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Topic: Alternate video player/codec that doesn't suck.
started by: Cyrino

Posted by Cyrino on Sep. 06 2001,00:31

Does anyone know where I can get a decent video player (avis)? I usually use Winblows Mdeia Player, but a few of the videos I've gotten lately look for a different codec, it won't find it, then will play sound with no picture. Any suggestions?

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Posted by Observer on Sep. 06 2001,01:35

They could be done using the latest DivX ;-) codec. < www.divx.com > to get it.

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Posted by peregrin on Sep. 06 2001,03:04

the divx codec didn't work for me. any other decent media players out there?

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Posted by DuSTman on Sep. 06 2001,06:25

Well, I think that the divx codecs that are available for windows are pretty much all DirectShow.. I don't know any other media filter graph architectures that exist for windows, so I think you're pretty much stuck with one DirectShow player or another.

If the codec from divx.com doesn't work maybe try one of the < http://projectmayo.com > opendivx implementations ?

Posted by JLb_8 on Sep. 06 2001,12:31

did u try using the 3.11 alpha version as well. i found that some of my divX files wouldnt play with the latest version 4

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Posted by peregrin on Sep. 06 2001,15:35

i found that getting a more updated, yet somehow less to my preference, media player let me play the things i wanted.

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"i like to skate on the other side of the ice"
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please feel free to ignore anything i happen to incoherently utter, because, yes, i am a pompus ass.

Posted by Observer on Sep. 06 2001,18:49

I've mentioned it before, but if you have a Hollywood Plus decoder card, DivXPlus will let you send the video from a DivX movie through its TV-out, which is very good quality.
< www.vcdhelp.com/divxplus.rar >

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Posted by Cyrino on Sep. 07 2001,05:10

It works great, now. Thanks!

Posted by kornalldaway on Sep. 07 2001,05:59

i found that best player is GDivX < www.gdivx.com >
it has very nice full screen and overall much more convanient to use then WMP