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DvD playback ?

i downloaded a film (avi) on my pc, i played it back on windows media player 10 and i get sound but no picture only the visualisations ? some film play ok but recently the latest films i download dont. do i need some codecs ? also i try to burn then in nero and that fails.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    For avi, you may need divx player to view it, or you have just got a bad download.

    I found avi a pain to burn as it takes too long to convert, unless you have a compatable home dvd player in which case should be pretty straight forward or take a look at link for more info on various options.

    Easiest way is to download kvcd, these are cue & bin files, you just, click on burn image in alchohol, find the cue file where your download was saved, click start and thats it, takes about 4 mins. Unless your happy to spend hours trying to convert and burn a dvd.

    You have several options to burn dvds with, nero, alcohol 120%, roxio, so many that without knowing what your trying to do, i cant help much.

    Take a look at the link below for codecs that may help.

    Good luck

  • 1 decade ago

    You really need codecs. Windows media player has an automatic codec download feature. To activate this open windows media player click options and check download codecs automatically. when you play the video and wmp doesn't have the codec, it will download it for you.

    or download GOM player. It plays any video or audio file. http://www.gomplayer.com/

    or download VLC media player

    http://www.videolan.org/vlc

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    this is going to probable be performed with the aid of a equipment replace, i believe some unlawful mod chips enable playing of DVDs and that they arent ecactly what you may call a considerable hardware replace, this is going to maximum probable be performed with the aid of one extra channel which would be a DVD playing utility

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Some are just crappy like that. . .same thing happens to me too, just make sure to download the film with the highest amount of bytes

    ps: your avatar is SCARY!!

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  • 1 decade ago

    try

    vlc

    or

    klite codec pack, then open with MPC

  • 1 decade ago

    sorry minty i haven't a clue but your photo scares me chucky arggghhhh

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