Re: Cannot Play Film

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Sorry for not replying sooner - I am away for most weekends and have no
internet access during this time.

www.divx.com is the most obvious site, and they have (or at least used
to have a free version).

There is also FFDSHOW which I like very much and prefer to DivX. For
one thing, it can be configured to decode many different types of files
and can take the place of many separate CODECs. Also, looking at CPU
usage when using FFDSHOW compared to DIVX, for the same files, the
former (FFDS) shows much lower usage, and despite repeated comparisons,
I am not able to see any difference in quality. And, FFDSHOW can also
be used as an ENCODER.

Paul Black wrote:
> Thanks for the Reply bxf,
>
> I have Found Out it was Encoded with DivX.
> Do you Know where I can Download a Copy of the CODEC DivX that is
> Compatible with Windows Media Player 10 Please.
>
> Thanks in Advance.
> All the Best.
> Paul
>
> bxf wrote:
> > Peter wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > WMP10 support avi files natively but it does not support DVD. You need to
> > > install the proper DVD codec for playing DVD disks.
> >
> > This is plainly misleading. WMP10 supports AVIs, and it also supports
> > DVDs, as long as the required CODECs are present. If you have an AVI
> > encoded with DivX, for example, and you don't have the DivX CODEC (or
> > equivalent) installed, you will not see your video. The process with
> > DVDs is similar, in that you need an MPEG2 decoder to view the DVD. The
> > difference is that MPEG4 decoders (e.g. DivX) are available for free,
> > whereas MPEG2 decoders generally are not (FFDSHOW is an exception, and
> > there are players that play DVDs using builtin MPEG2 decoders).

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