I dled an Avi File but when i try to open it with DIvx 2.0 alpha player, it says, " Can't open "name of movie" .avi file." What should i do? I am able to play mpeg movies on my divx player but y not avi. files?
It's possible that this .avi movie was not coded with the DivX codec. If this is the case then the DivX Playa will probably not play the file. There are actually lots of codecs that can encode to the .avi format. If you are using Windows XP you can right-click the file and go to Properties - Summary (then click the advanced button below if it is showing) and you will see which video codec was used to make the file at the bottom where it says Video - Compression.
You should also download Windows Media Player 9 as it is very stable and has lots of great qualities. If you have the codec on your system for a certain file then WMP9 will play it (barring Real and QuickTime). If you don't have the codec installed then you can set up WMP9 to download any needed codecs to play files automatically. Go to WMP9 - Tools - Options - Player tab and select "download codecs automatically." Good luck.
I have Windows XP and I went to look at the properties of my avi. file and i cant find the info. about which video codec was used to make the file. The summary tab, it says,
IMAGE
Width 640 pixels
Height 480 pixels
AUDIO
Duration 29:30
Bit Rate 95 kbps
Audi format Mpeg layer-3
VIDEO
Frame rate 29 frames/second
Data rate 153kbps
Also when i tried to open my avi. file with wmp9, it says, " sending request for codec" but then after like a minuted it says, "Error downloading codec" What should i do?
Steefoo, hmm sorry that didn't work for you. I work with DivX 5.0.x avi's under WinXP & on the properties of an avi on my system I always get 2 more lines after the info you said yours shows.
Here's an example of an avi I'm working with now on my computer:
Image
Width 640
Height 480
Audio
Duration: 1:11:30
(no bitrate or codec listed as I haven't muxed the audio to this video yet)
Video
Frame rate: 23 Frames/sec
Data rate: 85Kbps
Video sample size: 24 bit
Video compression: DivX Codec
I am guessing that your video was encoded with DivX version 3.11 and you will probably need to install it to watch the movie. But it could be a different codec such as the Angelpotion codec.
At this point I'd suggest you do one of 2 things:
1) Look for and download a small utility called G-Spot. It can tell you more detailed info about your avi files (such as which codec you need to hunt for).
-or-
2) Install Nimo's Codec Pack. Take care not to install anything that you don't need (uncheck items during the install) because if you install everything included with Nimo's Codec Pack it can have adverse affects. I did that one time a long time ago thinking it would be a good thing to have lots of codecs installed so I can watch every video and listen to every sound file. What ended up happening is all my videos from that point on displayed upside down! I think I ended up having to reinstall my OS to remedy the problem.
So once again, your best bet is to run G-Spot to pinpoint the missing codec and then you can install only that codec.
Good luck. Lemme know if this helps.
PopWeasel
could u send me a link to the g-spot program?
thxs
Also when i install nimo codec program.. it asks that i should "copy 3ivx.cm.flask to your flaskmpeg directory" Should i dl flaskmpeg or can i just use wmp9? If so, where in my wmp9 directory?
thxs
Note 1:
If you are running ZoneAlarm- you won't be able to download the file until you disable the "Remove Private Header Information" setting in the ZoneAlarm privacy settings. If you are using a different firewall or privacy utility and can't download the file then look for the setting in your utility that sounds like the ZoneAlarm one I just described and disable it.
Note 2:
Always virus scan downloads from the internet even if they come from a fairly trusted site like this one. Never can tell if someone's substituted a file that's hosted online for something we wouldn't want on our computers.
p.s.: After installing the new codec it's a good idea to restart before trying to watch the movie so the codec gets registered properly in the registry and the Control Panel.
That's it. You should now be able to watch your movie.
