Error Code While Trying to Playback Movie

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  • JessCC
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Oct 2003
    • 10

    Error Code While Trying to Playback Movie

    I was trying to play a file that I downloaded just recently on my DivX (5.1 version, that comes with the 2.5 player, I think) player and the file didn't play. The error message I got was :

    FOURCC code "XVID"

    What am I missing in order to play this file? I don't want to be "remotely queued" again!

    Thanks.

    Oh, it's an .avi file, so that at least fulfils ONE requirement for playing with DivX, no?

    And if played with Windows Media Player, I only get the sound, no picture. I hope that's enough info to help you guys to help me figure this out because I'm VERY new with DivX and stuff.
    Last edited by JessCC; 20 Oct 2003, 06:47 PM.
  • Tuning
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Oct 2003
    • 25

    #2
    Welcome to the fora!

    FOURCC"XVID" means your avi is encoded with Xvid codec and you need either Xvid codec/Decoder or FFDSHOW filter to playback.(both available in d/l section).no you cannot playback XviD content with DivX.

    -Tuning
    Last edited by Tuning; 20 Oct 2003, 06:51 PM.
    Anything is better than nothing

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    • JessCC
      Junior Member
      Junior Member
      • Oct 2003
      • 10

      #3
      Thanks for the info, can you please tell me where exactly the download section is? Thanks.

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      • Tuning
        Junior Member
        Junior Member
        • Oct 2003
        • 25

        #4
        Here:http://www.divx-digest.com/software/index2.html
        Anything is better than nothing

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        • JessCC
          Junior Member
          Junior Member
          • Oct 2003
          • 10

          #5
          Which is a better option, the Xvid Codec or the FFDSHOW filter? I don't want to download too many Codecs, for fear of lack of space.

          Thank you SO much for your help!

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          • shiny#3
            Digital Video Master
            Digital Video Master
            • Jul 2003
            • 1000

            #6
            1. codecs are usually very small....

            2. the ffdshow filter can decode more than just xvid.

            3. make sure to follow the instructions for xvid closley
            when decoding xvid with ffdshow...

            Download the Xvid Codec, an open source MPEG-4 codec for encoding and decoding (playback)

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            • JessCC
              Junior Member
              Junior Member
              • Oct 2003
              • 10

              #7
              Now that I've got the XviD Codec, I can play the file, but there are several setbacks while playing them.

              On my Downloader Module (since I can't say which one), the problem is the audio does NOT match the video. The timing is not there.

              On Windows Media Player, the video is choppy, not smooth at all, more like viewing photos.

              On DivX, there's only the audio, no visual.

              What can I do?

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              • Enchanter
                Old member
                • Feb 2002
                • 5417

                #8
                "you cannot playback XviD content with DivX"

                You can actually play XviD-compressed videos using the DivX decoder, to a certain extent. If I remember right, the DivX decoder can be used for this purpose as long as multi/consecutive B-frames are NOT enabled on the XviD-compressed video.

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                • Enchanter
                  Old member
                  • Feb 2002
                  • 5417

                  #9
                  "Which is a better option, the Xvid Codec or the FFDSHOW filter?"

                  I'd go with FFDShow. The decoded results normally look better and many powerful tools/features are available under FFDShow.

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