XVID viewing problems

[ToraKobura]

I was trying to watch a movie on Dvix...it told me that I needed a xvid codec to watch it. So I get the codec, install it...then try to play the movie again. Then the movie is all green and weird pixled frames show up. Dvix then crashes...I am like alright...I am come to this forum and people are saying FFDSHow should help solve my problem. I install that....now either the picture is decomposing all over the place or the picture is not showing at all. An ennoying thing, since the audio daunts me by working just fine. Can anyone help me fix this problem... and please keep it simple my ego can't take learning that it doesn't get everything.

[Enchanter]

Try upgrading your video card driver...

p.s. Are you using Windows 98 or older (which likely is still using the old and often problematic VXD driver model)?

[tight300z]

Xvid video screen green

I am having the same problem. Screen is green than pixals start showing up in random places. My Divx audio and video is still working fine and the audio for Xvid is working. I've tried installing at least 5 Xvid codecs to see if that was the problem, but it was not. I've tryed using wp9, winamp, and bsplayer but still no results. I'm running windows XP pro with a good graphics card so I don't think I need to update. Xvid was working fine until I installed an ac3 audio filter in a package of codecs. I uninstalled and went back to my original configuration but it is not working for Xvid video. Can anyone help?

[Taiguy]

hear hear...

same problem

I had to download some audio drivers to work with an xvid movie, so i decided to go for Nimo's Codec Pack

now, all xvid movies come up in green and trashy

gahh - any way to fix?

[setarip]

To tight300z and Taiguy

As has been suggested numerous times at these sub-forums, download and install the FFDShow filter...

[tight300z]

Hey man,

I orginally had installed Nimo's codec pack on my computer and I think that was what caused my problem. I uninstalled the pack and tried several just regular Xvid codecs and thats when i had the problem with the green screen. I was looking around on forum and i saw where Enchanter had said the FFDshow filter might work. I did a google search and downloaded the filter and now my video works again. Thank you Enchanter and of coarse Setarip too!

[Enchanter]

You're welcome.

[setarip]

"Thank you Enchanter and of coarse Setarip too!"

My (Our) pleasure ;>}

[Taiguy]

installing FFDShow will do it?

i thought Nimo had FFDshow included in it, that and i installed it seperately, and still nothing. Except now it won't show anything, not even green - just a black screen.

this is incredibly frustrating...

any other ideas?

[DivXdog]

Hi guys
Get rid of the ffdshow filter. Where are two way I know of:

1. Uninstall ffdhow filter. For nimo pack: Uninstall nimo codec pack and install again but make sure that "DirectShow filters->Ffdhow DirectShow filter" is not checked. This way you get rid of the filter completely.

2. If you need ffdshow filter, you might want to try this method. Open a xvid encoded video in Windows Media player 6.4 (only this player gives you access to DirectX filter configurations). By default it is installed with any version of WMP here C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe.
Open the xvid file that is causing problems then menu: File->Properties->Advanced
In "Filters in use" find Ffdhow codec and click on Properties. Uncheck "play xvid". Now DirectX will not try to use ffdshow filter to render xvid encoded videos.

from DivXdog

[Enchanter]

DivXdog,

Can you give reasons why FFDShow should be removed? And what decoder would you then recommend to decode XviD contents?

Cheers.