How to find the real codec - VLC plays but WMP wont

[oglasifwd]

Hello.
I am interested in one thing.

I have a coupple of movies in AVI format that I have downloaded from
the Internet but I can't watch them in Windows Media Player.

I have FFDSHOW installed.

Anyway, I can watch those AVI movies with VLC MEDIA PLAYER.

When I put in VLC player option STREAM AND MEDIA INFO for that movie I
get following info:

STREAM 0
Codec: divx
Resolution: 480x328
Frame rate: 23.976000

STREAM 1
Codec: mpga
Type: Audio
Channels: 2
Sampe Rate: 44100 Hz
Bitrate 128 kb/s

Meta information:
Setting: HAS_INDEX_IS_INTERLEAVED_TRUST_CKTYPE

When I try the same with GSSPOT I get this:

Type AVI
IMRR 1.00
I/L 1 vid frame (42 ms) Split: No

Codec:
4CC divx
Name DivX 4 (OpenDivX)
3 compatible codecs installed
Xvid MPEG-4 Video Decoder
DiVX Decoder Filter
DiVX Decoder Filter
Bitrate: 924 kb/s
FFPS 23.97
QF 0.245 bits/pixel

Audio
0x0055(MP3) ID'd as MPEG-1 Layer 3
3 compatible codecs installed
Franuhoffer
FFDSHOW
mpeg layer 3 decoder
Bitrate 128 kb/s (64/ch, stereo) CBR
Fs 44100 Hz

But when I try to render with GSSPOT I get message: "RENDERING FAILED"

Any suggestion what could be the problem.
Why I can't watch that movie in Windows Media Player.

I must also add that I am able to watch on Windows Media Player bunch
of other divx and xvid AVI's over FDDSHOW codec.

Best regards

[jagabo]

Did you enable Divx 4 decompression in ffdshow? I don't think it's enabled by default. Start -> All Programs -> ffdshow -> Video Decoder Configuration -> Codecs -> Divx 4