avi mov for wmp codecs

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"Husky" <cbminfo@toast.net> wrote in message
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>I have a lot of old videos both avi and mov media player has taken and just
> applied those ridiculous things to them. These are old videos, how is it
> there
> aren't codecs that wmp can use ? Or where can I get the codecs for wmp to
> use ?
> I'm at the wmp9 site now, but so far nothing on it.
>
> more pix @ http://members.toast.net/cbminfo/index.html

Try Divx, as some AVIs need that particualr codec to view them.

This is the adware/spyware free version:

http://download.divx.com/divx/DivX511.exe

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Just as a note, most AVI's on the web now are encoded with third party
codec's. To play these back in WMP you will first need to install a
DirectShow filter to decoding that specific codec.

--
Chris Lanier
Microsoft MVP - Digital Media
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"Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Husky" <cbminfo@toast.net> wrote in message
> news:b4oie0th8dkshrmbib3h094t2frsjmp910@4ax.com...
> > I have a lot of old videos both avi and mov media player has taken and
> just
> > applied those ridiculous things to them. These are old videos, how is it
> there
> > aren't codecs that wmp can use ? Or where can I get the codecs for wmp
to
> use ?
> > I'm at the wmp9 site now, but so far nothing on it.
>
> AVI files should be playable in Windows Media Player.
> MOV files are proprietary format of Apple Quick Time. We do not have a
> codec available for WMP9 for this format.
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike
> --
> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>
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> "Husky" <cbminfo@toast.net> wrote in message
> news:b4oie0th8dkshrmbib3h094t2frsjmp910@4ax.com...
> > I have a lot of old videos both avi and mov media player has taken and
> just
> > applied those ridiculous things to them. These are old videos, how is it
> there
> > aren't codecs that wmp can use ? Or where can I get the codecs for wmp
to
> use ?
> > I'm at the wmp9 site now, but so far nothing on it.
> >
> > more pix @ http://members.toast.net/cbminfo/index.html
>
>

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Browse to following sites.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/w [...] nload.aspx
http://www.divx-digest.com/software/divxcodec.html



"Husky" wrote:

> I have a lot of old videos both avi and mov media player has taken and just
> applied those ridiculous things to them. These are old videos, how is it there
> aren't codecs that wmp can use ? Or where can I get the codecs for wmp to use ?
> I'm at the wmp9 site now, but so far nothing on it.
>
> more pix @ http://members.toast.net/cbminfo/index.html
>