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  • 30-11-2003 3:19pm
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    rymus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭


    I got a few of my favorite simpsons episodes off the internet (no warez monkey cards now please) and they wont play. Well, they'll play, or at least the sound will. I cant get video out of any of them. When media player starts up it goes looking on the internet for a codec but after a few seconds it just says "error downloading codec". I've tried playing it in wmp, winamp, quicktime, realplayer and even downloaded divX player and WinDVD platinum. Nothing works. It's an avi file. If anyone can suggest anything to help, please do ;)


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    #2
    Lukin Black
    Closed Accounts Posts: 494 ✭✭Lukin Black


    Have you tried XVid? Anyhow, GSpot is your app, it'll tell you what codec was used.


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    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    It sounds like you have an older version of DivX. Off you go and download the new free one and give that a shot.


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    Makaveli
    Registered Users Posts: 8,503 ✭✭✭Makaveli


    And if it still doesnt want to work download VideoLan.
    That'll play anything, including partially downloaded avi's.
    You can get it from www.kazaalite.tk and it's under the codecs menu.


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    rymus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭rymus


    cheers lads. I got Gspot and sure enough it was Xvid. Got a copy of VideoLAN and it's playing perfectly. :D


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