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I recently downloaded a video from torrents. When I played the video, it said the content is blocked and can be unlocked only with VLC converter(media decoder).. I didnt heard those words b4..!! The site he mentioned to download from is dlit.us .. !! plzz.. help me.. i need a open source..!!

Thanks and regards...

VLC media player can decode and convert.

VLC does not decode all videos downloaded anymore - I have just downloaded a torrent of The Dark Knight from SUMO's site (Supposedly a DVDRIP) and the file is 716,724kb and it only plays for 20 seconds and tells you that the content is blocked and to play you need to download a "free" vlc converter from dlit.us/playon which costs us$29.95 per month to subscribe to.
It seems that someone has worked out how to get around vlc playing everything.
the torrent is The Dark Knight BATMAN HD-DVD RiP [Eng-French] AC3 2008 [XViD] O-DUQA avi
It is a pain in the neck that people put these things up for free and then it is not as they try to trick you into paying - if they were up front then you would save a lot of time and effort.

What codec is it ?

Do not fall for it. Its just some stupid tricks to make you download the stuff

This might be done for two motives
1) increase their upload ratios
2) lure into their site and get money from you

SO STOP FALLING FOR THIS TRICKS

I faced the same thing... I downloaded this torrent The.Mummy.Tomb.of.the.Dragon.Emperor.PROPER.[XviD].HQ.HDTV.[ENG].[VeryBest].-PreVail and then i was told to go to dlit.us/server website and download the "FREE" VLC Converter which actually costs around $30...Those guys who are doing this I guess are con artists of a new generation.. And you get more frustrated after actually having downloaded the entire file...DAMN!!!

@J-B: How do you get to know what is the codec? Sounds like a stupid question but I have not done much with videos earlier....

Use VLC to play the file.

Use VLC to play the file.

As I have already said and so have so have others that we are using the VLC Player to play the files ... Until now there was no prob, but now when we are playing this particular media file which is say of 700 MB, it plays for about 20 secs telling us to download the "FREE" VLC Converter which actually costs $30... So the point being that its not the question of using the VLC player, we already do that. But how to now play this particular file that we have downloaded without purchasing the VLC Converter from dlit.us/server... I hope now you have understood what I wanted to say...

I don't understand. Play the file with VLC media player from videolan.org and give the messages.

Messages are as follows

Please solve the problem asap. Its annoying having wasted a day downloading the file.

