I have xp pro installed and media player & real player. I am unable to watch video files (.mpg) with either player audio is fine, just no video. I have downloaded codecs, with no results, Windows is completely updated. Any one with idea>
On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:28:02 -0700, jjupdate wrote: >I have xp pro installed and media player & real player. I am unable to watch >video files (.mpg) with either player audio is fine, just no video. I have >downloaded codecs, with no results, Windows is completely updated. Any one >with idea> MPG files come in different flavours - MPEG1 (video CD), MPEG2 (DVD video) and MPEG4 (advanced flavours). Real player should be able to play MPEG1 and 4 videos out of the box; Windows media should play MPEG1 but may need add-ins for MPEG4. So my guess is you *may* have an MPEG2 video. That requires a DVD decoder which would have to be purchased. Have a look at DecCheck to see if you have any DVD decoders installed: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=DE1491AC-0AB6-4990-943D-627E6ADE9FCB&displaylang=en If you have any DVD decoders listed there as compatible, it could be back to MPEG4, which FFDShow should help with : http://www.free-codecs.com/download/FFDshow.htm Also check in windows media player on More Options -> File Types to ensure MPG video is selected as a file type WMP knows about HTH Cheers - Neil ------------------------------------------------ Digital Media MVP : 2004-2009 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs
