WinAmp probs

[bhath19]

I was using WinAmp 2.91 before I formatted my computer and it played movie files back perfectly, so I formatted my HDD b/c it hadn't been done in a long time, and re-installed WAmp 2.91 and it wouldn't play those same movie files (AVI). So I installed the latest version of WAmp and it still won't play those movies. It plays mpegs and the like but not these AVIs that previously worked beforehand. I tried installing the Tara Video plug-in to no avail. I hadn't installed plug-ins before on WAmp 2.91 and it worked fine. So what can I do in WAmp 3 to get it to work? Please help.

[vass0922]

If its an avi, you may need the DiVX codecs

www.divx.com

You will need the proper codec for the movies, such as XviD or DivX. The player is only a front-end for codecs installed to the Windows media layer (DX or VfW).

You can obtain the most popular codecs by installing Nimo's codec package.

http://www.divx-digest.com/software/nimo_pack.html

Hope this helps,
Robert Richmond

[griobhta]

I have actually found that nimo's pack can be a little buggy sometimes and now go for K-Lite which you can get here click on 'codecs' in the menu on the left.

g

Either way. If you just install the codecs with Nimo's, everything should work. The additional DirectShow filters in the pack are the usual failure point, especially if accidently misconfigured.

[Scott Tiger]

Thanks for the linkage Griobhta! If you on codecs you'll find an alternative to Realplayer in there! NICE! It could be that such a thing is common knowledge but it was news to me.

Yet one more reason why I like spending time in the forums..

[bhath19]

Thanks for the Link G, it worked! Thanks everyone for the help.