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Unrecognized format

Postby toneyx » 03 Aug 2008 08:58

I'm using VLC 0.8.6i to play a certain movie Dirty Dozen but it says unrecognized format. The extension is avi. What codec shall I download and install in my PC. Thanks.

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Re: Unrecognized format

Postby VLC_help » 03 Aug 2008 17:43

VLC can't use external codecs. Only ones that came with VLC. You can use tool called Mediainfo to check what codecs the AVI uses. I am guessing that you have downloaded fake/corrupted file.

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Re: Unrecognized format

Postby toneyx » 03 Aug 2008 23:08

I tried to use Mediainfo but there's no codec information only the extension avi.

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Re: Unrecognized format

Postby toneyx » 04 Aug 2008 01:47

VLC can't use external codecs. Only ones that came with VLC. You can use tool called Mediainfo to check what codecs the AVI uses. I am guessing that you have downloaded fake/corrupted file.
I think you're right, this is the first I was victimized. Thanks


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