Displaying an AVI file

J

José

XO can display AVI, Vista cannot

I have an AVI file which lasts approximately an hour. It can be
displayed in Windows XP Media Player, no problem

However, when I try Windows Vista Movie Maker, there is only sound and
a black image. And when I try Vista Media Player, it only displays
some moving colours which - I am sure - are not in the file.

What to do?
 
B

Bigguy

José said:
XO can display AVI, Vista cannot

I have an AVI file which lasts approximately an hour. It can be
displayed in Windows XP Media Player, no problem

However, when I try Windows Vista Movie Maker, there is only sound and
a black image. And when I try Vista Media Player, it only displays
some moving colours which - I am sure - are not in the file.

What to do?
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Download the appropriate codec...

Try here

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Vista_Codec_Package/1159994557/1

Guy
 
R

Richard Urban

You need to install the Divx codec. http://www.divx.com/

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
M

Myweb

Hello José,

Download VLC from "www.videolan.org" freeware and plays nearly everything.

Best regards

Myweb
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.
 
R

Richard Urban

Corrupted file???

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)
 
J

José

Download VLC from "www.videolan.org" freeware and plays nearly everything.
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It doesn't. Sound only, black display.

Besides, this is a separate movie player, not a codec or similar
auxiliary program. Even if it plays the file, I am still struggling
with an unwilling Windows Media Player and Movie Maker.

BTW: Videolan and Movie Player show a black screen, Windows Media
Player shows all kinds of colours.
 
M

Myweb

Hello José,

I had have the same, until i updated my graphics driver, then VLC was playing
fine.

Best regards

Myweb
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.
 
A

Adam Albright

It doesn't. Sound only, black display.

Besides, this is a separate movie player, not a codec or similar
auxiliary program. Even if it plays the file, I am still struggling
with an unwilling Windows Media Player and Movie Maker.

BTW: Videolan and Movie Player show a black screen, Windows Media
Player shows all kinds of colours.
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Try the GOM player. Media Player gets worse with each new version.
 
Z

zachd [MSFT]

The first part of trying to deal with this sort of issue is identifying what
you are actually dealing with. Is a link to this troublesome AVI file
online? That would be easiest. Expecting that that's not the case-- what
codecs does this AVI file use? There are a number of utilities that can
provide you that data if you do not know.

The moving colours are the visualization showing up as the video cannot be
rendered given the missing decompressor/codec.

-Zach
 
J

José

The first part of trying to deal with this sort of issue is identifying what
you are actually dealing with. Is a link to this troublesome AVI file
online? That would be easiest. Expecting that that's not the case-- what
codecs does this AVI file use? There are a number of utilities that can
provide you that data if you do not know.
Click to expand...

The AVI file is on a CD. How do I know what codecs it uses?
 
J

José

It probably will solve your problem playing movies.
Click to expand...

That's not the problem. I can use Movie Maker and Media Player under
Windows XP. But I need to use these programs under Windows Vista.
 

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