2006-08-28 19:14:50 · 3 answers · asked by metal dog 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
There are lots of different types of AVI files these days. DivX and Xvid are two relatively recent varieties that may not play without downloading the new codecs. A Codec means "coder/decoder" that tells the program how to interpret the binary file. There's a little program that you can get that can tell you the codec required for a video clip here: http://avicodec.duby.info/
That site also has links to various collections of Codecs and installation utilities. It still may not work for various reasons, expecially if the file is corrupted. There is also a malware/spyware issue with some porn websites telling you to install a new codec from their website which is really spyware.
If you need more general information you can look up codecs in Wikipedia or videohelp
2006-08-29 21:49:01 · answer #1 · answered by Wyld Stallyns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might not have the codec, or the movie is not right, maybe you didnt downloaded the complete file, but try downloading a player that reproduces avi files, if it does do that, then you dont have the codec in you r media player. Try "avi player" on google, and download.
2006-08-28 19:23:28 · answer #2 · answered by johan_rd9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to download the new Codecs to play *.AVI files. You can try the link http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/format/codecdownload.aspx and download them.
2006-08-28 19:31:53 · answer #3 · answered by Nishan Saliya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