how to install divx codecs on dsl ?


Forum: Multimedia
Topic: how to install divx codecs on dsl ?
started by: Seijuuro

Posted by Seijuuro on Mar. 05 2006,13:43
Hello, I'm new

I have a very basic question

I don't understand how to install divx codecs (6.1.1) on my DSL with HD install (1.2.1), I simply have an archive in .gz and I have try "gunzip xxxxx.gz" but don't work "no such file or directory" can't open..

Anyone can SIMPLY explain the way to follow ?

thanx at all

Posted by mikshaw on Mar. 05 2006,15:27
This doesn't really answer your question, but i believe mplayer already supports divx/xvid through the use of ffmpeg.
Posted by Seijuuro on Mar. 05 2006,15:48
Quote (mikshaw @ Mar. 05 2006,10:27)
This doesn't really answer your question, but i believe mplayer already supports divx/xvid through the use of ffmpeg.

wich is the lighter mplayer or ffmpeg ?
Posted by mikshaw on Mar. 05 2006,16:03
mplayer is the application, ffmpeg includes libavcodec, which, as far as i know, allows you to play mpeg4.  Since I haven't used mplayer a lot in DSL i'm not sure about this, but i think it was compiled into the mplayer mydsl extension.  Otherwise you might try the mydsl codec pack.
Posted by JohnH on Mar. 19 2006,15:40
I'm trying to play some *.wmv files through firefox. I have to save to disk and open from there. Sound usually doesnt work on *.wmv but it does on *.mpg.

How can I set up my DSL system and firefox so the *.wmv files are automatically run in the way that *.mpg files are?

Posted by jshaw on Mar. 19 2006,16:42
divx, xvid, etc:  Mplayer and Xine both handle these quite well straight out of the repository.  If you have an issue with some lesser used codec, try downloading codecpak.dsl.

wmv:  I haven't had any success with these.  I believe you can download the drivers and point Mplayer and Xine to the directory.  I'm not sure, but from what I've read I believe both wmv and real codecs are in the win32 form and Mplayer and Xine read them as is.  But then again I'm probably wrong.  I just know they aren't free (as in speech) codecs and therefore aren't distributable by the usual means.

josh

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