downloaded div-x avi files wont work in tmpeg or virtual dub

[buttmuncher]

hello everyone

after downloading some div-x (i presume) avi files from off the net i tried to mpeg them using tmpeg. All i get is the audio box filled but no video. when i try to get the video part i get an error message. So i try virtual dub to load it in and re-save it to an avi with my div-x 5 codec but all i get in the preview window is a black picture. weird!!! anyway i cant save it out as an old avi and it wont mpeg in tmpeg or any encoder actually. does anyone know why??? its really bugging me. i can rip a dvd and its fine with div-x 5 and tmpeg... what are these people doing to the avi's? The weird thing is that they play in media player and power dvd !! strange !! hellllppppp

[Bayag]

I have to question the avi you dl'ed. Is it really good in playback. Is it avi and not mpg?

[kitty]

Maybe it has a wierd codec - do a file information check in Virtualdub.

You might need the nemo codec pack to help.