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Title: Probably Another Stupid Question
Post by: DRS on Friday, December 2, 2011, 18:21:37
Have downloaded a few films for little one and have been watching them via windows media player but 1 or 2 of them appear to have no sound.

After a quick google search it seems i do not have the correct Audio codecs installed.Does this sound right?

I am happy to keep just watching them via Windows but do any of you kind people know the best thing to istall that is safe and easy to use


Title: Re: Probably Another Stupid Question
Post by: tans on Friday, December 2, 2011, 18:30:58
Do a search for avi codecs mate, should.sort you out


Title: Re: Probably Another Stupid Question
Post by: stfcinbmth on Friday, December 2, 2011, 18:32:19
This should do the trick. However you would be better off using VLC media player will play it without the need of codecs probably

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/KLite-Codec-Pack-Full/1094057842/3





Title: Re: Probably Another Stupid Question
Post by: Peter Venkman on Friday, December 2, 2011, 18:37:23
Do what Dave says, download VLC player that will play a good 99% of all codecs and is safe.


Title: Re: Probably Another Stupid Question
Post by: DRS on Friday, December 2, 2011, 18:38:59
This should do the trick. However you would be better off using VLC media player will play it without the need of codecs probably

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/KLite-Codec-Pack-Full/1094057842/3




Cheers Mate. What is VLC,is it easy to set up etc? Seriously i am thick as shit at this stuff.

 Cheers JJ and Tans


Title: Re: Probably Another Stupid Question
Post by: sonicyouth on Friday, December 2, 2011, 18:44:12
VLC is a piece of piss to set up - download and run the file, click on the wizardy bits and you're sorted.

Another good codec pack is http://www.cccp-project.net/


Title: Re: Probably Another Stupid Question
Post by: DRS on Friday, December 2, 2011, 19:03:17
VLC is a piece of piss to set up - download and run the file, click on the wizardy bits and you're sorted.

Another good codec pack is http://www.cccp-project.net/
Cheers Sonic think i will install this vlc then


Title: Re: Probably Another Stupid Question
Post by: stfcinbmth on Friday, December 2, 2011, 19:05:43
Cheers Sonic think i will install this vlc then

Would be a wise move


Title: Re: Probably Another Stupid Question
Post by: DRS on Friday, December 2, 2011, 19:08:08
Would be a wise move
Where is best place to get it Dave? Have seen links fot it but last time i installed a program it killed m old laptop  :D


Title: Re: Probably Another Stupid Question
Post by: stfcinbmth on Friday, December 2, 2011, 19:12:00
Where is best place to get it Dave? Have seen links fot it but last time i installed a program it killed m old laptop  :D

Gave you the link in my first post Dean


Title: Re: Probably Another Stupid Question
Post by: slinky on Saturday, December 3, 2011, 01:10:33
Media Player Classic is also a very good media player.  Will play pretty much anything you throw at it without the need for extra codecs which can contain things you don't really want to be installing.


Title: Re: Probably Another Stupid Question
Post by: stfcinbmth on Saturday, December 3, 2011, 08:30:31
Did you get it sorted Dean?


Title: Re: Probably Another Stupid Question
Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, December 3, 2011, 09:37:07
Did you get it sorted Dean?

Yes mate I talked him through it.