main debug: adding playlist item `C:\Users\Amar\Documents\LimeWire\Saved\The.Dark.Knight.PROPER.[DvDRIP].ENG.[HDTV.HQ].2008.-PreVail.avi' ( C:\Users\Amar\Documents\LimeWire\Saved\The.Dark.Knight.PROPER.[DvDRIP].ENG.[HDTV.HQ].2008.-PreVail.avi )
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 4500 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:265)
main debug: drive letter C: found in source
main debug: `C:\Users\Amar\Documents\LimeWire\Saved\The.Dark.Knight.PROPER.[DvDRIP].ENG.[HDTV.HQ].2008.-PreVail.avi' gives access `' demux `' path `C:\Users\Amar\Documents\LimeWire\Saved\The.Dark.Knight.PROPER.[DvDRIP].ENG.[HDTV.HQ].2008.-PreVail.avi'
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:\Users\Amar\Documents\LimeWire\Saved\The.Dark.Knight.PROPER.[DvDRIP].ENG.[HDTV.HQ].2008.-PreVail.avi'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
main debug: creating access '' path='C:\Users\Amar\Documents\LimeWire\Saved\The.Dark.Knight.PROPER.[DvDRIP].ENG.[HDTV.HQ].2008.-PreVail.avi'
main debug: looking for access2 module: 5 candidates
vcd debug: trying .cue file: C:\Users\Amar\Documents\LimeWire\Saved\The.Dark.Knight.PROPER.[DvDRIP].ENG.[HDTV.HQ].2008.-PreVail.cue
vcd debug: could not find .cue file
access_file debug: opening file `C:\Users\Amar\Documents\LimeWire\Saved\The.Dark.Knight.PROPER.[DvDRIP].ENG.[HDTV.HQ].2008.-PreVail.avi'
main debug: using access2 module "access_file"
main debug: pre-buffering...
main debug: received first data for our buffer
main debug: pre-buffering done 1408981 bytes in 0s - 91724 kbytes/s
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:\Users\Amar\Documents\LimeWire\Saved\The.Dark.Knight.PROPER.[DvDRIP].ENG.[HDTV.HQ].2008.-PreVail.avi'
main debug: looking for demux2 module: 45 candidates
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:46464952 (RIFF) size:93622 pos:0
avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'AVI '
avi debug: <list 'AVI '>
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:220 pos:12
avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'hdrl'
avi debug: <list 'hdrl'>
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:68697661 (avih) size:56 pos:24
avi debug: avih: streams:1 flags: HAS_INDEX TRUST_CKTYPE 800x600
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:144 pos:88
avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'strl'
avi debug: <list 'strl'>
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:68727473 (strh) size:56 pos:100
avi debug: strh: type:vids handler:0x00000000 samplesize:0 15.00fps
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:66727473 (strf) size:40 pos:164
avi debug: strf: video:XVID 800x600 planes:1 24bpp
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:6e727473 (strn) size:19 pos:212
avi debug: strn: stream name : 699Mb.avi Video #1
avi debug: </list 'strl'>
avi debug: </list 'hdrl'>
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:4b4e554a (JUNK) size:1788 pos:240
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:86754 pos:2036
avi debug: skipping movi chunk
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:31786469 (idx1) size:4800 pos:88798
avi debug: idx1: index entry:300
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:49504e57 (WNPI) size:16 pos:93606
avi warning: unknown chunk (not loaded)
avi debug: </list 'AVI '>
avi debug:
avi warning: unknown chunk (not loaded)
avi debug: * LIST-root size:733942866 pos:0
avi debug: + RIFF-AVI size:93622 pos:0
avi debug: | + LIST-hdrl size:220 pos:12
avi debug: | | + avih size:56 pos:24
avi debug: | | + LIST-strl size:144 pos:88
avi debug: | | | + strh size:56 pos:100
avi debug: | | | + strf size:40 pos:164
avi debug: | | | + strn size:19 pos:212
avi debug: | + JUNK size:1788 pos:240
avi debug: | + LIST-movi size:86754 pos:2036
avi debug: | + idx1 size:4800 pos:88798
avi debug: | + WNPI size:16 pos:93606
avi debug:
avi debug: AVIH: 1 stream, flags HAS_INDEX TRUST_CKTYPE
avi debug: stream[0] rate:15 scale:1 samplesize:0
avi debug: stream[0] video(XVID) 800x600 24bpp 15.000000fps
main debug: selecting program id=0
avi debug: stream[0] created 300 index entries
avi debug: stream[0] length:20 (based on index)
main debug: using demux2 module "avi"
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in C:\Users\Amar\Documents\LimeWire\Saved\
