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After an exausting search for a solution to an old problem, It is still not solved. Windows' mplayer2.exe will not play xvid avi's properly. I get one video frame, flickering off and on, while the audio plays OK. All my other players do just fine, and play xvid very nicely with the filters of ffdshow.
I discovered this problem by using AVI preview by A.J. When I use AVI preview to preview .DAT files, I have the same problem. (flickering, wrong colors, no video, etc.)
After researching a solution, I found this page:
The problem is, when I get to the part where it says:
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.
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.
I cannot uncheck a box that says "play xvid" because it is not there. All I get is this interface box which I use everyday and am familar with: Picture attached
Bottom line is, if I can get mplayer2.exe to play xvid properly, I have a hunch it will solve another problem; AVI preview will not play xvid .DAT files properly.
I am not providing specific AVI details because it doesn't seem to matter. All that matters is that I have the same problem with avi preview using ANY xvid .DAT files or in the case of mplayer2.exe, any Xvid AVI.
Any ideas from the gurus ?
Surely, someone out there has solved this by now!
After an exausting search for a solution to an old problem, It is still not solved. Windows' mplayer2.exe will not play xvid avi's properly. I get one video frame, flickering off and on, while the audio plays OK. All my other players do just fine, and play xvid very nicely with the filters of ffdshow.
I discovered this problem by using AVI preview by A.J. When I use AVI preview to preview .DAT files, I have the same problem. (flickering, wrong colors, no video, etc.)
After researching a solution, I found this page:
The problem is, when I get to the part where it says:
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.
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.
I cannot uncheck a box that says "play xvid" because it is not there. All I get is this interface box which I use everyday and am familar with: Picture attached
Bottom line is, if I can get mplayer2.exe to play xvid properly, I have a hunch it will solve another problem; AVI preview will not play xvid .DAT files properly.
I am not providing specific AVI details because it doesn't seem to matter. All that matters is that I have the same problem with avi preview using ANY xvid .DAT files or in the case of mplayer2.exe, any Xvid AVI.
Any ideas from the gurus ?
Surely, someone out there has solved this by now!
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