Computer cannot play .avi file

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  1. drcig

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    Running windows vista basic Codec error use windows media player
    Have the latest version of VLC,Divx,media player classic, Essentials codec pack,Satsuki decoder pack, and Klite.
    Nothing seems to play this file. Next I installed avicodec to analyze the file.

    File : 686 MB (2.85 MB), duration: 0:00:19, type: ASF, 1 audio stream(s), quality: 48 %

    Video : 2.56 MB, 1131 Kbps, 19.684 fps, 640*480 (4:3), WMV3 = Windows Media Video 9, Not checked

    Audio : 296 KB, 128 Kbps, 44100 Hz, 2 channels, 0x161 = Windows Media Audio 9, Not checked

    Then I checked the properties of the avi and it says its an avi file.

    Any ideas would be greatly appreciated
     
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    Just a guess but having more than one version of a codec can cause a conflict. KLite is an excellent codec pack so unstall all other's including DIVX. The KLite install give's the option of Media Player Classic (is that how you got it or do you have two) and GSpot which examine's your avi and will tell you which codec was used and if you have it. What version of KLite, Full and Mega should play any avi, so should VLC? WMP isn't very good, VLC or MPC are. I'd almost uninstall them all and start over.
     
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  3. varnull

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    asf files can be a real pain.. it's just a container for a variety of weird codecs. M2S4 is quite common.. vlc should play that. If it's been made by a mini-dv camera the best place to start is usually the manufacturers site.. if it's from somewhere else it could be a wrapper for some malware and doesn't have a proper index.. only 19 seconds for that filesize is very very suspicious.
    Try gspot on it and see what it's really made of.
     
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  4. drcig

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    I opened up the video file with Gspot v2.7a and here is what I read.

    File Type: ASF (.WMA/.WMV)
    Mime Type: video/x-ms-asf
    Note: 887 MB unneeded bytes at end of file
    Sys Bitrate: 3348 kb/s
    Created: 2009 Jun 23 09:22:57

    Aud:DeviceConformanceTemplate:L3
    Vid:DeviceConformanceTemplate:AP@L2
    Aud:Windows Media Audio 9.2
    Aud:320 kbps, 44 kHz, stereo (A/V) 1-pass CBR
    Vid:Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile

    Codec: WVC1 VC-1 Adv (WMP11)

    Status: Codec named undetermined.

    - - Type DMO
    - - Function Decoder
    DSH 4CC FmtTag: 0x0160
    DSH Friendly Name WMAudio Decoder DMO
    DSH DirectShow CLSID {2EEB4ADF-4578-4D10-BCA7-BB955F56320A}
    FIL File Description Windows Media Audio Decoder
    FIL Company Name Microsoft Corporation
    FIL File Version 11.0.6001.7000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)
    FIL Internal Name wmadmod.dll
    FIL Legal Copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
    FIL Original Filename wmadmod.dll
    FIL Product Name Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    FIL Product Version 11.0.6001.7000
    REG Driver File C:\Windows\System32\WMADMOD.DLL
    REG Merit 0x00800800

    Any idea what all this means??
     
    drcig, Jun 30, 2009
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  5. varnull

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    vc-1 is I believe a M$ patent HD codec .. cccp codec pack should have something to deal with it.. I would try x264 .. but it's a bad file by the looks of all those MB's of bad data at the end.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VC-1
     
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