DjmUK Share Posted September 16, 2001 Hi all, I have a few .avi files that I play in Windows Media Player in WinXP and I have the latest Compressor Decompressor (Codec) which is DivX 4.1 and I have a couple of files that are playing the audio part of the file, but no video :( Any help would be v.appreciated. P.S. I've even tried it in QuickTime 5.0, but still no luck. Link to post Share on other sites
PabUK Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 Unfortunately there are several different version of the DivX codec around, and you mustn't have the right one. Someone else might be able to provide a link to the other types. Link to post Share on other sites
DjmUK Author Share Posted September 16, 2001 Oh, I didn't realise there were different types of DivX 4.1, and the ironic thing is, all my downloads are in two seperate parts: File 1 - audio File 2 - video & audio But this is only on two of my videos, the others work fine, maybe it's something to do with the .avi splitting :s Link to post Share on other sites
Malechai Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 the file must've been encoded with an older version of divx like pab said. don't bother getting the older divx versions..stick with 4.1.. it'll play almost all videos encoded with the 3.11 divx but not all. the more people who move to 4.1, the more videos will get encoded with it and it'll be for the better Link to post Share on other sites
DjmUK Author Share Posted September 16, 2001 ah right, so...if one was to revert back to 3.1 - I could re-encode it somehow to 4.1, and then go back to 4.1 oh god, that sounds complicating - I think I'll just stick with this code. Thanks for the help :ninja: Link to post Share on other sites
Malechai Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 yuh its confusing.. thank god they increased the compatibility percent for 4.0 final though..you should've seen it while in beta.. it could barely play any file encoded with an earlier version..blegh Link to post Share on other sites
(MC)RaGe Share Posted September 17, 2001 There are other codecs out there similar to DivX, and they all use *.avi.. SMR is the only one I know of off-hand.. Not sure if it's a variant of DivX, or a codec on it's own.. Might wanna check Google out for that one. Link to post Share on other sites
DjmUK Author Share Posted September 17, 2001 Thanks for the info, I just tried SMR Codec 4.1 but still no luck. With version 4.1 (Final) I allowed it during setup to accept all DivX 3.1 content, so it's very confusing as Spyder said. Why can't they stick to a single updatable codec that reads all .avi files. I can still watch the 2nd part of the movie, but not the 1st file :( Link to post Share on other sites
PabUK Veteran Share Posted September 17, 2001 If your movie is in 2 parts and 1 works but not the other then there is probably something wrong with the part that doesn't work. It is not likely that someone would encode each half with a different codec. Link to post Share on other sites
Goku Share Posted September 17, 2001 i had the same problem as you... i installed Kristal Studio and everything worked fine.. give it a try... Link to post Share on other sites
Baigley Share Posted September 17, 2001 I agree that all of these codecs and crap is confusing.. Over the years of watching DiVx movies i have sorta found out this puzzle... If its an AVI file, try and use a program Called "The Playa" Its a real nice player. Get it here: "Http://www.divx-digest.com" And also try getting "Divx 3.1 Alpha" codec while your there... If its an older Divx movie, that might help.. Good luck! :D Link to post Share on other sites
PabUK Veteran Share Posted September 17, 2001 And there used to be another codec called AngelPotion or something so you could look for that too! :s Link to post Share on other sites
DjmUK Author Share Posted September 17, 2001 I've tried Kristal Studio and it didn't work :( I'll try AngelPotion in a minute. Thanks guys :ninja: Link to post Share on other sites
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