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Posted by Napalm68 on 01/26/06 06:13
Colin Wilson wrote:
>>Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
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> Possibly nothing, but it might be worth checking the codec the movie
> is encoded with - it might be XviD rather than DivX
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> There`s a program called GSpot that might help you determine which
> codecs the files use, but XviD can a bit of an awkward b'stard as its
> an open source codec and several versions are in common use.
>
> Typical signs of not having the right particular version of a codec
> installed on a PC might be no video or broken video, or quite often a
> green screen background as the audio plays.
>
> It may be that the home cinema is hitting a similar problem and
> doesn`t know how to handle the file correctly - that said, it might be
> possible to simply convert it to a "normal" mpg which may allow it to
> play.
>
> http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
>
Also, check the manual of your DVD player. My sony had details of what it'd
play, and it depended on stuff like book type and other things.
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