.AVI file only plays sound.... ?

Scania · 3 May 2010 at 15:29

I have a clip of John Martyn in Concert, it used to play perfectly as a video.

Now, for some reason, it plays as if it were just a sound file, no video window opens in Media Player Classic ,and I just get sound.

I have updated all of my codecs - I think - but this problem persists with this clip....

Any ideas?

andy_mk3 · 3 May 2010 at 15:31

Is it a DivX? Try playing it in VLC Media Player.

Scania · 3 May 2010 at 15:39

andy_mk3 said:
Is it a DivX? Try playing it in VLC Media Player.

Gomplayer, VLC, Media Player Classic etc etc etc, the result is the same.

Thing is, it used to play just fine as a video file with any of them! :confused:

All of my other files play just fine....

Smit · 3 May 2010 at 16:02

Which codecs are you using?

xb8browney · 3 May 2010 at 16:04

Gspot codec will detect what codec is used in the file and tell you if it's missing or not.

Link

marmalade · 3 May 2010 at 16:29

Appears as though your "download has become corrupted Try downloading again Utube has something available

Scania · 3 May 2010 at 17:57

xb8browney said:
Gspot codec will detect what codec is used in the file and tell you if it's missing or not.

Link

Cheers for that,I was not sure what codec it was and GSpot tells me!

it reports "Codec(s) are Installed" - Its an XviD codec, XviD 1.1.2 Final

Going to see if theres any newer XviD codecs about....

ron3003 · 3 May 2010 at 21:17

Xvid 1.1.2 is the latest. You say you've updated your codecs, is that by installing a 'pack'? Some packs contain conflicting codecs and break stuff that worked before.
Only install the codecs you actually need, gspot will tell you what's required if somethings not working. Just get what's needed.

Smit · 4 May 2010 at 09:09

Is it at all possible that newer versions of codecs have dropped support for whatever that particular video is encoded in?

AbsenceJam · 4 May 2010 at 10:10

If it no longer plays in VLC or MPC-HC which use internal filters/splitters then the file is buggered.

bledd · 4 May 2010 at 10:27

Try MPC-HC, it's a better version of MPC, uses internal filters.

http://xvidvideo.ru/media-player-classic-home-cinema-x86-x64/

I'd go for the 32bit version with installer.

Also, you'll need to install the dx9 updates (dxwebsetup from microsoft)

Scania · 9 May 2010 at 12:57

AbsenceJam said:
If it no longer plays in VLC or MPC-HC which use internal filters/splitters then the file is buggered.

If the file was buggered, surely I'd get no sound ? (which plays perfectly as if it were an audio rather than video file) :confused:

bledd. said:
Try MPC-HC, it's a better version of MPC, uses internal filters.

http://xvidvideo.ru/media-player-classic-home-cinema-x86-x64/

I'd go for the 32bit version with installer.

Also, you'll need to install the dx9 updates (dxwebsetup from microsoft)

Cheers for that, been working away all week so only got round to checking up on this.... I'll give that a try.

Edit, it seems to now play video in DivX player which is progress, but I still only get audio with MPC, Gom player et al....

Oh well, at least I can actually watch the gig now!