AVI file does not play on new Vista computers

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eganders - 29 Jul 2008 18:48 GMT

I have a DVD movie that I ripped to an AVI file a few years ago that
played fine in Windows Media Player 10 and 11 on older computers. I
have a couple of new Vista computers and it does not play in either
one. I have the original DVD. What file type should I rip it to to
get universal compatibility and the most compact format for playing on
a computer screen?

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Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] - 30 Jul 2008 22:47 GMT

>I have a DVD movie that I ripped to an AVI file a few years ago that
>played fine in Windows Media Player 10 and 11 on older computers. I
>have a couple of new Vista computers and it does not play in either
>one. I have the original DVD. What file type should I rip it to to
>get universal compatibility and the most compact format for playing on
>a computer screen?

MPEG4 and variants can be played on all platforms in a variety of
players (even down to phones, iPod and pocket PC type devices)

In WMP you may need a plugin such as FFDshow, it usually will play in
Quicktime and Real Player though without many changes.

The AVI can usually be played in WMP on Vista if you find out what the
original audio and video codecs used were, and install those. The
GSpot program http://www.headbands.com/gspot/ can tell you those.

HTH
Cheers - Neil
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