AVi files refuse to open

[jagdpanther]

Righto

Ive got some various avi files which I have downloaded recently and they're from a reliable source around torrent sites, but the only problem is, for some reason, the files will not open with anything other than Divx player or WMPlayer Classic, but when they do, they stop at a certain point!

Now Ive never had this trouble before and all players have had the ability to play these files, but for some reason these dont want to work!

If I try import them into a converter, they crash, if I try burn them to a watchable DVD, they crash....

I have the codecs packs, divx player, winamp, WMP, nothing is helping whatsoever

Can anyone help before my pc takes a direct route out of the window (closely followed by my phone btw!)

[Trooper2]

Sounds like the .avi files are corrupted.

[jagdpanther]

Trooper2 said:

Sounds like the .avi files are corrupted.

Thats what Im thinking

Never had a problem with the specific users torrents/files before just since I switched to Utorrent!

Ive installed VLC which is saying the avi files are broken and is repairing one as we speak...hopefully I can do something with them then

[mcflurry]

...or the codecs need to be updated?

[Plotloss]

Download GSpot, drop the AVIs on GSpot, GSpot will then tell you whether the file is corrupt, if it isnt it will tell you what codecs it uses and whether those codecs are installed.

Or alternatively download the Community Codec Pack and try to play them, if they dont work after that, chances are they are ed.

[lilford christie]

Try renameing the file, then try it on a different machine, it does sound like the file has corrupted which I have found a common occurence with AVI/any video files

[tigger1]

Also, check out gomplayer, which will play avi files no problemo, even when they are incomplete.

[Trooper2]

mcflurry said:

...or the codecs need to be updated?

That wouldn't account for the files crashing his file converter software.

Edited by Trooper2 on Thursday 10th May 13:03

[Trooper2]

Plotloss said:

Download GSpot, drop the AVIs on GSpot, GSpot will then tell you whether the file is corrupt, if it isnt it will tell you what codecs it uses and whether those codecs are installed.

Or alternatively download the Community Codec Pack and try to play them, if they dont work after that, chances are they are ed.

Kill two birds with one stone- Gspot comes with K-lite codec pack.....

[mattyb123]

open them in vlc but when it asks you to repair them say no and they should play anyway. its a tough little cookie vlc

[trooperiziz]

Trooper2 said:

mcflurry said:

...or the codecs need to be updated?

That wouldn't account for the files crashing his file converter software.

Edited by Trooper2 on Thursday 10th May 13:03

Depends on the encoder If it was windows media encoder then the wrong codec will almost always crash it

[Trooper2]

trooperiziz said:

Trooper2 said:

mcflurry said:

...or the codecs need to be updated?

That wouldn't account for the files crashing his file converter software.

Edited by Trooper2 on Thursday 10th May 13:03

Depends on the encoder If it was windows media encoder then the wrong codec will almost always crash it

Duh, I should have known that, Super says it comes with all of the Codecs it needs......

[jagdpanther]

It turns out that a couple of the files were indeed broken in some way

Ive successfull written a file to DVD with no problems what so ever and its only certain ones that are buggered.....ohh the joys of computing!

Unfortunately the avi files seem to be the least of my problems at the moment