main debug: looking for decoder module: 28 candidates
ffmpeg debug: libavcodec already initialized
ffmpeg debug: postprocessing disabled
ffmpeg debug: using direct rendering
ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-4 Video) started
main debug: using decoder module "ffmpeg"
main debug: thread 4388 (decoder) created at priority 0 (input/decoder.c:159)
main debug: meta information:
main debug: - 'Setting' = ' HAS_INDEX TRUST_CKTYPE'
main debug: `C:\Users\Amar\Documents\LimeWire\Saved\The.Dark.Knight.PROPER.[DvDRIP].ENG.[HDTV.HQ].2008.-PreVail.avi' successfully opened
avi debug: old:0 < new 0
ffmpeg debug: disabling direct rendering
ffmpeg warning: frame skip 8
(mpeg4@013A4080)
ffmpeg warning: frame skip 8
(mpeg4@013A4080)
main debug: no usable vout present, spawning one
main debug: window size: 800x600
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 2
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 3
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 4
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 5
main debug: looking for video output module: 6 candidates
direct3d debug: creating DirectXEventThread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
direct3d debug: DirectXCreateWindow
direct3d debug: created video sub-window
main debug: thread 4340 (DirectX Events Thread) created at priority 0 (direct3d.c:205)
direct3d debug: DirectXEventThread running
direct3d debug: disabling screen saver
main debug: using video output module "direct3d"
main debug: waiting for thread completion
direct3d debug: Direct3D device adapter successfully initialized
direct3d debug: selected surface pixel format is YUY2
direct3d debug: 1 Direct3D pictures created successfully
direct3d debug: Direct3D scene created successfully
main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s)
main debug: picture in 800x600 (0,0,800x600), chroma I420, ar 4:3, sar 1:1
main debug: picture user 800x600 (0,0,800x600), chroma I420, ar 4:3, sar 1:1
main debug: picture out 800x600 (0,0,800x600), chroma YUY2, ar 4:3, sar 1:1
main debug: looking for chroma module: 9 candidates
main debug: using chroma module "i420_yuy2_mmx"
main debug: indirect render, mapping render pictures 0-7 to system pictures 1-8
main debug: thread 4444 (video output) created at priority 1 (video_output/video_output.c:421)
main warning: late picture skipped (186000)
main warning: late picture skipped (119334)
main warning: late picture skipped (52667)
access_file error: seeking too early
access_file error: seeking too far
avi warning: cannot skip packet, track disabled
ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-4 Video) stopped
main debug: removing module "ffmpeg"
main debug: thread times: real 0m20.056000s, kernel 0m0.093600s, user 0m0.920405s
main debug: thread 4388 joined (input/decoder.c:191)
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `XVID', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: EOF reached
main debug: closing input
avi debug: free chunk avih
avi debug: free chunk strh
avi debug: free chunk strf
avi debug: free chunk strn
avi debug: free chunk LIST
avi debug: free chunk LIST
avi debug: free chunk JUNK
avi debug: free chunk LIST
avi debug: free chunk idx1
avi warning: unknown chunk (not unloaded)
avi debug: free chunk RIFF
avi warning: unknown chunk (not unloaded)
avi debug: free chunk LIST
main debug: removing module "avi"
main debug: removing module "access_file"
main debug: thread times: real 0m20.189000s, kernel 0m0.046800s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: thread 4500 joined (input/input.c:412)
main: nothing to play
main debug: garbage collector destroys 1 vout
main debug: removing module "i420_yuy2_mmx"
direct3d debug: Direct3D scene released successfully
direct3d debug: 1 Direct3D pictures released.
direct3d debug: DirectXEventThread terminating
direct3d debug: DirectXCloseWindow
direct3d debug: WinProc WM_DESTROY
main debug: thread times: real 0m20.013000s, kernel 0m0.015600s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: thread 4340 joined (direct3d.c:283)
main debug: removing module "direct3d"
main debug: thread times: real 0m20.005000s, kernel 0m2.043613s, user 0m0.904805s
main debug: thread 4444 joined (video_output/video_output.c:461)

