I recently downloaded a video clip of limewire, but it will not work on windows media player. I have downloaded several videos of limewire and they all worked, but when I try this one, it sais codec error. This is realy annoying because it took me 3 hours to download! It has happened to different videos, I just want to know if there is a way I can fix this or not.
By the way, I have the latest windows media player.
2006-10-29 16:39:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
If it is illegal, why is it still up and running. Basicly, because it isn't only some of the videos are.
2006-10-29 16:45:02 · update #1
Try install this codec pack it should fix your problem.
http://www.cole2k.net/?display=Codec-Pack-Standard
I use it and I've never come across a video that refused to play.
2006-10-29 16:47:11 · answer #1 · answered by 818 Papi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Codec stands for coder-decoder. Videos are compressed for the same reason Mp3s are compressed. To have uncompressed digital video it would take up too much space. You encode it. Actually what you're really looking for is the decoder part of the codec. The codec that you need to install is dependent on the video you're playing. You'll need to get more information. DivX is a commonly used one.
2006-10-30 00:50:12 · answer #2 · answered by To Be Free 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
COmpression DECompression software.
I'd suggest you download the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack with Media Player Classic 34 MB from http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/finalbuilds.htm
It'll resolve your issue.
2006-10-30 01:51:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Codec is a device or program capable of performing encoding and decoding on a digital data stream or signal.
Try VLC media player to play those video files.
Download it from :http://www.videolan.org
2006-10-30 00:51:52 · answer #4 · answered by Asok_xp 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A codec is what your media player uses to read and display the data.
2006-10-30 00:43:50 · answer #5 · answered by Sean Brackeen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
btw, downloading videos off of limewire is illega, so i suggest you don't post that here.
What codec is it asking? The codec is the way it decrypts the file into raw video/audio
2006-10-30 00:41:57 · answer #6 · answered by PYRO 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try to download SLD codec pack from search it will play all the formats
2006-10-30 01:34:57 · answer #7 · answered by jiggyin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read this one microsoft website http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/faq/codec.mspx
2006-10-30 00:47:02 · answer #8 · answered by Crucheau 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