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Hi, I got a problem about a video I downloaded from a web site.
The video is of AVI formatted with MP3 composing its audio part.
When I played it in Windows Media Player 10, the volume was so low.
I used to think this problem would only happen on those videos with AAC or AC3.

I tried VLC then, and the problem seemed have been improved a little bit, still the volume is far lower than the level that I can accept. I got to switch the volume of my PC speakers to 2/3 of its maximum output.

Did I have missed any CODEC?

I have got AC3 CODEC only.

Any suggestions

The file was probably recorded with low volume or transfered from ac3.

The file was probably recorded with low volume or transfered from ac3.

recorded with low volume?
Can VLC solve the problem?

Turn up the volume

Transcoding the file in VLC will not resolve the issue as this is a source issue for VLC. See the doom9 forums or http://www.videohelp.com for tools that can help you transcode the file and correct the problem.