Hi..All..
I'm trying to implement FEC (Reed Solomon) and playout buffer algorithms in VLC, but I can not find the code area for them in native VLC (i'm using VLC 0.8.6h). Where could i implement them in VLC 0.8.6h, and what else must i prepare to do these modifications ? Thanks.

hi..

has anyone figuerd out how to play the movie The.Mummy.Tomb.of.the.Dragon.English.DVDRiP.2008.HDTV.HQ.XviD.-DOT
it says that u have to download from dlit.us..the codec???? i dont get it...shouldnt VLC play all movies and codecs??

does anyone know how to play the movie??

funny no one has got a clue...of how to do this..hm...
well mayby its not that easy to solve

I recently downloaded a video from torrents. When I played the video, it said the content is blocked and can be unlocked only with VLC converter(media decoder).. I didnt heard those words b4..!! The site he mentioned to download from is dlit.us .. !! plzz.. help me.. i need a open source..!!

Thanks and regards...

It's a scam. The file you have is 20 seconds of video with 699MB of filler bytes. Nothing's getting unlocked.

Hi, does anyone figured how to address this problem. I am having exactly the sam problem trying to play a movie from torrent. The message: Content Blocked and asking to download this VLC Converter from: dlit.us/playon for free + US$ 30.
The final message I got from VLC is:

main debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 FPU
main debug: looking for memcpy module: 3 candidates
main debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 3796 (playlist) created at priority 0 (playlist/playlist.c:184)
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 3812 (preparser) created at priority 0 (playlist/playlist.c:210)
main debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
main debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
main debug: thread 3836 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:231)
main debug: adding playlist item `C:\Temp\The.Dark.Knight.[BATMAN].2008.[HD.DVD-RiP].English.AC3.ZiA-ARROW.avi' ( C:\Temp\The.Dark.Knight.[BATMAN].2008.[HD.DVD-RiP].English.AC3.ZiA-ARROW.avi )
main debug: looking for interface module: 3 candidates
main debug: using interface module "wxwidgets"
main debug: thread 3868 (manager) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:216)
wxwidgets debug: Using last windows config '(-1,0,0,1024,768)(0,132,174,435,102)(2,132,174,418,587)(6,0,0,-1,150)'
wxwidgets debug: id=0 p=(132,174) s=(435,102)
wxwidgets debug: id=2 p=(132,174) s=(418,587)
wxwidgets debug: id=6 p=(0,0) s=(-1,150)
main debug: nothing requested, starting
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: creating statistics handler
main debug: thread 3972 (input) created at priority 1 (input/input.c:265)
main debug: drive letter C: found in source
main debug: `C:\Temp\The.Dark.Knight.[BATMAN].2008.[HD.DVD-RiP].English.AC3.ZiA-ARROW.avi' gives access `' demux `' path `C:\Temp\The.Dark.Knight.[BATMAN].2008.[HD.DVD-RiP].English.AC3.ZiA-ARROW.avi'
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:\Temp\The.Dark.Knight.[BATMAN].2008.[HD.DVD-RiP].English.AC3.ZiA-ARROW.avi'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
main debug: creating access '' path='C:\Temp\The.Dark.Knight.[BATMAN].2008.[HD.DVD-RiP].English.AC3.ZiA-ARROW.avi'
main debug: looking for access2 module: 5 candidates
vcd debug: trying .cue file: C:\Temp\The.Dark.Knight.[BATMAN].2008.[HD.DVD-RiP].English.AC3.ZiA-ARROW.cue
vcd debug: could not find .cue file
access_file debug: opening file `C:\Temp\The.Dark.Knight.[BATMAN].2008.[HD.DVD-RiP].English.AC3.ZiA-ARROW.avi'
main debug: using access2 module "access_file"
main debug: pre-buffering...
main debug: received first data for our buffer
main debug: pre-buffering done 1408981 bytes in 0s - 15491 kbytes/s
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='C:\Temp\The.Dark.Knight.[BATMAN].2008.[HD.DVD-RiP].English.AC3.ZiA-ARROW.avi'
main debug: looking for demux2 module: 45 candidates
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:46464952 (RIFF) size:93928 pos:0
avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'AVI '
avi debug: <list 'AVI '>
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:220 pos:12
avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'hdrl'
avi debug: <list 'hdrl'>
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:68697661 (avih) size:56 pos:24
avi debug: avih: streams:1 flags: HAS_INDEX TRUST_CKTYPE 800x600
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:144 pos:88
avi debug: found LIST chunk: 'strl'
avi debug: <list 'strl'>
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:68727473 (strh) size:56 pos:100
avi debug: strh: type:vids handler:0x00000000 samplesize:0 15.00fps
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:66727473 (strf) size:40 pos:164
avi debug: strf: video:XVID 800x600 planes:1 24bpp
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:6e727473 (strn) size:19 pos:212
avi debug: strn: stream name : 699Mb.avi Video #1
avi debug: </list 'strl'>
avi debug: </list 'hdrl'>
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:4b4e554a (JUNK) size:1788 pos:240
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:5453494c (LIST) size:87060 pos:2036
avi debug: skipping movi chunk
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:31786469 (idx1) size:4800 pos:89104
avi debug: idx1: index entry:300
avi debug: found Chunk fourcc:49504e57 (WNPI) size:16 pos:93912
avi warning: unknown chunk (not loaded)
avi debug: </list 'AVI '>
avi debug:
avi warning: unknown chunk (not loaded)
avi debug: * LIST-root size:733943378 pos:0
avi debug: + RIFF-AVI size:93928 pos:0
avi debug: | + LIST-hdrl size:220 pos:12
avi debug: | | + avih size:56 pos:24
avi debug: | | + LIST-strl size:144 pos:88
avi debug: | | | + strh size:56 pos:100
avi debug: | | | + strf size:40 pos:164
avi debug: | | | + strn size:19 pos:212
avi debug: | + JUNK size:1788 pos:240
avi debug: | + LIST-movi size:87060 pos:2036
avi debug: | + idx1 size:4800 pos:89104
avi debug: | + WNPI size:16 pos:93912
avi debug:
avi debug: AVIH: 1 stream, flags HAS_INDEX TRUST_CKTYPE
avi debug: stream[0] rate:15 scale:1 samplesize:0
avi debug: stream[0] video(XVID) 800x600 24bpp 15.000000fps
main debug: selecting program id=0
avi debug: stream[0] created 300 index entries
avi debug: stream[0] length:20 (based on index)
main debug: using demux2 module "avi"
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in C:\Temp\
main debug: looking for decoder module: 28 candidates
ffmpeg debug: libavcodec initialized (interface 3349504 )
ffmpeg debug: postprocessing disabled
ffmpeg debug: using direct rendering
ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-4 Video) started
main debug: using decoder module "ffmpeg"
main debug: thread 4052 (decoder) created at priority 0 (input/decoder.c:159)
main debug: meta information:
main debug: - 'Ajuste' = ' HAS_INDEX TRUST_CKTYPE'
main debug: `C:\Temp\The.Dark.Knight.[BATMAN].2008.[HD.DVD-RiP].English.AC3.ZiA-ARROW.avi' successfully opened
avi debug: old:0 < new 0
ffmpeg debug: disabling direct rendering
ffmpeg warning: frame skip 8
(mpeg4@00AEF180)
ffmpeg warning: frame skip 8
(mpeg4@00AEF180)
main debug: no usable vout present, spawning one
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 2
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 3
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 4
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 5
main debug: window size: 800x600
main debug: looking for video output module: 6 candidates
vout_directx debug: creating DirectXEventThread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateWindow
vout_directx debug: created video sub-window
main debug: thread 4108 (DirectX Events Thread) created at priority 0 (directx.c:278)
vout_directx debug: DirectXEventThread running
vout_directx debug: DirectXInitDDraw
vout_directx debug: directx-device:
vout_directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: Primary Display Driver, display
vout_directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go (Toshiba), \\.\DISPLAY1
vout_directx debug: selecting NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go (Toshiba), \\.\DISPLAY1
vout_directx debug: screen dimensions (0x0,1024x768)
vout_directx debug: DirectDraw Capabilities: overlay=1 yuvoverlay=1 can_deinterlace_overlay=1 colorkey=1 stretch=1 bltfourcc=1
vout_directx debug: align_boundary_src=0,0 align_boundary_dest=1,1 align_size_src=0,0 align_size_dest=0,0
vout_directx debug: End DirectXInitDDraw
vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateDisplay
vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateClipper
vout_directx debug: disabling screen saver
main debug: using video output module "vout_directx"
vout_directx debug: NewPictureVec overlay:yes chroma:YV12
main debug: waiting for thread completion
vout_directx debug: YUV overlay created successfully
vout_directx debug: End NewPictureVec (succeeded)
main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s)
main debug: picture in 800x600 (0,0,800x600), chroma I420, ar 4:3, sar 1:1
main debug: picture user 800x600 (0,0,800x600), chroma I420, ar 4:3, sar 1:1
main debug: picture out 800x600 (0,0,800x600), chroma I420, ar 4:3, sar 1:1
main debug: direct render, mapping render pictures 0-6 to system pictures 1-7
main debug: thread 4060 (video output) created at priority 1 (video_output/video_output.c:421)
main warning: late picture skipped (228851)
main warning: late picture skipped (162239)
main warning: late picture skipped (95589)
access_file error: seeking too far
access_file error: seeking too far


