Codec issues?

[tedginn05]

Should just use Media Player. Are you running Win XP?

Yea I got XP.

I have tried four different programs:Media Player, Winamp, Real Player, and VLC Media Player. This is what each of them say when I try to watch them.


Media Player-"Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file."

Real Player-"This clip cannot be played. It contains unexpected data and may be corrupted" and "Cannot play back the file. The format is not supported."

Winamp-It doesn't say anything, it just sits there and doesn't do anything.

VLC-Just freezes up and doesn't do anything.

 

[biobuck]

Try downloading this AC3 FILTER..Has all kinds of codecs and then you can play those videos in media player

http://ac3filter.sourceforge.net/

 

[tedginn05]

Try downloading this AC3 FILTER..Has all kinds of codecs and then you can play those videos in media player

http://ac3filter.sourceforge.net/

Alright I d/l that, now what should I do, try to load the game. Well that doesn't work.

 

[coastalbuck]

I downloaded the two codecs and it still doesn't work. Maybe you need the bit torrent stuff too. I don't know enough about that so I haven't tried it.

 

[BrutusMaximus]

bit torrent is just to download it, doesnt effect playing it. You could try using g-spot on it. It will tell you exactly what type of file it is, and what codecs you need.

It SHOULD only need divx or xvid though, sounds like maybe you guys have an operating system problem or something.

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

is it possible that there is a problem with Media Player which in turn is creating a conflict with all other media players? What about uninstalling and reinstalling and see if that works? I had a problem where I couldn't play any files with any program and uninstalled media player and that fixed it.... every file played.

Hasn't there been problems with Media Player 10... after I installed it over 9 is when all my problems started.

 

[coastalbuck]

I tried the G-spot. It says it doesn't need a codec but when it tries to play it, it says render failed. I didn't download it with bit torrent, just normally. Could that be the problem.?

 

[Golferdow01]

Sometimes I'll get a codec error messsage when playing a file and I will find the error code and google it. Then I get responses with what I need to download. You might want to try that if it's an option

 

[tedginn05]

Where can I download g-spot?

Anybody got a link to where I can get it.

 

[Golferdow01]

Where can I download g-spot?

Anybody got a link to where I can get it.

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/GSpot.htm

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

Where can I download g-spot?

Anybody got a link to where I can get it.

There's a joke there... but I won't touch it

 

[Golferdow01]

There's a joke there... but I won't touch it

I didn't even realize that...wow

I hear he has limited or no connectivity with his uploading

 

[tedginn05]

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/GSpot.htm

When I click to "render" it, it says rendering failed and gives "N/A" for all the blanks.

I know the program works because I tried one of Mili's clips and it rendered it just fine.


I'm going to try to reinstall Media Player and see if that works.

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

I hear he has limited or no connectivity with his uploading