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How do I watch an .avi file? [solved]
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RE: RE: How do I watch an .avi file?
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Originally posted by *Saint*
i have a bunch of .avi files and the only codec that i download was divx

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Originally posted by SikStyles
it will most definitely play .avi as i just watched a clip which was .avi on it. Doesnt lag too.
It is certainly not because you can play one avi that you can play them all.

The avi extension simply means the movie is in a Audio/Video Interleaved format. Which means audio and video data is stored interleaved, not sequential.

Avi itself is not a codec; avi has many many subformats, flavors and descendants. And they all have "avi" as extension. And many subformats have subsubformats, etc.... A codec will only play 1 sort of subformat, not the others.

eg: it is not because you have a driving license (avi) that you may drive everything with wheels (codecs).

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How do I watch an .avi file? [solved] - by zach on 12-09-2005 at 01:52 AM
RE: How do I watch an .avi file? - by YottabyteWizard on 12-09-2005 at 01:56 AM
RE: How do I watch an .avi file? - by zach on 12-09-2005 at 02:08 AM
RE: How do I watch an .avi file? - by YottabyteWizard on 12-09-2005 at 02:24 AM
RE: How do I watch an .avi file? - by SikStyles on 12-09-2005 at 02:39 AM
RE: RE: How do I watch an .avi file? - by CookieRevised on 12-09-2005 at 02:02 PM
RE: How do I watch an .avi file? - by *Saint* on 12-09-2005 at 02:44 AM
RE: How do I watch an .avi file? - by dotNorma on 12-09-2005 at 03:15 AM
RE: How do I watch an .avi file? [solved] - by zach on 12-09-2005 at 04:37 AM
RE: How do I watch an .avi file? [solved] - by linx05 on 12-09-2005 at 11:16 AM


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