Black screen with audio on all divx

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  • mrt1981
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Feb 2005
    • 3

    Black screen with audio on all divx

    Hi, I've recently come across a problem playing my divx (and xvid) files - they are loading with just audio and a black screen.

    I use VLC to play them and these files were all playing fine a few days ago, but suddenly I'm just not getting video. I tried using other players (winamp, wmp, nero showtime etc) but I get the same problem with them too. Gspot reports that I have the correct codecs and the files are rendering successfully with no errors. I've tried reinstalling codecs, but that hasn't helped either, and I can't think of anything I've installed in the last few days that could have an effect.

    The only time I see any sort of error is if I open the files with virtualdub. If I open a file with AC3 audio, it tells me it can't find an audio decompressor (but its always done that), and if i load any of the other videos it tells me that it has detected an improper vbr audio encoding in the source avi, but I *can* play the video from within virtualdub.

    Anyone got any ideas?

    Thanks in advance...
  • jmet
    Super Moderator
    • Nov 2002
    • 8697

    #2
    If you OS is Windows XP, simply do a "system restore" back to a time you know it was working.

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    • ormonde
      Digital Video Explorer
      • Dec 2003
      • 3735

      #3
      "I've tried reinstalling codecs, but that hasn't helped either"

      Have you simply tried just "Uninstalling" then "Reinstalling" your software player?

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      • mrt1981
        Junior Member
        Junior Member
        • Feb 2005
        • 3

        #4
        Thanks for the suggestions, system restore is not an option as I have it disabled. I just tried reinstalling vlc, but that doesn't seem to have made any difference

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        • ormonde
          Digital Video Explorer
          • Dec 2003
          • 3735

          #5
          "I just tried reinstalling vlc, but that doesn't seem to have made any difference"

          But did you "Uninstall" it (from "Add Remove Programs") first before reinstalling it?

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          • mrt1981
            Junior Member
            Junior Member
            • Feb 2005
            • 3

            #6
            Yep, sorry forgot to say that

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