Codec Issue?

Gadgetman496

After a clean install of XP Pro, some video files (AVI mostly) will only have sound when played using WMP11.

DVD discs (VOB Files) will play fine using PowerDVD 7 Deluxe.

So I install either the combined Community Codec Pack or KLite Codec Pack & all the problematic AVI files play perfectly in WMP11 (Both Audio & Picture) but DVD discs now only have sound in PowerDVD 7 Deluxe & no picture.

WTF is going on with that?

This is not my machine so recommending something like VLC is not an option because the owner wants WMP11 & PowerDVD.



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pcolan

Have you tried re-installing PowerDVD 7 Deluxe?

Gadgetman496

pcolan wrote: »

Have you tried re-installing PowerDVD 7 Deluxe?

Yes I have, but no joy.

PowerDVD works fine once I uninstall the other codec pack, so something is happening to PowerDVD's own codec when the Klite or CCCP is installed?

Also I noticed that when a DVD is playing in PowerDVD (With no picture) if I keep clicking on the blank screen I can see the video flashing on & off momentarily as I click.

It's as if it (PowerDVD) is actually displaying it in the background so to speak.

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If the owner won't go with VLC, then you can use a video encoder program to find the mime type of the file. AVI is actually quite a broad extension. MOst commonly, if it won't play in media player it's probably DivX or XVid codecs you want.

Gadgetman496

Deleted User wrote: »

If the owner won't go with VLC, then you can use a video encoder program to find the mime type of the file. AVI is actually quite a broad extension. MOst commonly, if it won't play in media player it's probably DivX or XVid codecs you want.

And that is exactly what the problem was.

I used GSpot to tell me which Codec was required & it was DIVX 50.

It wasn't installed but when I did install it everything worked fine.

Cheers.


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Yay!! No problem