DiVx PlaYer Not Reading My Divx Movies

[WayneTeK]

Ok, i went to Divx.com and downloaded their codec/player. When i try playing certain Divx movies, it doesn't work in Windows Media Player and i have to use the Divx Player.

Currently, i'm trying to play 40days and 40 nights... All i get is sound from the Divx file when i play it in Windows Media Player. The Divx program doesn't even open it (no sound at all.)

What is going on here???

 

[pm]

Not precisely hardware related. When I saw the title, I thought it would be about the newly released hardware Divx players for TV's.

 

[DaFinn]

You should try this on software forum!

anyway, there are two versions of the DivX codec, the 3.11 and the newer 4. They are not compatible. Changes are you have the wrong codec...

Try the latest Nimo codec pack, it worked for me... get it from HERE!

-DaFinn

 

[CZroe]

OR the OLD Circuit City DivX players (A "Pay per view" DVD player )

Anyway, DiVX.com's DiVX is NOT DiVX (Don't get sucked into their marketing ploy). THe DiVX files you refer to are from the original (And illegal) DiVX codec. Basically, it is a hacked early beta of Microsoft's MPEG-4 codec. EVERYONE wants in on their own proprietary MPEG-4 codec, don't ask me why! How can you call it a "standard" if Real Player's MPEG-4, Quicktime's MPEG-4 and Microsoft's MPEG-4 all require their own players? DiVX.com wants in too so they jumped on the illegal DiVX's name and popularity by doing their own MPEG-4 codec with the same name (legally). Only now, they have an incompatable player and yet another media player company that survives by making exclusive content distribution agreements that require their player and all that installs with it (Ala Real Network's spyware-laden past). Like I said: divx.com's DiVX is NOT DiVX. Don't let their marketing/naming tricks fool you!

 

[KingShip]

Had the same problem, with same VC (Radeon AIW 8500DV), and found out, "those who rip A/V, are not completely using same version of Divx".

Meaning there are regional versions across the globe, also some people don't really know what there doing. Or they rename the A/V file.

You can't sample .avi files but .mpeg files you can. I get my stuff from Direct Connect (neo-modus.com) hubs, and I found a good source for A/V files.

Later KingShip

 

[WayneTeK]

so you guys recommend a player???? I need one...

 

[Budman]

did you try to install the NImo codecs ?

http://www.btinternet.com/~nimosiro/