Error downloading codec

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Dec 04, 2004 11:11 pm

Hey Gang,

some video files give me this error message on my windows media player. When the file is being played all I hear is sound, but there is no visual display. Do I need to update my media player, or is there another solution to this problem?

Thanks

Bacchus

Mustang · Post by **Mustang** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:52 am

I found Divx codex the best of the lot. I had a problem the same as you have, sound and no vision and i tried alsrots of different ideas, but this programe sorted it out NP.

Hope this helps you Bacchus.

inquisitor_uk · Post by **inquisitor_uk** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:29 pm

Xvid codec pack - http://www.xvid.org/
Kazaa Lite Codec pack - http://www.k-litecodecpack.com/
Divx codec pack ( as stated above ) - http://www.divx.com/

all are good packs to have but all three have codecs that the other 2 dont have. so I have all 3 installed. and working fine. never had a point where I could not play anymedia file.

Loqi · Post by **Loqi** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:58 pm

A word of caution with codecs - one of the big sites offering them downloads them with a little attachment called gain trickler. this is ad/spyware, although the codec is sound. Search all disks for 'gain' (without the ') amd delete or use ad-aware or spybot.