Codec Problem

dixieman · 12-30-2004, 02:11 PM

Ok, I have some vids on a hard drive. They'll play on my computer at work, but they won't play on my home PC. When I try to play them at home, the WMP says "Error downloading codec" at the bottom.

How can I tell what codec my work PC is running and put it on my home PC to make the thing play the vids?

Ultravis · 12-30-2004, 04:24 PM

get this little app called Gspot

http://www.headbands.com/gspot/

Open your video into it and it'll tell you how the file was encoded, and what your computer uses to decode it.

12-30-2004, 02:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
dixieman Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 48	Codec Problem Ok, I have some vids on a hard drive. They'll play on my computer at work, but they won't play on my home PC. When I try to play them at home, the WMP says "Error downloading codec" at the bottom. How can I tell what codec my work PC is running and put it on my home PC to make the thing play the vids?

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12-30-2004, 04:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ultravis Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 87	get this little app called Gspot http://www.headbands.com/gspot/ Open your video into it and it'll tell you how the file was encoded, and what your computer uses to decode it.