.AVI FILE opening as audio only

bonnie9182 · 2007-02-05 10:55:29

Hi guys, Ive been sent a .avi file which for some reason is opening as an audio only file.. no visual... anyone any ideas why it wont show the video? Thanks!

05-02-2007 11:55AM

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bonnie9182

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Hi guys,

Ive been sent a .avi file which for some reason is opening as an audio only file.. no visual... anyone any ideas why it wont show the video?

Thanks!

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#2 05-02-2007 12:02PM

Tech Overhaul

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Download divx and try it to play the file. You are probably missing the correct codecs

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#3 05-02-2007 12:13PM

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There's almost a thread a day about this, AVI is a container for lots of different codecs, either download a programme called G-spot to find what codec you need, of download VLC media player which will play almost everything.

John

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#4 05-02-2007 09:58PM

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Yes, VLC will play nearly any media file. It's great

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#5 05-02-2007 10:50PM

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Also another great player i have come accross recently is gom player. http://www.gomplayer.com/main.html

it plays everything like vlc without the need for extra codecs and it has a nice ui

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