07-17-2003, 03:39 PM
|  | Wooden Poster | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Beach
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| | | Window Media Player
Ok, I download a TTD video off of Virtualmidway and I go to play the video, and it has to connect with codec server, request codec server and all the other crap and then it says error with codec and the video starts, but has no graphics or filming! Its just sound! How do I fix the codec thing and what the heck is codec? |
07-17-2003, 03:46 PM
|  | I'm the good looking one | | Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Ca$hville, Nashvega$ Age: 29
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| | | you may have to update your WMP software.
Codec is short for encoder/decoder. The stuff is coded into digital information, then decoded into sound and video that we can understand. |
07-17-2003, 03:54 PM
| | Wooden Poster | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Beach
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| | | How do I update? B/C when I check for updates... nothing happens. Its wierd.. |
07-17-2003, 03:58 PM
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| | | Updating it is a bad idea. I updated mine and now almost no videos work. All I hear is sound. They all worked on the older version.
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07-17-2003, 04:04 PM
|  | mysql_fetch_array($title) ; | | Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Orlando, Florida Age: 19
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| | | Windows Media Player 9 Series
I had that same problem until I updated to Windows Media Player 9 Series, and now all the Virtualmidway videos work fine... Here is a link to Windows Media Player 9 Series:
[URL=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/player.aspx]Windows Media Player 9 Series[/URL]
They have it for Win XP, or Win 98 SE, Me, and 2000. Just click the appropriate download for your comp. |
07-17-2003, 04:41 PM
|  | Corkscrew Poster | | Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Tax Free State
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| | | Now that I switched to XP, whenever I try to play videos by double clicking the icon it doesn't work. I have to right click the icon and then choose open with->windows media players......then it players correctly. Anyone have this problem also? It is kinda annoying but not really. |
07-17-2003, 04:53 PM
| | mysql_fetch_array($title) ; | | Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Orlando, Florida Age: 19
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| | | kjm, do you have Windows Media Player set to recognize the files you are playing? Cause if you don't, then that's why It's not working. To get Windows Media Player to recognize the files, open Windows Media Player, go to "Tools" then "Options" then "Formats" and select the file types you want Windows Media Player to open. I don't have Win XP, so that might not be what it says on your's, but it's probably similar, and you sholud be able to figure it out. |
07-17-2003, 04:55 PM
| | Wooden Poster | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Beach
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| | | Ok. I got Series 9 and everything works perfectly. Thanks guys. TTD looks awesome.:D |
07-17-2003, 05:41 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina Age: 20
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| | | Good 2 here that its working yo! Theres some very cool videos out there and they dont need 2 go 2 waist! lol! :) |
07-18-2003, 11:43 AM
| | Corkscrew Poster | | Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Tax Free State
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| | | [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by coasterz44 [/i]
[B]kjm, do you have Windows Media Player set to recognize the files you are playing? Cause if you don't, then that's why It's not working. To get Windows Media Player to recognize the files, open Windows Media Player, go to "Tools" then "Options" then "Formats" and select the file types you want Windows Media Player to open. I don't have Win XP, so that might not be what it says on your's, but it's probably similar, and you sholud be able to figure it out. [/B][/QUOTE]
Ya your right.....everything was checked exept for video files
Thanks! |
07-18-2003, 03:41 PM
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| | | I never really had that problem. A while back my player just played the video and no sound, that lasted for about 2 weeks but i guess it finally fixed itself.
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