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Posted: 9/30/2005, 9:41 am
by Johnny
I recently downloaded a tv show from a torrent site and now I can get t he file to play. Winamp can't do it nor can my Windows players. !Pleh
Posted: 9/30/2005, 10:40 am
by saman
what kind of file is it?
Posted: 9/30/2005, 11:55 am
by Johnny
avi
Posted: 9/30/2005, 11:57 am
by PlasticAss
you're probably missing a codec. I usually install divx and it runs just about everything I need.
www.divx.com. There may be other codecs that are required that divx don't cover though...
Posted: 9/30/2005, 12:10 pm
by saman
yeah, download <a href="http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/codecs_and_filters/ffdshow.cfm">ffdshow</a>. it's got a whole bunch of codecs together. the more codecs you have, the better the quality of playback
Posted: 10/3/2005, 2:13 pm
by thirdhour
how do you delete your cookies?
Posted: 10/3/2005, 2:40 pm
by Henrietta
Eat them.
Ba duh chhhh.
Posted: 10/3/2005, 2:55 pm
by saman
if you're using ie, yannic, click on tools, internet options, and in the general tab click "delete cookies"
if that doesn't work, and you're using windows xp, go to my computer, c:, documents and settings, your account file, cookies, then select all the files and delete them. usually they all get deleted with the exception of index.dat
Posted: 10/3/2005, 3:02 pm
by thirdhour
awesome! that was easy.
Posted: 10/3/2005, 7:54 pm
by Henrietta
Ok someone help, quick.
I downloaded that Ace mega codec pack and now the video is too slow for the audio. All of the files I have, so it's some setting somewhere I think...
Posted: 10/3/2005, 8:14 pm
by saman
sounds like a playback problem. the codecs in the pack aren't doing the trick. if it's for .avi files, i'd highly recommend ffdshow, link above
Posted: 10/3/2005, 8:15 pm
by faninor
Posted: 10/3/2005, 8:15 pm
by Henrietta
I have that one too!
Posted: 10/3/2005, 8:16 pm
by faninor
I'd never install a codec pack myself. Just the particular codecs that I need.
Posted: 10/3/2005, 8:19 pm
by saman
Cass wrote:I have that one too!
uhh, well, if you have both ace mega pack and ffdshow, maybe the problem is too many codecs that conflict with each other. trying uninstalling a pack or two
if that doesn't work, uninstall all of them and download divx and xvid individually like josh said
edit: these are for avi files, right?
Posted: 10/3/2005, 8:41 pm
by Henrietta
I im'd you Saman.
How do you know what codec you need? I'm uninstalling everything right now.
Posted: 10/3/2005, 8:54 pm
by saman
it depends on the file type that you're trying to play. for avis, there are a number of codecs out there like divx and xvid. same goes for files with extensions such as .mkv and .ogm. they need their own special codecs.
Posted: 10/3/2005, 9:06 pm
by Henrietta
the extension is .hdtv.xvic-tcm
Posted: 10/3/2005, 9:14 pm
by thirdhour
Are you two speaking english?

Posted: 10/3/2005, 9:15 pm
by saman
that is part of the title of the file, i believe. if it's for xvid, though, it's most probably an avi.
i msg'ed you back but either you've fallen asleep or my msn isn't working :S