plays audio only for avi files

Discussion in 'Windows Media Player' started by jayla223, Jun 29, 2008.

  1. jayla223

    jayla223 Guest

    Hi,

    I am trying to play an avi file on my Windows Media Player, and I can only
    hear the audio, I cannot see the video. I have Windows Vista, and just
    bought my computer a month ago. Any help would be much appreciated.
     
    jayla223, Jun 29, 2008
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  2. jayla223

    Opinicus Guest

    This is probably a DiVX format video. If it was downloaded from one of the
    Usenet binary groups it almost certainly is.

    In that case, you need the (free) DiVX codec. You can get it here:

    http://www.divx.com/divx/windows/

    You just need the codec--not all the other stuff they try and push onto you.

    A useful utility is GSpot, a free utility that analyzes videos and tells you
    what codecs you have/need to play them:
    http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
     
    Opinicus, Jun 29, 2008
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