Video file won't play [Archive]

Cory

18-02-2005, 19:19

I have a movie, and I can't figure out what it's encoded with... The title says DivX, but I have the DivX codec and I get an error saying I have missing codecs everytime I try to open it.

I downloaded a pack of a bunch of common codecs, and that hasn't helped either. Anyone have any ideas as to what I might be able to do?

Thanks a lot.

DarkJedi613

18-02-2005, 19:24

I have a movie, and I can't figure out what it's encoded with... The title says DivX, but I have the DivX codec and I get an error saying I have missing codecs everytime I try to open it.

I downloaded a pack of a bunch of common codecs, and that hasn't helped either. Anyone have any ideas as to what I might be able to do?

Thanks a lot.
Where is the video from? It could just be corrupted. What are you trying to play it with? Do you have the newest DivX Codec?

Cory

18-02-2005, 19:46

I'm starting to think it's corrupted also. I've tried WMP, the DivX player, Real Player, WinDVD, Winamp. I have the newest codec available.

davelu

18-02-2005, 20:07

have you tried downloading this yet? http://www.free-codecs.com/ACE_Mega_CoDecS_Pack_download.htm

evulish

18-02-2005, 23:16

Before you go downloading a whole bunch of different codec packs and installing them (and create a pain later on), try using gspot (http://www.headbands.com/gspot/) to show you what codec it needs.

davelu

18-02-2005, 23:42

well, the download link i told him to go download contains gspot, ect. }

:D

Cory

19-02-2005, 00:41

Before you go downloading a whole bunch of different codec packs and installing them (and create a pain later on), try using gspot (http://www.headbands.com/gspot/) to show you what codec it needs.

I tried using this app.

It told me I have all the correct codecs.

It gave me this message: " An invalid chunk has been encountered in the list containing the A/V frame data. Though not as serious as a corrupt header, it may still be serious enough to prevent the file from rendering correctly.

Details: While processing chunk /RIFF:AVI , found bad length value 3895486013 at file offset 0x2aeb0872"

I clicked "render" at the bottom and it tells me that it should be able to play the file... yet when I open it with WMP or any other player for that matter, it shows the total length, but just sits there stuck at the beginning.

I would just give up, but another version of the movie I had was corrupted like 15 minutes into the thing, and I haven't been able to find it anywhere else.