audio but no video (...once again)

[nini19]

hi all,

I´m trying to play an *.avi and a *.mpeg file (said to be divx files)but only get audio but no video.

tried to find out what kind of files they are and what codec is needed but evev gspot ver 2.0 does not help.

i tried with windows media player 7.1 and GDiVX, installed codecs 3.11 + 4.12 and the recommended smr-patch but it´s still not working. OS is windows 2000, graphic card Xelo Geforce 4 MX 400.

Could anyone tell me what else I can try, im really desperate now

thanx for any response
nini

[Enchanter]

Try having 5.02 installed instead of the older 4.12.

[nini19]

enchanter: thanx for the hint, but even 5.02 doesn´t work.
This time the player (DiVX 2.0 now, from the bundle) does not even open the file, sending an error msg that it is no valid divx-file...
geee, this is getting frustrating...

any other ideas?

[Enchanter]

It might be an MPEG-2 file. Open the file using a DVD player software, such as PowerDVD or WinDVD.

[nini19]

error message in Power DVD 4:
unknown file type

arrrgh....

[UncasMS]

load the file into GSPOT and see if it recognizes the codec

[nini19]

UncasMS:
as mentioned in my first message I already tried GSpot (Ver. 2.)
and it is unable to recognize the video format.

[UncasMS]

oops

shame on me

overlooked that



try a filterpack like the latest one from tsunami 3.9.6

available on my page

[nini19]

UncasMS:

was worth a try, but didn´t work as well ....

I start thinking there is something wrong with that files even if I don´t get an
error message ....

[setarip]

In order to determine which codec(s) you need for a particular .AVI, you should do the following:

1) Load the file into VirtualDub or NanDub

2) From the "File" dropdown menu, select "File Information"

3) Post (here) EVERYTHING you see (both video and audio information), or post a screen capture .jpg of the information box