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I have a problem with the WINDOWS VIDEO PLAYER.
When someone send me a file with activated video picture, I can hear it but
can not see the picture, only all kind of colors moving .
Would anybody help me please, maybe the setting is not right.
WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION. PLENTY OF RAM .
Thank you in advance for the help.

"lethal" <> wrote in message
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>I have a problem with the WINDOWS VIDEO PLAYER.
> When someone send me a file with activated video picture, I can hear it
> but
> can not see the picture, only all kind of colors moving .
> Would anybody help me please, maybe the setting is not right.
> WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION. PLENTY OF RAM .

That is Windows Media Player showing paterns while it plays music.

You need Divx codec
http://www.divxmovies.com/codec/

> >I have a problem with the WINDOWS VIDEO PLAYER.
> > When someone send me a file with activated video picture, I can hear it
> > but
> > can not see the picture, only all kind of colors moving .
> > Would anybody help me please, maybe the setting is not right.
> > WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION. PLENTY OF RAM .
>
"scram" <> wrote in message
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> That is Windows Media Player showing paterns while it plays music.
>
> You need Divx codec
> http://www.divxmovies.com/codec/

What I mean is that I can see little flickers of colors and part of the
picture that came with the audio, but it is not clear.
I still think it is a matter of setting, but I am not very computer savvy
and would like to have someone let me know how to set my media player.
Thank you

>> That is Windows Media Player showing paterns while it plays music.
>>
>> You need Divx codec
>> http://www.divxmovies.com/codec/
>
> What I mean is that I can see little flickers of colors and part of the
> picture that came with the audio, but it is not clear.
> I still think it is a matter of setting, but I am not very computer savvy
> and would like to have someone let me know how to set my media player.


Read this page
http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:22:31 GMT, "lethal" <> wrote:

>I have a problem with the WINDOWS VIDEO PLAYER.
>When someone send me a file with activated video picture, I can hear it but
>can not see the picture, only all kind of colors moving .
>Would anybody help me please, maybe the setting is not right.
>WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION. PLENTY OF RAM .
>Thank you in advance for the help.
>
Codec problem

Introduction To Finding A Codec For Windows Media Play 9
http://www.updatexp.com/codec-for-wi...-player-9.html

Latest free video and audio codecs
http://www.free-codecs.com/index.htm

Codec resources and alternatives:
http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/***********************************finalbuilds.htm

First, download and run "Gspot". Then use it to open the file and determine
the codec needed.
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

DivX 3.11:
http://www.divx-digest.com/software/divxcodec.html

DivX 5.x
http://www.divx.com/divx/

MPEG2 Decoder Package
http://www.elecard.com/download/

http://video-codec.8m.com/codecs.htm

http://www.xvid.org/
http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/

Nimo pack.
http://www.divx-digest.com/software/nimo_pack.html

FFDSHOW.
http://www.divx-digest.com/software/ffdshow.html

Download the MS-MPEG-4v3 codec fix (Win9x/NT4)
on: http://www.moviecodec.com/download/codecs.shtml

Compression Codecs (Huge list)
http://dshow.narod.ru/

Download the K-Lite Codec pack. This contrains the most uptodate video and
audio codecs.
http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/***********************************mirror.htm

http://abmefaq.net for all your Multimedia answers

Audio Codecs Resources
http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm

"The Codecs" package.
http://www.xelation.nl/theorica/codecs.htm

"Unk" <> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:22:31 GMT, "lethal" <> wrote:
>
> >I have a problem with the WINDOWS VIDEO PLAYER.
> >When someone send me a file with activated video picture, I can hear it
but
> >can not see the picture, only all kind of colors moving .
> >Would anybody help me please, maybe the setting is not right.
> >WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION. PLENTY OF RAM .
> >Thank you in advance for the help.
> >
> Codec problem
>
> Introduction To Finding A Codec For Windows Media Play 9
> http://www.updatexp.com/codec-for-wi...-player-9.html
>
> Latest free video and audio codecs
> http://www.free-codecs.com/index.htm
>
> Codec resources and alternatives:
> ***********************************finalbuilds.htm
>
> First, download and run "Gspot". Then use it to open the file and
determine
> the codec needed.
> http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
>
> DivX 3.11:
> http://www.divx-digest.com/software/divxcodec.html
>
> DivX 5.x
> http://www.divx.com/divx/
>
> MPEG2 Decoder Package
> http://www.elecard.com/download/
>
> http://video-codec.8m.com/codecs.htm
>
> http://www.xvid.org/
> http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/
>
> Nimo pack.
> http://www.divx-digest.com/software/nimo_pack.html
>
> FFDSHOW.
> http://www.divx-digest.com/software/ffdshow.html
>
> Download the MS-MPEG-4v3 codec fix (Win9x/NT4)
> on: http://www.moviecodec.com/download/codecs.shtml
>
> Compression Codecs (Huge list)
> http://dshow.narod.ru/
>
> Download the K-Lite Codec pack. This contrains the most uptodate video
and
> audio codecs.
> ***********************************mirror.htm
>
> http://abmefaq.net for all your Multimedia answers
>
> Audio Codecs Resources
> http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm
>
> "The Codecs" package.
> http://www.xelation.nl/theorica/codecs.htm
>

