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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.

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

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