- To view a .avi
file, save the whole file to a local disk before attempting to open
it. (Streaming in IE doesn't work for these files.)
-
I'm using the XviD and DivX codecs.
If you can hear the sound but see no video in the Windows Media Player, you may
try some of the following:
- Upgrade to the latest version of the Microsoft Windows Media
Player. At the time of this writing, the latest is version 10.
Here's the installation setup binary for
Windows XP.
- Earlier, the instruction was for the
Media
Player 9 Series. If this Microsoft link becomes broken in the
future, here're the installation setup binaries as of now: for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000, and for Windows XP.
- Download and install an XviD codec.
This is the current setup
binary. (XviD is free.) Previously, I used this older setup binary.
- Or alternatively, you can download and install a DivX
codec. At the time of this writing, I used this setup binary. (This version is an
ad ware, but the ads are pretty sparse and tolerable.)
- An alternative to the Microsoft Windows Media Player, which might
still not work properly after you install the above codecs, is the
DivX player, which is included in the DivX install package mentioned
above. This DivX player seems to always work.
- Another alternaitve, if the Microsoft Windows Media Player
doesn't work, is the Real Player.
- The screen capture movies were made with CamStudio.
I used this setup binary. (CamStudio is
free.) The install package includes a CamStudio Player. (Unlike the
CamStudio capture program, the CamStudio player doesn't even require a
(free) registration.) This CamStudio Player is highly likely to work,
after you install the above codecs.
- Latest best find: the free VLC media player. I used this setup binary for Windows. The Linux
versions are also excellent.
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