Re: wm9 won't play a damn thing

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From: Corentin Cras-Méneur QMVP=5D?= (korventeen_at_NoSpam.mvps.org)
Date: 04/19/04

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    Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:46:00 -0500

    <mascotlovefilm@yahoo.com> wrote:

    > Even after downloading and installing the divx codec, Windows Media 9 will
    > not play so much as an .mpeg on my system. I get the message "Cannot play
    > back that file. The file format is invalid."

    WMP does not play AVI files. The DivX codecs are for Quicktime...

     
    > I would love to use WM9 for avi's and other assorted formats that Quicktime
    > does not support, but at this point I'm almost ready to give up on this new
    > wonder-player.

    This simply won't happen since MS never indended this app for this
    purpose... :-\
     
    > Does anyone out there have advice on this matter? Similar experience?

    Sure. Use QT player or if you don;t like it or if it doesn't support the
    codecs you need, try MPlayer or VLC.
    You can even use an app like FFMpegX to convert some DivX you can't read
    to a format you can play (ex .avi with a wma soundtrack to an avi with a
    .mp3 soundtrack).

            Corentin 

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