Play video on windows 2003

[timmyo]

Hi,
I'm not able to play a video on windows 2003 I installed every well known codec packages on internet without luck.

I'm trying to play it with the divx player.

I have no image and no sound. It plays but wihout showing anything but this message

This file contains a track in the AAC (advanced audio coding)(code "255") format. You may need to install a directshow decoder for this audio format...

I tried CoreAAC-1.2.0.573 in relation this error msg, but no luck.

Could you tell me which codecs I have to install?

Here are the video details

Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42
File size : 4.03 MiB
Duration : 32s 599ms
Overall bit rate : 1 037 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-06-03 18:53:36
Tagged date : UTC 2010-06-03 18:53:48

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L2.0
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 32s 599ms
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 859 Kbps
Width : 320 pixels
Height : 240 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 30.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.373
Stream size : 3.34 MiB (83%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2010-06-03 18:53:36
Tagged date : UTC 2010-06-02 17:53:48
Color primaries : BT.601-6 525, BT.1358 525, BT.1700 NTSC, SMPTE 170M
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.601-6 525, BT.1358 525, BT.1700 NTSC, SMPTE 170M

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format version : Version 4
Format profile : LC
Format settings, SBR : No
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 31s 904ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 104 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Stream size : 405 KiB (10%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2010-06-03 18:53:36
Tagged date : UTC 2010-06-02 17:53:48

Thanks!

[guns1inger]

I installed every well known codec packages on internet without luck

And probably screwed your system beyond belief in the process.

You could have started far safer by installing The KM Player or VLC and trying that instead.

[timmyo]

guns1inger, thanks for your answer.

Why do you say that I probably screwed my system?

My final objective is to be able to access the file to get its properties on a c# application I'm developing so I'd need system-wide solution instead of a magic player

[jman98]

Codec packs often conflict with each other and may cause various system problems that you don't want to deal with, hence guns1inger's comment. The more codec packs you install, the greater the likelihood that they'll cause problems for you.

[guns1inger]

You are developing on the wrong platform then. Windows 2003 was never intended to be a client platform. It is a server platform, and as such not designed with video playback in mind. If you are developing for client playback, develop on a client OS.

Secondly, there is no universal solution. Windows is now based around DirectShow, but you still need codecs installed for each video type. While the lazy use the scatter-gun approach of throwing a codec pack and hoping everything works, the best solution is to use the DirectShow interface, and install the appropriate codecs as your require them.