How to install codecs

[sleeperagent]

I'm just curious about these people trying to install codecs. Isn't codecs comes with the player? If not, where can I get a list of all available codecs and where will I install it???? Thanks.

[Mac Sidewinder]

There are different types of codecs, depending on what you are talking about. There are video encoding codecs, audio codecs, playback codecs, etc. If you want to encode divx, you need either divx 3.11, 4.12 or 5.02 (depending on your choice). If you want to encode vcd or svcd, you need just an encoder such as tmpgenc or cce. If you want to play encodes (depending on your player of choice) you might need one of the above plus an audio codec (such as ac3). You can get these codecs in a package called either nimo, or tsuanami.

What are you looking to do, encode or simply playback?

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[sleeperagent]

Ok. I've got 2 different movies (.avi) that I wanted to watch then later on convert using VirtualDub and TMPGEnc.I'm getting error when I play both files using Media Player which is "this file is not supported". Fair enough, so I tried using DIVX player 2.0 Alpha to play both movies just to test them.

I dont know the explanation for this but both movies have different file size which are (Movie-A=43.8MB)(Movie-B=71.8MB), but when I tried playing each one of them using DIVX player 2.0, the movies shows some movie trailers. But the thing is, both of them are showing exactly the same movie trailers and their length are the same.

How the hell could that happen??????

[Enchanter]

Probably the difference lies in the sound quality (or format?), as well as the video resolution? Virtualdub will be able to show detailed explanations of each file via its File Information feature.

[sleeperagent]

Originally posted by Enchanter
Probably the difference lies in the sound quality (or format?), as well as the video resolution? Virtualdub will be able to show detailed explanations of each file via its File Information feature.

I can't even open the file using Virtual Dub. Attached is the error im getting.

[Batman]

Most probably, you will require the divx 5.02 codec, which can be downloaded at divx.com

[sleeperagent]

I just uninstalled that because I was having problems with it. I'm testing the nimo pack to see if it's gonna work. Thanks.