Codec problems

KeyOh · Post by **KeyOh** » 2003-09-20 20:32

When I try to watch some of my movies the screen turns green.

Does anybody know what's wrong :?:

What's the best codecs to use :?:

Xan1977 · Post by **Xan1977** » 2003-09-20 20:51

There's no "best codec". You just need to use the one that was used to encoded your movie. Google for GSpot; it is software that will tell you what codec(s) you need.

BSOD2600 · Post by **BSOD2600** » 2003-09-21 00:41

Really only need the basic codecs for movies. Ffdshow plays most of them and then get the free sourceforge AC3 codec. Media Player Classic is also a great player, even includes its own MPEG1/2 codec INTERNALY.

Twink · Post by **Twink** » 2003-09-21 01:22

I agree with BSOD, ffdshow is great, install that and only install new codecs when you need them. Dont install codec packs, as this is just asking for trouble some codecs dont play nicely with others, so the less you have installed the better.Media Player classic is also really good.

If you're ever unsure about what codec a movie uses, get gspot or avicodec, they will look at the header of the file and let you know what type it is.
gspot http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
avicodec http://avicodec.duby.info/

TheParanoidOne · Post by **TheParanoidOne** » 2003-09-21 08:47

If you got the movie via DC++, you could also ask the original source about the codec as well.

MrCrowley · Post by **MrCrowley** » 2003-09-22 09:13

I can't recommend this codecless movie player enough http://www.videolan.org/ freeware, opensource and plays most movies regardless of whether you have the codecs installed.

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