AVI file problems.

[wicked_pix]

Hopefully someone can help, I tried the other suggestions I found on the site, but nothing is working. I have avi files that I normally play in Real Player. I was having no trouble at all with them this weekend, but yesterday when I tried to open one, the picture is upside down. I'm not the most computer-literate person, but any help would be awesome. TIA.

[Baldrick]

Have you installed any video software or codecs packs lately?

[Krispy Kritter]

Only one is upside down?

Try installing the latest divx codec.

[wicked_pix]

i haven't installed anything since using it this weekend. i think the only thing that changed was a virus scan ran. but i'm not sure how that would mess up the pictures. and no, not just one. even files i watched already and had no problems with were upside down also.

[Baldrick]

Is it upside down in windows media player also?

[wicked_pix]

i hadn't tried that, but yes it is in windows media also. i know i have the latest version of that.

[wicked_pix]

I've seen people say things about deleting or updating codecs. how would i need to go about doing that to try and fix it?

[Krispy Kritter]

The easiest fix is to just install/reinstall the latest divx codec as I pointed out above.

If that doesn't work, then you may need to do some cleanup work. Try a tool such as codecsniper.

[wicked_pix]

that worked. thank you so much.

do the codecs update on a regular basis, so i should be watching for that?

[Krispy Kritter]

I wouldn't say "regular", but there are updates. For the most part, unless I have trouble playing a particular file, I just leave well enough alone. No reason to "fix" something that is working fine.