Windows Media Player 7 and AVI

[Ph33zy]

My friend just recorded some footage from a vcr using his ati-all-in wonder and saved the video as an avi. When he views it in Media Player 7, he is able to see it. When i tried running the video using Media Player 7, i just got the audio but not the video. Does anyone know to fix this problem?

 

[Prodigy^]

you prolly need a codec for the type of video compression.....uhm.....sorry but the codec world is a total mess

 

[Ph33zy]

do you know where i can find the codec?

 

[StanTheMan]

usually the media player itself will connect to the microsoft's website and download the appropriate codec (ActiveX).

 

[Ph33zy]

is there a way to download the codec manually?

 

[Auric]

Ask yer friend what codec they used or check the file properties in the player. It is prolly a proprietary ATI one. Do a google search for codec. There are a few sites where you can fetch 'em all from.