Windows Media Player problem

[abspi8]

Here's the scenario: I have this .avi movie that I'm trying to watch. When I try to use windows media player (version 10.00.00.3646), it says "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. One or more codecs required to play the file could not be found." So I go to www.free-codecs.com and get an all-in-one codec pack. The file still doesn't play.

So I download GSpot v2.21 to look at the problem and under video it says I have 4 compatible codecs installed (the 4CC codec is XviD). But GSpot also says that the file has a corrupt AVI header, specifically (This is an invalid AVI file due to corruption of the data in the header. This is a serious problem, and this file is not likely to be playable. Details: While processing chunk /RIFF:AVI /LIST:hdrl, found bad length value 727755486 at file offset 0x0000280c)

So then I download videofixer which "fixes" the file and (yes, I tried restarting), I try to play the .avi file in windows media and it still gives me the same "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. One or more codecs required to play the file could not be found." Now I'm stuck and don't know what to do.

So since I have 4 compatible codecs, they could be interfering with each other but I doubt it. Or what else could be going on? Time to show off your brains guys, and thanks.

btw I run windows XP prof.

 

[xtknight]

Sadly enough, it's probably beyond repair. Codecs usually don't "interfere". DirectShow picks one or the other, and the graph is built from there. It sounds like the media can't be demultiplixed correctly, or the demultiplexer is outputting bogus data to the video/audio decoders. If it's not huge you can probably send it to me and eventually I'd get it to play juggling it between AVI containers...who knows. The AVI header has information about the frames, and if that's corrupted, I don't think it can be fixed, which is why it's not working. I'm not totally sure if it can or can not be fixed though.

Open the "fixed" video with G-Spot. What happens? Does it still say corrupted? If not, there's some hope! Even if it says corrupted, don't delete it just yet.

 

[abspi8]

Yeah, fixed video opened with GSpot says it's still corrupted. hmmm...