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AVI file won't play when you embed it in a webpage for Windows 2000. Why? Actually, the sound does play, but no picture

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WayneTeK

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Ok. Hear me out. An AVI file is uncompressed so it doesn't need plugins or codecs, correct?

Here is my problem. I embeded a AVI file in a website to play. So for instance, my source code would look like this.

<EMBED src=http://www.aunknownhost.com/~videos/VideoClip.AVI width=300 height=300 loop="false" border="10" autoload="true" autostart="true">

Well, once loaded, the sound comes out, but the picture doesn't. I tried experimenting with Windows XP and Windows 2000. The sound and video plays for WIN XP, but not for Windows 2000. Am i missing somethign here?

Realize that AVIS are not compressed and do not need additional codecs.

 
a.) sounds like a codec issue. I'm pretty sure avis are compressed anyways on win32 platform.
b.) I think software is the proper forum for this. Maybe networking?
 
realize .avi's are usually always compressed, they'd be HUGE if they weren't, and therefore do use codecs, and the required one is prolly not installed on the win2000 computer. Either look at the properties while it's playing in windows media player, or download a program that will tell you what codec is used.
-Krugger
as a side note, sound but no video is what often happens when the proper video codec isn't installed.
 
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