"Unk" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:22:31 GMT, "lethal" <> wrote:
>
> >I have a problem with the WINDOWS VIDEO PLAYER.
> >When someone send me a file with activated video picture, I can hear it
but
> >can not see the picture, only all kind of colors moving .
> >Would anybody help me please, maybe the setting is not right.
> >WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION. PLENTY OF RAM .
> >Thank you in advance for the help.
> >
> Codec problem
>
> Introduction To Finding A Codec For Windows Media Play 9
> http://www.updatexp.com/codec-for-wi...-player-9.html
>
> Latest free video and audio codecs
> http://www.free-codecs.com/index.htm
>
> Codec resources and alternatives:
> ***********************************finalbuilds.htm
>
> First, download and run "Gspot". Then use it to open the file and
determine
> the codec needed.
> http://www.headbands.com/gspot/
>
> DivX 3.11:
> http://www.divx-digest.com/software/divxcodec.html
>
> DivX 5.x
> http://www.divx.com/divx/
>
> MPEG2 Decoder Package
> http://www.elecard.com/download/
>
> http://video-codec.8m.com/codecs.htm
>
> http://www.xvid.org/
> http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/
>
> Nimo pack.
> http://www.divx-digest.com/software/nimo_pack.html
>
> FFDSHOW.
> http://www.divx-digest.com/software/ffdshow.html
>
> Download the MS-MPEG-4v3 codec fix (Win9x/NT4)
> on: http://www.moviecodec.com/download/codecs.shtml
>
> Compression Codecs (Huge list)
> http://dshow.narod.ru/
>
> Download the K-Lite Codec pack. This contrains the most uptodate video
and
> audio codecs.
> ***********************************mirror.htm
>
> http://abmefaq.net for all your Multimedia answers
>
> Audio Codecs Resources
> http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central.htm
>
> "The Codecs" package.
> http://www.xelation.nl/theorica/codecs.htm
>
Then when you have read and played with all of the above you just might be
able to play your video.
Daft ain't it?

It sounds it is treating it like a sound file if the moving colors are
preceded by ambient which is the default image display for music that is
what is happening. The player is not seeing it as a video file but a sound
file. What is the extension on the file you are trying to play? The media
player can play video clips and avis but not all video files.
"lethal" <> wrote in message
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> I have a problem with the WINDOWS VIDEO PLAYER.
> When someone send me a file with activated video picture, I can hear it
but
> can not see the picture, only all kind of colors moving .
> Would anybody help me please, maybe the setting is not right.
> WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION. PLENTY OF RAM .
> Thank you in advance for the help.
>
>

thank you all for the answers, but , again, the colors that I see are part
of the picture that goes with the audio, it is not clear,
The audios, videos that I am trying to see are very short and mostly jokes
that were sent to me by friends.
I am almost sure that it is a matter of settings not being right.
Thanks again

"ProfGene" <> wrote in message
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> It sounds it is treating it like a sound file if the moving colors are
> preceded by ambient which is the default image display for music that is
> what is happening. The player is not seeing it as a video file but a
sound
> file. What is the extension on the file you are trying to play? The media
> player can play video clips and avis but not all video files.
> "lethal" <> wrote in message
> news:XSxSc.80371$gE.31578@pd7tw3no...
> > I have a problem with the WINDOWS VIDEO PLAYER.
> > When someone send me a file with activated video picture, I can hear it
> but
> > can not see the picture, only all kind of colors moving .
> > Would anybody help me please, maybe the setting is not right.
> > WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION. PLENTY OF RAM .
> > Thank you in advance for the help.
> >
> >
>
>

> thank you all for the answers, but , again, the colors that I see are
> part
> of the picture that goes with the audio, it is not clear,
> The audios, videos that I am trying to see are very short and mostly jokes
> that were sent to me by friends.
> I am almost sure that it is a matter of settings not being right.
> Thanks again

ProfGene asked for the three letter extension of the file you are trying to
play.
Windows Media Player won't play Quicktime files or flash so the file
extension would be relevant.

Try playing this file
http://boresight.ripco.com/0630_152823-2.wmv
it is a streaming media file 30 Megabytes in size, you will need a broadband
connection.
You don't need to watch the whole thing, just enough to verify that it will
play.

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