Problem with .avi codec

**burner1** · 12th August 2007

I'm running windows 2K SP4...
Just Dl'd a film, when I run it through windows media player, it access' the net, then comes up with message..error downloading codec.. but when I play it through vlc or winamp, it plays the video with no audio?
Is there any app that will tell me which codec is needed?

Edit - Just tried it on an xp PC and same thing.

**Mickey** · 12th August 2007

yes

you need gspot, tells you wot you need to view/play films
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

**burner1** · 12th August 2007

Cheers Mickey.. had a go but it's a lot of faffing around for something I can redownload when another copy of the film is out.. thanks for the toolkit though, could come in useful

**koola2** · 12th August 2007

windows media player seems to be rubbish at finding and downloading the right codec, just download a codec pack like the K-lite one.

**TotallyRandom** · 12th August 2007

Download and install VLC player

will play any thing you can throw at it

**blacksheep** · 12th August 2007

get ffdshow or klite (uninstall all your other codecs 1st to prevent conflicts) and then if still not working see what g-spot tells you the film needs and install it.

**destro404** · 12th August 2007

Originally Posted by TotalyRandom

Download and install VLC player

will play any thing you can throw at it

Quality reply! Did you not even read the first post when he said this....

"but when I play it through vlc or winamp, it plays the video with no audio?"

FWIW it might be worth trying mplayer, has every codec under the sun built in already so I am led to believe.

**TotallyRandom** · 12th August 2007

Originally Posted by destro404

Quality reply! Did you not even read the first post when he said this....

"but when I play it through vlc or winamp, it plays the video with no audio?"

FWIW it might be worth trying mplayer, has every codec under the sun built in already so I am led to believe.

Sorry never seen the VLC player bit lol needing ma bed me thinks !

**Tr1xerb3ll** · 13th August 2007

Originally Posted by TotalyRandom

Download and install VLC player

will play any thing you can throw at it

yup that or power dvd i think should do it

**liveseytowers** · 13th August 2007

Its probably the ac3 codec that you need. You can get it from here http://ac3filter.net/projects/ac3filter

That should work alright then. VLC player does play everything but i prefer to use media player as well.

**DJAd** · 13th August 2007

If your just getting sound and no picture and it's .avi, you prob just need the divx codec.

**coin-op** · 13th August 2007

Originally Posted by CaptainRookie

If your just getting sound and no picture and it's .avi, you prob just need the divx codec.

Another one who doesn't read the posts properly:

Originally Posted by Burner1

but when I play it through vlc or winamp, it plays the video with no audio?

**DJAd** · 13th August 2007

Originally Posted by coin-op

Another one who doesn't read the posts properly:

Opps, I meant to put, make sure the speaker's / headphones are turned up. Honest

**d3xt0r** · 14th August 2007

klite seems to be the best ive never had 1 problem since ive had it (2years)ish

d3xt0r

**DiGiT** · 14th August 2007

There is a program called codecinstaller. I found it once in google. It will analyze any audio/video file you have and show u wnat codecs u need for it. It will also link you to the codec u need, and help u install it. it seemed fairly clean when I used it, but I cant say for sure if it has any malware imbedded into it. I installed it, used it for watI needed, and uninstalled it afterwards. It did the job. I also found that nero showtime played almost everything without any issues.