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If you're tired of constantly having Windows Media Player scold you for selecting an invalid media file, here's your chance to rectify things. AVIcodec is the best tool for finding and getting the proper video codec for Windows.


Contrary to popular belief, AVI is not a video format like MPEG 1 or 2. Instead, it's a file wrapper that includes multiple codec formats ranging from the tried and true Indeo format to the more sophisticated MPEG4 and DivX. The motivation behind the AVI format was shielding users from the dizzying array of video codecs currently in use. Instead of trying to find the correct codec and player to view a specific video file format, everything could be wrapped up in the AVI. If the codec wasn't present, the player, in this case Windows Media player, would go online and find and download the correct codec. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case, as you may well know, and you're stuck with a 150MB movie file you can't play because you lack the codec.


That's where AVIcodec comes in. Now all you have to do is select the troublesome file and you'll instantly be presented with all pertinent information about the codec(s). If you lack the codec, just click on the Web button next to the file type, video codec type, or audio codec type, and AVIcodec will pull up a page from which you can locate and download the necessary files. As an added bonus, AVIcodec will give you a list of all currently installed codecs on your system.


TechTV | Free File: AVIcodec