David Kelly 1117 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I just finished downloading the latest Soprano's episode that I missed and it has come through as a WMF but when I try to play it I get the following message; "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file." Does anyone know what I need to be able to watch this? This is the first time that I have downloaded anything other than mp3's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 http://www.free-codecs.com/download/ACE_Mega_CoDecS_Pack.htm Download this mate, everything should be fine after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 (edited) I stay away from codec packs; they fucked my PC last time. Get this: http://www.headbands.com/gspot/gspot221.rar and extract into a folder somewhere. Run gspot.exe, load the file and it will tell you which particular codecs you need. They are all free, just google them. EDIT - this only works for .avi files... You should still get it though. Edited September 21, 2006 by nufc4ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I stay away from codec packs; they fucked my PC last time. Get this: http://www.headbands.com/gspot/gspot221.rar and extract into a folder somewhere. Run gspot.exe and it will tell you which particular codecs you need. They are all free, just google them. Ace Mega is the dogs bollocks though Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted September 21, 2006 Author Share Posted September 21, 2006 Cheers lads. I will have a go at lunch time because it's all on a different pc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckypierre 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 wmf is MS's new streaming format that replaces asf. Uses MPEG4. I'm surprised it didnt automatically dl'd the correct codec. Then again Im not, it is media player after all. Ditch it and use VLC instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted September 21, 2006 Author Share Posted September 21, 2006 wmf is MS's new streaming format that replaces asf. Uses MPEG4. I'm surprised it didnt automatically dl'd the correct codec. Then again Im not, it is media player after all. Ditch it and use VLC instead What's VLC? I don't ususally use Media Player at all as my music is all on iTunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadil 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 VLC is a free and simple player that will play virtually all types of video files, highly recommendable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Try DivX also http://www.divx.com/divx/windows/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 DON'T get Divx. Get Xvid instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 DON'T get Divx. Get Xvid instead. Ace-Mega has em both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 (edited) Ace-Mega is shit purely on account of it's name. Anyway, if you get Xvid you don't need Divx... Edited September 21, 2006 by nufc4ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 DON'T get Divx. Get Xvid instead. Whats the difference ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Xvid is smaller, open source and is the standard format used by rippers these days. It can read DivX anyway. DivX is the original, official, fat version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Ace-Mega is shit purely on account of it's name. Anyway, if you get Xvid you don't need Divx... It's still the best one out there Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc4ever 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Like I say, these codec packs caused problems for me, and I didn't like the fact I couldn't just upgrade one of them when it became available. I agree that they're a good solution for beginners though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Like I say, these codec packs caused problems for me, and I didn't like the fact I couldn't just upgrade one of them when it became available. I agree that they're a good solution for beginners though. Well they're fantastic for me, as i do alot of stuff involving codecs and ripping various movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckypierre 0 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Like I say, these codec packs caused problems for me, and I didn't like the fact I couldn't just upgrade one of them when it became available. I agree that they're a good solution for beginners though. Im with you on that one. Codec packs tend to cause all sorts of problems in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 VLC Media Player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I've always had trouble playing any HD files I import from my camcorder. Sony say I should remove all free codecs. I assume this is caused by a codec pack I installed ages ago and I don't need to delete all of them. Is it safe to go System>Hardware>Device Manager>Sound, Video and Game Controllers>Video Codecs>Properties and remove them all so I can stard from scratch with xvid. Or do I need to take more care than that to avoid fucking up my system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4929 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 +1 for VLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 +1 for VLC. Stop referring to 3 year old portions of the thread and answer my question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 VLC kicks anus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5965 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 They should develop a mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3986 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I've always had trouble playing any HD files I import from my camcorder. Sony say I should remove all free codecs. I assume this is caused by a codec pack I installed ages ago and I don't need to delete all of them. Is it safe to go System>Hardware>Device Manager>Sound, Video and Game Controllers>Video Codecs>Properties and remove them all so I can stard from scratch with xvid. Or do I need to take more care than that to avoid fucking up my system? I've had a few Codec conflicts in the past and have always just used the uninstall option from add/remove programs. I've never went down the Device Manager route. On the last couple of machines I've set up I've used a Codec pack called Shark which seems to work fine though I do use VLC as well - I use a mixture of playback apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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