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Title: New Codecs?
Post by: neondragon3k on March 27, 2004, 02:09:00 PM

is there anyway to put new codecs into xbmp, as some video files i have only come out with a black screen? also, is it a common prob with some files that dont fast forward properly? thanks

Title: New Codecs?
Post by: budda on March 28, 2004, 04:15:00 AM

Seeking within files has been a problem for as long as I can remember. It's a bit hit and miss. Might depend on the sync/key frames inserted into an encoded video file?

THen again I might be talking balls as I am no DivX/Xvid expert :-)

Title: New Codecs?
Post by: jlgmax on March 31, 2004, 10:54:00 AM

I was just loggin in to ask the very same question !

Ive just downloaded the.haunted.mansion.DVDrip.xvid-brutus.avi and have ftp'd it onto my XBOX but when I play it all I get is the audio and a black screen. Its the first video file Ive ever had that XBMP wont play - so how can I update the codecs ?!

Title: New Codecs?
Post by: dapht_punk on April 05, 2004, 08:09:00 PM

My only & first suggestion is you get a prog for windows called barename , you can find it in the usual places.

What your problem is jlgman, I belive is the file name it self. The fatx32 that xbox uses is strangle about file names. The program that I mentioned will rename any file you want to an xbox friendly name.
Goodluck.

Title: New Codecs?
Post by: Smannesman on April 06, 2004, 02:00:00 AM

XBMP doesn't have the xvid codec, try XBMC.. it might suck, but at least it plays xvid.

Title: New Codecs?
Post by: ThE MaSTeR 3 on April 06, 2004, 09:29:00 AM

Wow I hope all of these replys are jokes.

Theres yet be 1 accurate reply yet, besides this one..

Title: New Codecs?
Post by: kof33 on April 06, 2004, 05:14:00 PM

Its a codec problem from the sound of it. Im not sure hwo you go abou updating the codecs but i know they are somewhere.

Title: New Codecs?
Post by: jacks on April 08, 2004, 05:24:00 PM

I have played plenty of XVID movies in XBMP ??


Jacks

Title: New Codecs?
Post by: kof33 on April 08, 2004, 05:35:00 PM

It might be a 3ivx codec in chich case I dont know how to add a codec.

Title: New Codecs?
Post by: ghudson on April 16, 2004, 05:12:00 AM

Title: New Codecs?
Post by: rab154 on April 16, 2004, 06:13:00 AM

QUOTE (jlgmax @ Mar 31 2004, 06:54 PM)

I was just loggin in to ask the very same question ! Ive just downloaded the.haunted.mansion.DVDrip.xvid-brutus.avi and have ftp'd it onto my XBOX but when I play it all I get is the audio and a black screen. Its the first video file Ive ever had that XBMP wont play - so how can I update the codecs ?!

i had this problem with one of my backed up movies, at first i thought it was a codec problem, but then i tried this wee bit of software FourCC changer it allows you to change the FourCC code of avi movies. Try opening your movie and giving it a familiar code such as DIVX, well hope that helps you it did the trick for me.

If the download link doesnt work goto divx/software/misc/

Title: New Codecs?
Post by: drunkmunk on April 16, 2004, 12:43:00 PM

or you could try the new xbmc because you can upgrade it's codecs. I used to use both to play different movies but haven't had to open xbmp since the last release of xbmc

drunkmunk