Depends on the player and platform of course. Read the EULA carefully. btw--no extras with VLC or mPlayer on OSX here. To remove, I just trash the app. I avoid a commercial Media anything--too many past problems when they try to take over my preferences.
LOL! Sure would be nice, but since so many companies would love to lock us in to THEIR codecs, I don't see them cooperating yet. Welcome to the dot.com media jungle.

It woudn´t be nice... it is reality.

Here you will find some links to codecs:

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...ghlight=codecs

If you need more ask google. I found for every video the right codec, so it is possible to view all with ONE player.

Sure there is no one which supports all codecs, so you have to search a little...

Morgwen

I opened the link that you provided to ZDnet. If I download this DviX Videl Bundle where do I put it and how do I use it. Or do I still use QT and QT finds this codec or what ever it is and uses it?

I never downloaded it for a Mac.

Under Windows you install the file, thats it. Your player will find it when its needed.

Morgwen

I see that many people read this thread...

For Windows users another excellent source of CODECs is

Nimo Codecs

Click on the same in my 'sig' below...
To download Nimo Codecs, choose Build 8 from any of the Mirror Sites that are marked as 'available'...

You will receive practically every possible Codec you will need, a proven player and much more.
Installation is simple. But, be sure to read the very few warnings before you do the install.

btw... CODEC = COder/DECoder .... CO DEC

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Kath...

With Nimo, which is also FREE, about 99.9% of all users will only need to do a normal install and NOT install only 2 codecs...
The 2 codecs that most will not want are VERY clearly marked with warnings...

Installation is very easy...

As with so many applications today, there are many absurd and unfortunate fantasies and unfounded rumours floating about...

If a user installs ALL possibilities on offer within Nimo it is still an insignificant amount of HDD space used for an overwhelming benefit.
And, just about anything and everything will run seamlessly with no further demands on the user.
What you have recommended here is vastly more complex and confusing for the average user and a real 'brick-wall' to a so-called 'newbie !

With Nimo you don't 'navigate' to anything... Things simply work...

"I've been told you don't put all of the..."
Kath, you're worrying me again !!!!!!!!!

Oh my !!!
I better call Kath... I think someone is impersonating her !!!
Spoilsport !

There is... it's called http://www.winamp.com

Plays everything except RealAudio/video, but who uses that anyway. Includes the codecs for them too.

P.S. codecs are insignificant in girth, therefore they will not bog anything down.

edit note: I changed only the link.

Not only winamp plays all movies... almost every player is able to, if you have the right codecs.

Morgwen

it is most likley because it is an Xvid or DivX file, which need codecs...go to DivX.com and download the player to see if that changes anything