problem playing avi file in winamp
 

trying to play saving nemo in winamp..starts ok but the picture becomes a mess of colour once the film actually starts....any ideas?

tried playing with divx and win media player throws up an error?

Re: problem playing avi file in winamp
 

Odds are its in one of the other formats like xvid or maybe even one of the older krystal codecs

Check out http://www.doom9.org for a complete set of codecs to cover pretty well all available avi and mpg formats. Also note you may need one of the older divx codecs for some even if using the latest 5.03 (the best one to cover older divx video/audio is the 3.11 alpha btw.)

NB Do not install one of the "packs" like the nemo codec pack that claim to cover everything, they don't and nearly always end up screwing with all the proper codecs instead.

Also note Media Player and the DivX player both have issues with some xvid movies so possibly try another player like powerDVD instead for any that still play up after updating your codecs.

Hope that helps

Re: problem playing avi file in winamp
 

doesn't divx give you the error code, i which case its just a matter of downloading the correct codec for the job.
If you get hold of a prog called gspot (why its called that is beyond me) and run the avi from it, it will tell you which codecs you need and which ones you do/don't have.

Re: problem playing avi file in winamp
 

I had the same probs and i have found the sld codec to be very good find the free d\l hereGood luck and let us know :)

Re: problem playing avi file in winamp
 

check this program out it will tell what codec the file uses and if it's installed.
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

Re: problem playing avi file in winamp
 

codecs have always been a pain in the proverbial but doc has good guide to setting it all up so you can play ANYTHING (well almost :)) found here

Re: problem playing avi file in winamp
 

i use the k-lite codec pack... worked fine for years and years for dave :D

Re: problem playing avi file in winamp
 

got some sucess at last....downloaded some codecs and hey presto plays with divx..thanks for the help guys