Xvid playback problems

[BadMan]

Hi, I'm new

Anyway, I having problems with Xvid.
I get perfect sound but my picture isn't playing properly.
The picture plays at the right speed but it constantly flickers. Its like every other frame is black (if thats a better explaination)

Please help

I got a p4@1.4 GHz
256 Mb RAM
Win XP Home

The only codecs I have are DivX codec 5.0.3 and Nic's Xvid (latest release)

DivX movies play back fine even with Xvid is installed

[Batman]

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[BadMan]

I did look before I posted this, all I saw were sound problems, green screen, no picture, or just not running at all.

My problem isn't any of these, I did download that ffd...file thing, and that didn't help either. I tried messing with the configurations, but to no luck, so I came here seeking help.

[setarip]

"I get perfect sound but my picture isn't playing properly."

Is this a problem with ONE XviD movie, or more than one?

[BadMan]

All videos encoded with XviD has this problem

[GreenScreen]

Easy fix for Xvid Green Screen w/Blocks or Playing Well w/ no audio

Many people seem to be having this same problem as I once did:

Green screen in Windows Media Player with scattered weird blocks.

Often if you fix this problem you get no audio. Here is an easy way to have both high quality Xvid video and audio (wow! what a concept)

If you have Nimo codec pack installed, uninstall it completely, as well as any other divx/xvid codecs listed in Add/Remove programs. I am not saying Nimo is crap, but it screwed up my computer. I am sure there are very good codecs included in the pack, but it seems unstable.

Download and install the 3ivx codec from http://www.3ivx.com/download/index.html . I have found that their website is down sometimes, so if you get an error, just try them again a little while later.

Now you should have video.

If you still don't have audio go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/ac3filter/ , click on Download and download the exe version of the latest build (should be the top one). When you install this AC3 audio decoder, your audio should work.

Some files, however use Ogg Vorbis encoding for the audio, in that case install the Ogg decoder from http://www.divx-ac3.com/ .

At least all of this fixed it on my WinXP machine.

Also, if this message helps you fix the problem, please cut and paste this fix to every message board you know of where people are having this problem. Maybe we can put an end to it once and for all.

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Robby

[BadMan]

Cool, thanks. I'll give it a shot after I get home from uni.

[Binabik]

I've followed all the suggestions (As I will detail), yet I still get a jarbled blocky image (I do get audio though) when trying to play XviD movies...

So I got the codec, (I think at least) from here http:// www.divx-digest.com/software/xvid.html and that didn't work. No sound, no picture. So then I ended up getting the 3ivx codec from http://www.3ivx.com/download/index.html, and the audio codec from http://sourceforge.net/projects/ ac3filter/ .

I'm using Windows Media Player. Any suggestions?

(I've tried removing all other codecs as well...)

[snakefist100]

Xvid playback problems

"I'm using Windows Media Player. Any suggestions?"

Right off the bat I would suggest using different player's, WMP is ass and rapes your resources. I personally use BSplayer, it uses a lil less resources and gives you more option's.

As for the playback problem with Xvid. Maybe that particular build/ver. is unstable on your system. Try getting a different ver. of the Xvid codec, I have koepi's build 04102002-1 and it works fine for me.

Oh yeah, don't let the cute lil member stars fool you, I have encoded many a divx/xvid movie from many different sources so I have experience.

P3 1.0 gig
384 megs sdram
Win98SE

[Binabik]

Woot! BSPlayer rocks Works perfectly now, thanks a bundle

[gpuwar]

where to get BSPlayer ? Any link?

[alwaysblue]

get it here.............http://www.simtel.net/pub/dl/58096.shtml

[gpuwar]

I have downloaded FFDSHOW and installed it but, it gives configuration option, no video player, how it works ?

[gpuwar]

BS player I found but, doesn't work. I have XVDI avi file which has sound and no video. I have virtualdab and GSspot info. which looks ok to me and can attach here but, how to save screen shot in jpg format ? as, other format, i paste like in txt or bmp, size is big and can't attach here

[gpuwar]

FFDShow Alpha player installed and then restart the comp. and movie in Divx 2.1 player works fine. In case this helps anyone like me. Thanks