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AVI problem

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C.J.
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I have a few avi movies on my computer, not all the sudden like they dont work. When I open WMV if will play the sound from the vid, but no picture. Any ideas whats wrong?
Feb 16 2007 1:23PM
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leckett1
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are they capture videos? if they are compressed avi they might be divx encoded and if they are your going to need divx player for that. answer me yonder question and i will provide thee with thou solution
Feb 19 2007 11:27AM
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C.J.
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how would i know it it's a dvix?
Feb 19 2007 12:26PM
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leckett1
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file size vs. length. i want you to tell me if its a video you captured. give me the file size and the length of the video and i can probably tell you
Feb 20 2007 10:14AM
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C.J.
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1:09:56 length and 572mb.
Feb 20 2007 1:13PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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Check out VLC. Its a media player that plays like everything.
Feb 20 2007 1:22PM
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leckett1
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over an hour and 572mb...sounds like its compressed to hell. definately try divx player. download it from www.divx.com
Feb 22 2007 10:18AM
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leckett1
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divx plays pretty much all too. im not so sure about apple based files but everything pc related it plays
Feb 22 2007 10:19AM
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bobtheskier05
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yea my friend gave me some and i have the same problem
Feb 22 2007 11:14AM
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C.J.
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I'll try it out.
Feb 22 2007 11:56AM
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Pippin
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dwnload VLC player that we solve all your problems
for windows http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html
for mac OS X http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html
Feb 24 2007 11:53AM
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C.J.
Posts: 5460 - Karma: 72
word, divx player works. thanks man.
Feb 26 2007 8:20PM
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