650MB *not valid avi format...

[chickeneater]

i just downloaded a movie and it says that it is a divx.avi file. vdub wont open nor any other players. I have messed with all of the extensions, and it still wont play...

[Batman]

Does VDUB give you any error? ARe you able to view the file properties?

You could back up the file, and try divfix.

[chickeneater]

In vdub, the error message comes up, and i say ok, and the program punts.

In DivFix i load the file, and every button i press says that it is not an AVI file.
could this file possibly be fake?

[Batman]

Post the error message. It is possible that it is a fake.

Try loading the file in Virtualdubmod.

[UncasMS]

tried gspot?

[chickeneater]

vdub and vdubmod say "cannot determine file of type "//maincomputer/kazaa downloads/matrixreloaded.avi""

i click on ok
vdub looks like it just started without anything loaded.

gspot says "not an avi file" on every box

[Batman]

Seems to be a corrupt, most likely fake file (especially considering the fact that the Matrix Reloaded is very far from theatrical release).

[chickeneater]

true, but what could be filling up 650MB?, even if it can load and can have frames. when i load it into a player, there is no screen(its like it is a music file)

[Enchanter]

It could be compressed in a non-AVI format, such as Quicktime, RealVideo or VIV. Try using players for the respective formats.

[chickeneater]

no, none of the above frmats made it work. it is probably a fake file...

[Enchanter]

Perhaps it's a zipped, rarred, or such? (beats me as to who would ever consider doing so, but it's worth a try nevertheless)

[chickeneater]

nope, its extentions were .divx.avi
maybe i should change it to .rar or .zip?

[Pony Canyon]

Ogg?

Sounds to me like it's an ogg encoded DivX file, or something else odd like that.

Download the NIMO codec pack [http://nimo.titanesk.com/modules/news/], and install the majority of the codecs [don't install any of the DivX related ones, or the MM Stream switcher, it won't work with MP9, and will cause it to crash.]

It has an insane amount of codecs, both audio and video.

But rest assured that even if you get it working, it won't be The Matrix Reloaded you get [although you could get lucky, and find lesbians ]

[digitaldick]

any news to report about that?

Hey Chickeneater- any news about your attempt to get that movie to play? Did you try the Nimo Codec Pack as suggested by Pony Canyon? Hope you will post back.

[chickeneater]

no, i already have the nimo codec pack. It was a fake file, with 100% proof that it was. so sad...