what codec do i need?

Guest · Guest

I want watch Beyond the clouds by triad but dunno what codec i need.
I can view the moive but have not sound.

thanks in advance

LiangZzZ · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:36 am Post subject:

Download VLC Player (Windows). It works for everything

www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

Is · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:09 am Post subject:

http://www.headbands.com/gspot/download.html

GSpot can tell you what codecs you need and what you have.

VLC is a good player but lacks some of the features that players like Winamp and BSPlayer have. Whatever you do stay away from WMP (Windows Media Player) it's a huge system resource hog and one of the most unstable media players i've ever seen.

Guest · Guest

Thanks for all the replies.

i just didn't want to install too many players in my computer. If there isn't a choice, then i will have to install the other players.

Is WMP that unreliable? hahaha

DarkAeons · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Aug 04, 2004 Posts: 66

its not "unreliable" its just that you need the right codecs to play most of the video you can find on the net, those don't come with a standard windows installation, most of the time you'll have to download them over internet.
I suggest you get gspot and post in here the codec you need, we'll be happy to help you in your codec search.
I don't really like VLC (seeking bar suck a*s) so I stick with Media Player Classic (kinda like WMP but without the fat & sugar added), and you'll basically need to do the same thing than with all the other video players around (except VLC), get the codec on the net.

Fujiwara · newbie! Joined: Mar 08, 2005 Posts: 31

Woot!!! got myself registered...\o/

I installed VLC player and it worked out fine...

Beyond the cloud was amazing...guess i shouldn't have stop this here.. Razz

DarkAeons · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Aug 04, 2004 Posts: 66

glad you liked the movie & that you finally fixed your problem

btw I think the codec you need to watch this movie in wmp are:

http://download.divxmovies.com/XviD-1.0.3-20122004.exe (xvid codec)

http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/Filters/ac3filter_0_70b.exe (AC3 filter required for AC3 audio playback)

(added some stuff so you won't come back asking for codecs !)

http://www.divx.com/divx/download/ (DIVX codec in there, a must for every movie leecher)

http://ld-anime.faireal.net/guide/ogm-en/ (for OGM playback, ffdshow not required, the last link includes a link to an MKV splitter which solve the problem of MKV playback)

(btw I'm a VLC hater, just can't stand the seek bar Wink

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Kudol · Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:33 pm Post subject:

just get ffshow

_RaK_ · Conscript Joined: Mar 13, 2005 Posts: 135

Hmm, you guys using different codec. Interesting.. I only used DivX, all fine with my 2nd 250 GB HD.

I would like to try different codec and hopefully install successful.

DarkAeons · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Aug 04, 2004 Posts: 66

screw codecs... Media Player Classic couldn't play RahXephon's OGMs (sound glitch) so I d/l VLC and it works like a charm
(anyway I'm past due for a format)
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Fujiwara · newbie! Joined: Mar 08, 2005 Posts: 31

Sometimes having/installing too many codecs may not be good. As different codecs may conflict with each other.

Players like VLC is like a 1 off... has most codecs and saves your harddisk space.