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If someone have something that could help it would be great!!
Thx Alexandre

There is a same problem with another torrent
Batman.The.Dark.Knight.%5BDvDRiP.HDTV%5D.DirectorsCut.%5BMULTI%5D.2008.-mVs.avi
I think there is no video to decode
the message is 700 mb itself and even you purchase the software from dlit.us, you're going to get nothing

Does anyone has a solution to this issue, even i am facing the same problem. I downloaded "Wanted" from torrent portal and the file when played is asking to download the vlc converter from dlit.us/playon. If you have found some solution could you please suggest that to me as well. Will be a great help in a frustrating incident as this.

Cheers
Sandeep

Ive had the same prob with DEATH RACE, same address but it says if your in UK send txt msg to 5dig number and thats it, dumped the file any way, didnt see any point in keeping it as I couldnt watch it...

hi..

has anyone figuerd out how to play the movie The.Mummy.Tomb.of.the.Dragon.English.DVDRiP.2008.HDTV.HQ.XviD.-DOT
it says that u have to download from dlit.us..the codec???? i dont get it...shouldnt VLC play all movies and codecs??

does anyone know how to play the movie??

**********The_Mummy_Tomb_of_the_Dragon_Emperor_2008_TELESYNC_XviD-KingBen_(Kingdom-Release)**********
This a WORKING torrent for the film. You can check the downloads on TORRENTZ dot COM and as long as the torrent name matches this it will work, becaue I watched it yesterday with VLC with no probs, only thing I didnt like was that most of the chinese dialoge in it doesnt have engkish subs after 20-30 mins in, I thing the subs on the film itself are greek or maybe Estern Block (maybe russian, possably checz, I really dont know)

But check it out if you still wanna copy of the movie

I faced the same thing... I downloaded this torrent The.Mummy.Tomb.of.the.Dragon.Emperor.PROPER.[XviD].HQ.HDTV.[ENG].[VeryBest].-PreVail and then i was told to go to dlit.us/server website and download the "FREE" VLC Converter which actually costs around $30...Those guys who are doing this I guess are con artists of a new generation.. And you get more frustrated after actually having downloaded the entire file...DAMN!!!

@J-B: How do you get to know what is the codec? Sounds like a stupid question but I have not done much with videos earlier....

To: "prashant_valluri" -----> Same thing has been happening to me @ Limewire. The only thing I can suggest (& I'll be generating a new post on this in the "General" type Forum on this 'VLC Decoder/Media Player Dwnld;

A) - Take advantage of the "PREVIEW" function at your particular download website. There is a 'very good chance' that the 'Go dwnld VLC to view' portion of the Video is the very first thing downloaded by the Server. Thus, you will know (@ 2-5% or so) if your getting the VLC pre-cursor ad prior to actual dwnld.

B) - I'm new here - but not to 'Forums' per se. So, are all these Q's @ the various sub-categories on VLC related to those that have installed it here? If not, shouldn't they all be enlightened?

Good Luck, quikstudy

I faced the same thing with "Wanted", if I understand that right even if you pay for the decoder it will not work.
Also downloaded "Zack and Miri make a porn" and there it said I have to purchase a password on cryptoguardian.com which turned out to be an incridible scam. It wants to force you to either sign up at usenext or subcribe for some kind of magazine and for that it promisses to send a password via email. Incredible.
Which sites are safe for really free downloading and how can one recognize them?

Simply download only releases by known and respected scene groups, they are never scam. But anyway this is not a file sharing forum so ask elsewhere.