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wmv files

Postby GeorgeMiller » 08 May 2006 14:50

Hello,

must I have the Windows Media Player installed to play wmv-files with the VLC ?

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Postby dionoea » 08 May 2006 16:01

Yes for wmv3 video and some audio formats for which no open source decoder exists.
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Postby GeorgeMiller » 08 May 2006 16:55

Sh.., I hate the WMP :shock:

What's about the Media Player Classic ? Does it work ?

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Postby DJ » 09 May 2006 03:24

MPC is a Direct Show player and I don't believe Gabest built in support for WMV.
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Postby GeorgeMiller » 09 May 2006 22:58

Right, the MPC does not play the wmv3-files ...

Now I have a problem, I killed the WMP and cannot reinstall ...

Solution ?

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Postby dionoea » 09 May 2006 23:01

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/
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Postby rav0 » 10 May 2006 10:58

Now I have a problem, I killed the WMP and cannot reinstall ...

Solution ?
Reinstall Windows, and Windows media Player should come back.
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Postby GeorgeMiller » 10 May 2006 11:24

A Miracle ... the Codec is back, I can play all files now ... I think, the PatchDay yesterday brought it back ...

No more Media Player except the VLC ... YEAH :D :D :D

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Postby StarChild » 12 May 2006 12:43

Yes for wmv3 video and some audio formats for which no open source decoder exists.
Au contraire, mom ami: open source, maybe, but here's a couple of links that can provide all the codecs you need, or pass you on to more if needed:

http://www.free-codecs.com/Codec_Pack_A ... wnload.htm

http://www.codecguide.com/

Try them and see what you think. I have WMP9 on my system now, but haven't needed it to run .wmv in VLC since v8.0.4.

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Postby dionoea » 12 May 2006 21:56

Well this is nitpicking :)
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