My WIndows Media Player cannot play .avi files. The sound is ok, but no picture. Why?
2007-03-26 20:05:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
AVI is like a book cover - easily identified as a book, but if the writing inside is not your language, then you can't understand it.
Basically, you need to install the appropriate codec - which is likely either DivX or XviD. DivX is available here:
http://www.divx.com/
(Make sure you get the free version - they push the paid version too).
And XviD is available here:
http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/
2007-03-26 20:11:27 · answer #1 · answered by lwcomputing 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Windows Media Player, especially depending upon the version, tends to be extremely finicky with file types. Your best bet is to download a third party player. My personal favorite is BSplayer. It's a free download that you should be able to find on www.download.com, which is perhaps the greatest website ever invented.
2007-03-26 20:31:17 · answer #2 · answered by posesqueen 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