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I'm trying to watch an avi. film (here: http://www.ubu.com/film/borges.html) but the codec is unrecognised by Media Player, Quick Time...Any advice on how to track it down?

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
I'm trying to watch an avi. film (here: http://www.ubu.com/film/borges.html) but the codec is unrecognised by Media Player, Quick Time...Any advice on how to track it down?
it could be a real video so try the real player.

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Originally posted by cadwah
it could be a real video so try the real player.
Done that, no good. Then there is Nero but I don't want to buy the upgrade required!

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Originally posted by catfoodtim
Whats the error msg?

Does it give any details on the codec?
Nope...Media Player tries to connect with something and then says "error" (nothing more specific). QuickTime helpfully says "unknown".

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if it's avi, it can't be rm or qt.

with gspot you can find out what codec it uses, what you have installed, and even test them. although the test sometimes says a codec works even if it doesn't. if it shows you have the right codec, you might need to re-install that, because sometimes some codec packs confict and break each other...

http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

using something other than mediaplayer might work too. like bsplayer (my favourite), media player 6.4 (last mp that ms didn't screw up) or 'media player classic' (not ms, but people continued from mp 6.4 after ms removed some essential functionality from it). bot media players are quite bare bones, but they work.

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Divx plays nearly every codec in WMP

http://www.divx.com/divx/windows/download/index.php

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Originally posted by wormwood
if it's avi, it can't be rm or qt.
What do you mean--they can't play avi? Can RealPlayer? What else?

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Just download and install the ACE Mega Codecs bundle and never have any codec problems again...
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/ACE_Mega_CoDecS_Pack.htm

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
I'm trying to watch an avi. film (here: http://www.ubu.com/film/borges.html) but the codec is unrecognised by Media Player, Quick Time...Any advice on how to track it down?
Get VLC Player:

www.videolan.org


DO NOT install CODEC packs as advised by others.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
DO NOT install CODEC packs as advised by others.
No harm in trying.

Why not install CODEC packs?

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Whatever you do, tell me what works out in the end. That film sounds very interesting.

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
No harm in trying.

Why not install CODEC packs?
There could be much harm.

Download and install VLC. It has all CODECs built in and WILL play your file.

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Originally posted by Bowmann
There could be much harm.
Or not. I've never had any problems.

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Originally posted by Crowley
Or not. I've never had any problems.
It's only a matter of time before you do, and depends also on how much media you handle.

Please refrain from recommending this course of action. Mr Bosse is going to have to trust me if he wants the better solution. But it's up to him.