What is xvid? I've got a problem.?

[omertaxtx]

I just finished downloading this hour long video and am having a few issues. Firstly, the video size shows just 55 seconds, which is very short for a 1.5 gb file. The format says .wmv but the title says xvid. Secondly, no player can play it, is there anything I need to do, like get a codec or something or anything else? Last of all, what is xvid?

Solutions? Anyone?

Thanks.

[ARTHURZ1]

if you want your media player to have full potential download 1 klite mega media codec pack the mega version is best even if you have 64 bit use easy install ,,install all audio and video codec ffmeg doesnt require tweak seperately install xvid codec and then windows media player plugin pixelfussion i like this config because you cant get better picture than that i also like having vlc player around

[simplyred]

Try using a different media player called KMPlayer. It's free and can play any media format that you throw at it. It has all the codecs you need built-in:
http://filehippo.com/download_kmplayer/

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