How do i play .avi files in Windows Media Player? Why does it come distorted?

Question

How do i play .avi files in Windows Media Player? Why does it come distorted?

Answer 1

If you have the any one of the following players installed



• Windows Media Player 7

• Windows Media Player for Windows XP

• Windows Media Player 9 Series



if the appropriate codecs are installed on the computer. You should be able to view the files without any problem



Video codecs that are frequently used in .avi files include the following codecs:



• DivX codec



DivX Web site:

http://www.divx.com (http://www.divx.com)



• Cinepak codec



Cinepak Web site:

http://www.cinepak.com (http://www.cinepak.com)

• Indeo codec



Ligos Web site:

http://www.ligos.com (http://www.ligos.com)



• DV codec

• MJPEG codec

• Uncompressed RGB or YUY2 codec

Audio codecs that are frequently used in .avi files include the following audio codecs: • MP3 codec

• Microsoft Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation (MS ADPCM)

• Uncompressed Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) codec

Answer 2

Which Operating system you are using? If it is Windows 2000 or XP, install latest version of Media Player.

For Windows 98, use VLCC media player, it is able to run most of the video formats.

Answer 3

Have you update your Windows Media Player to current version? Or, try to use QuickTime Player or RealPlayer.

Answer 4

You may not have proper codecs installed.



Install Kazaa Lite Codec Pack from



http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htm



and see if it improves.



Your video may not be properly encoded if you can watch other videos just fine.