DaveN

What is the best windows media player codec for avi files with sound and no picture?? Many thanks
DaveN

Dave Henshall

download the kazaa lite codec pack, up to about version 2.7 or similar, install and yuo shuold be able to play almost any media file in WMP

Stu.H

for sound and no pic?

try winamp

DaveN

jUST TRIED WINAMP MATE - NO JOY ??

Al Bags

It's a misconception that you need to install bloated codec packs (and unnecessary too) Long term, this will create confusion in Windows page-ranking codecs system for playing media files. You should really check out what you NEED first, using a codec-viewer/checker.
For a start, as an all-round general-purpose splitter/filter, install FFDShow multi-purpose (Read below)



Then go here ... http://www.doom9.org/
Go to downloads, and scroll down to find FFDSHOW ..
Install that and reboot. That's a good start. Post back if you need help with any others!

Something nifty like this on the system will show you what's installed for different formats ...

andy_st200

this is the only codec pack you will ever need and isnt a bloated codec pack

http://www.codecpack.com/

Al Bags

Ah! A bundle of (nicked from other people) codecs on a Czech site, 3 of which are not likely to be needed by average users .. Notice the FFDShow splitter/filter there?

How appealing

SS1

iTrader: (3)

i have the kazza lite codec and to be honest never had a problem with it
but dont use kazza now due to a freind ...all my movies always work

in windows media player ..i watched 4 episodes of nip/tuck tonight

have you seen that KIMBER BABE ..

i downloaded it for a mates wife once i seen kim I HAD TO WATCH IT

Al Bags

I'll have a look at it mate! ; )

Ha ha .. Dont think youre missing much!
Codec packs work fine/well on older versions of windows .. specially 98 ... but with XP, its best to install individually, it's been said.

Hockney

Only install the codecs you intend to use. Codec packs are wank. All the codecs you should need basically is Divx, Xvid & a MPEG2 decoder if you dont have any dvd playing software installed on your PC. Or you could just get the VLC media player which has it's own codecs built into it

Dan B

As I posted on the thread in Computers/IT, use AVI Codec to find out the specific codecs (audio & video) that you need for that file, and then specifically download just those, using the in-built web-links provided:

http://avicodec.duby.info/

Al Bags

Thanks Dan ... And they wonder why they screw up their PC's

GSpot is good, too .. for those codecs that aren't Avi's

DaveN

CHEERS MUCH APP WILL TRY