playing SVCD on win Xp

[nadlerav]

Can you please help me?

How can I play a mpeg movie (SVCD) on my computer?
I've got win XP Pro and it's windows media player but it wont let me play it?
do i need some cnd of codec or a special player?

please help me

[Enchanter]

Install a DVD player software, such as PowerDVD or WinDVD, and you will be able to play SVCD discs on your system (with most media players, including the above-mentioned players).

Regards.

[rsquirell]

In order for WMP to play an MPEG2 file you must has a Player installed that specifically plays DVD's...Power DVD is one such player. Once the DVD Player is installed, WMP can be designated, and will play the MPEG2 file. There are freeware players available that will play DVD's, too. Go checkout the download area on this site.

[nadlerav]

so....

so if I got it right windows media player v.9 of win XP pro will not do the job alone??? and there is no some cind of codec that can help me?

do you know any freeware that do that?

thank you

[GeneralLeoFF]

There are free mpeg2 decoders out there but there is royalties involved in the technology. So basicly if you do find a free MPEG2 decoder odds aree it is eiter crusty and buggy and/or piracy.

Elecard is pretty decent for SVCD and it is trialware. You can watch movies with it all day long for I belive 30 days but a small icon will desplay in the upper right corner. after the trial ends that icon will start to move around the screen.