I have looked in FAQ and the forum for help with the problem I'm having and did not find anything so if this is a repeat I'm sorry. I can download movies but I am unable to play them I get a message that says the player does not support the file type and I may not have the proper decoder(something close to that I haven't been able to download any movies lately so I can't remember the specific wording). Please any suggestions would be much appriciated.

1. You can find out what specific codec you need (COmpresses and DECompresses your video) using G-spot

2. You can download a codec pack (try K-lite)

3. You can download VLC (or another) player that will play most movies

Here's a link!

Need help playing videos?

Hope this helps

Dano

ok i now have the k-lite codec pack but when i try to play movie the media player still gives me the same message does that mean i have to get the other player if so do i have to uninstall the k-lite pkg

its windows media player 10 and g spot says that the proper codecs are installed the k-lite was supposed to come with classic media player but i cant seem to find it
can't tell i'm really new to all this can ya? lol

Hi
I dont know if this will help you but i play movies ect on the free Divx player you can download it on the web.

hope that helps

Yes, Divx players come complete with codecs on the install, but I think the problem here is angel rain has WMP as his default player, also its worth downloading the updated WMP which also comes with some installed codecs. If you download the new WMP do it BEFORE you download Divx then try to open and play your videos

okay that has helped i have found wil play that finding the movie on bitztit helps me decide whic one to download and they always play. now my problem is burning i dont really know how so i use the copy from the file location it works for data cd's but when i put in the dvd-r it says it cant please help me i'm not too computer savoy so detail would be good

also i have just downloaded lw pro and when i try to launch it doesnt do a thing what can i do ????

Most movies you download are either .avi or .mpeg. Some DVD players will play these files as they are. Check the specs on your player. Most people, myself included, like to convert the files to DVD format for one reason or another. You should really take a look at some video forums...there are guides that you can follow. There are a million different programs that will convert to DVD format. The best ones (that I have experience with) are

Tsunami MPEG Encoder (TMPGEnc) Plus 2.5
Cinema Craft Encoder (CCE) Basic

These encoders take some practice, but give excellent results. Both are around $50 or less.

If you want an easy to use encoder, I would suggest WinAVI (around $30), although I have heard good things about ConvertXtoDVD (I've never used it, though).

Good Luck

P.S. Do yourself a favor and spend some time doing research...you will probably run into problems (I did!)...and there are many different opinions out there!

I saved a movie to my 8 g flash drive from the limewire library when I try to play it I get the message, "the movie is not a movie file" any help to solve this so that I can use my flash drive to save movies would be appreciated.

Mauikala