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gundamfan · February 18th, 2005, 22:20

Hmmm, well I don't know where else to put this so....

I downloaded a Half-Life 2 video of a guy who beat it in like 2 and a half hours. It's avi format, I believe. it says Video Clip on explorer. I open it with Windows media Player, and the hting plays for a few seconds and the video freezes, but the sound keeps playing. Strange. i then tried every media player I could, none of which worked. Real Player, WinAmp, DivX, etc. I didn't try Quicktime, because my computer's quicktime is messed up. How would I get the movie to play? All my players are updated.

On Quicktime, when I try to open it, I have to wait a very long time before the thing even opens. Very very long. Then I click play, and another very very long wait occurs. Then it plays. Anyone know how to fix that?

Also, I want to see the video file of the DoW intro film. Whenever I see it through the game, the resolution is low and it looks blurry. I even lowered the resolution all the way on my computer, but it's still that way. So I just wanna watch the video file. none of my media players can play it, WMP 10 doesn't even play it this time, it says you need a codec or something :realmad: . Help please?

Pidgeon_Death · February 18th, 2005, 22:40

the half life video sounds corrupted...try to re-download it.
As for the DoW intor video its viewable on its website...I dont remember wat the URL is though...sorry. Hope this helps a little.

Later :ph34r:

gundamfan · February 18th, 2005, 22:55

Hmmm, I kinda doubt the movie is corrupted, but I dunno. I got it from Fileplanet. Also, I don't want to reDL it, because it took hours to download. 2 and a half hours! plus there's the waiting in line time.

Nostrafus · February 21st, 2005, 12:55

Try downloading Divx player, when you load the video if it's a codec problem, it'll show an error message and list the codec that it needs like the following.

Streaming error 8234982364236487

Video Encoding: Xvid Codec

Or something to that effect.

Then you search for "Codec *Insert codec here*"

Download the codec, open the media player again, and play the video

February 18th, 2005, 22:20	#1 (permalink)
gundamfan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Redwood Shores, CA Age: 18 Posts: 852 Rep Power: 61	Hmmm, well I don't know where else to put this so.... I downloaded a Half-Life 2 video of a guy who beat it in like 2 and a half hours. It's avi format, I believe. it says Video Clip on explorer. I open it with Windows media Player, and the hting plays for a few seconds and the video freezes, but the sound keeps playing. Strange. i then tried every media player I could, none of which worked. Real Player, WinAmp, DivX, etc. I didn't try Quicktime, because my computer's quicktime is messed up. How would I get the movie to play? All my players are updated. On Quicktime, when I try to open it, I have to wait a very long time before the thing even opens. Very very long. Then I click play, and another very very long wait occurs. Then it plays. Anyone know how to fix that? Also, I want to see the video file of the DoW intro film. Whenever I see it through the game, the resolution is low and it looks blurry. I even lowered the resolution all the way on my computer, but it's still that way. So I just wanna watch the video file. none of my media players can play it, WMP 10 doesn't even play it this time, it says you need a codec or something :realmad: . Help please? __________________

February 18th, 2005, 22:40	#2 (permalink)
Pidgeon_Death Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Age: 21 Posts: 206 Rep Power: 48	the half life video sounds corrupted...try to re-download it. As for the DoW intor video its viewable on its website...I dont remember wat the URL is though...sorry. Hope this helps a little. Later :ph34r: __________________ Hope Is The First Step On The Road To Dissapointment.

February 18th, 2005, 22:55	#3 (permalink)
gundamfan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Redwood Shores, CA Age: 18 Posts: 852 Rep Power: 61	Hmmm, I kinda doubt the movie is corrupted, but I dunno. I got it from Fileplanet. Also, I don't want to reDL it, because it took hours to download. 2 and a half hours! plus there's the waiting in line time. __________________

February 21st, 2005, 12:55	#4 (permalink)
Nostrafus Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bel Air, Maryland, United States Posts: 228 Rep Power: 62	Try downloading Divx player, when you load the video if it's a codec problem, it'll show an error message and list the codec that it needs like the following. Streaming error 8234982364236487 Video Encoding: Xvid Codec Or something to that effect. Then you search for "Codec Insert codec here" Download the codec, open the media player again, and play the video __________________ You can't move the furniture anymore And I'm not gonna trip and fall Going for the door Fuzz - Helen Keller

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