Topic: Codecs for Windows media player?

[MiniMillsee]

I had my computer wiped the other week but i backed up all my stuff, films and music that sort of stuff, now if i try and play one of those film it says error downloading codec. I get sound from the film just them silly visualizations from media player, i have had a look on google but no joy there, does anybody know how to help me please?

Thanks,
Rich

[Graeme]

It is probably an XviD or DivX encoded video.  Download the individual codecs, or download ffdshow which containts them both.  Search Google for ffdshow and you should find it no probs.

[MiniMillsee]

cheers, i know the file i tried to play was .avi and i have played it on media player before my computer got wiped. I'll look for that ffdshow now, thanks.

[MiniMillsee]

Thanks so much Greame, i can watch Airplane now

[mulfella]

Have a look here:

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=14614

Codec pack with batch installation. Very handy if you rebuild your machine often.

[Big Ig]

Google Gordian Knot Codec Pack - has nearly everything in a combined installer 

Matroska is the only thing I've had to d'l separately, that and H.264 or whatever it's called, not that I can get it to work mind.

[polared]

greame´s right, just use ffdshow first and see if it works, packs will only give headaches

[Big Ig]

greame´s right, just use ffdshow first and see if it works, packs will only give headaches

Why? never had a single problem with Gordian Knot and I and those I recommend it to, download and watch craploads of stuff

[polared]

maybe but try gettin rid of it when something goes wrong, codec packs are a bitch to clear up, ffdshow does divx and xvid as well as others, so therefore the only thing you might need extra are dual audio codecs. clean install no problems down the road

[Big Ig]

maybe but try gettin rid of it when something goes wrong, codec packs are a bitch to clear up, ffdshow does divx and xvid as well as others, so therefore the only thing you might need extra are dual audio codecs. clean install no problems down the road

Reinstallation does the trick

[rob76]

I never had problems with Codec packs either. I use Tsunami and it's got tonnes of utilities with it too. I find 3rd party players tend to give more trouble than codec packs.

[polared]

Reinstallation does the trick

for some of them, some you have to root in the registry to weed the out.

all i´m sayin is experience has taught me its easier and cleaner to just start with ffdshow and see if that covers all your needs. but each to their own, after all it´s your machine

[Claire.]

for some of them, some you have to root in the registry to weed the out.

all i´m sayin is experience has taught me its easier and cleaner to just start with ffdshow and see if that covers all your needs. but each to their own, after all it´s your machine

I agree with you on this, only ever used one codec pack in my life (Nimo) and had a hell of a lot of problems trying to figure out which one's were required, which one's caused conflicts, took me about 10 install and uninstalls to sort it out, but that was back when I knew naff all about what I was doing. I just install them individually now as and when I need one, which is pretty rare I must say, find I can play practically anything with the codecs I have installed and using VLC player or WMP.

[Big Ig]

Nimo's cack. Think it was the first... trust me, Gordian Knot's fine... has ffdshow, divx, xvid, ogg and a coupla others... all standard and all you need really (maybe Matroska now and again)