are other places on the net to download them once you have identified them.

To identify the codec required, download the free tool "GSpot", which will report what video and audio codecs are used for the movie file.

Then use Google to search for the names of these codecs and find a download site. Download and install the codec manually.

Next time you play the movie, WMP should magically find the new codec and play the file correctly.

All of this has worked for me with WMP 8 and 9. I've never tried 10, but provided that Micro$oft hasn't crippled it too badly with DRM, it should still work.

sweeetsugar00
Member

98 Posts
1/04
Posted - Dec 14 2004 : 2:17AM
should i go back to windows media player 8?
jamesn
Senior Member

Cambridge, MA
750 Posts
1/04
Posted - Dec 14 2004 : 5:12AM
your file looks like it's a 3ivx which shouldn't be a problem as it's just a mpeg-4, the codec is at 3ivx.com if you end up needing it.

sound without picture sounds like it's a corrupt file, which is common with large files on emule. you might see if there are errors with parts of the index missing, corrupt offsets or a problem with how the audio stream and video stream are muxed.

the easiest way to do it is http://divfix.maxeline.com/divfix.html
the best way to do it other than a hex editor is virtualdubmod which is good for other stuff too. http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualdubmod/


if the file reports no errors, i'd be suprised. if it's perfect, try installing ffdshow and xvid and set their merits higher than divx(the other two work just as well for decoding). http://www.xvid.org/

oatmeal
Meat Popsicle

Seeking Beauty
1738 Posts
8/04
Posted - Dec 14 2004 : 10:05AM
I've had files where either the audio or video codec are present on my system while the other is not and you get some weird results... like silent videos or sound only. I suspect you just need the video codec.
 
jamesn
Senior Member

Cambridge, MA
750 Posts
1/04
Posted - Dec 14 2004 : 4:51PM
could be, but divx files are notorious for corruption on p2p-hence the dozen or more ultilities offering ways of stripping and rebuilding the things
it still makes sense to install ffdshow or xvid, they decode the same files without adware or charging. ffdshow takes less resources in decoding and xvid is subjectively equal or better than divx5.
sweeetsugar00
Member

98 Posts
1/04
Posted - Dec 16 2004 : 1:26AM
3ivx.com

IT WORKED IT WORKED!!!

thank u for help, i love this movie!!!

jamesn
Senior Member

Cambridge, MA
750 Posts
1/04
Posted - Dec 16 2004 : 3:40AM
nice! glad things worked out.



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