Two Questions For My Computer

HazeHaze O RLY? Join Date: 2003-07-07 Member: 18018Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">Simple?</div> I've got two problems. One: I dont know how to make every file by default include the extension at the end of the name. For example:

<b>mgs2_theme</b>

<i>instead of</i>

<b>mgs2_theme.zip</b>

How do I change that? Second: I cant find a codec pack to play .avi's. Are there any packs out there I can download that give me a ton of codecs to play movies with?

Thanks!
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  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    Try Videolanplayer or k-lite mega codec pack.

    The other thing. Open up a window and click the extra tab. Go to options. There is an option to turn these things off. I don't know the egnlish name of that though ^^

    Show endings of known types or something like that.
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  • theclamtheclam Join Date: 2004-08-01 Member: 30290Members
    Control Panel
    Folder Options
    View
    Hide File Extensions for Known File Types
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    Codec packs are bad. Here's what you need:

    <a href='http://www.divxnetworks.com/' target='_blank'>DivX</a>
    <a href='http://www.koepi.org/xvid.shtml' target='_blank'>XviD</a>
    <a href='http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/codecs_and_filters/ac3filter.cfm' target='_blank'>AC3 Filter</a>

    If you ever come across anything you can't play, get <a href='http://www.headbands.com/gspot/' target='_blank'>GSpot</a> and check the codec, then Google it.

    Remember, codec packs are a bad, bad thing. They have the potential to screw things up by installing too many codecs that are never used and having out-of-date versions of codecs.
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  • TyrainTyrain Join Date: 2003-01-03 Member: 11746Members
    I've never had any problems with k-lite. Using it for some time now without errors. And as an addition theres realplayer and quicktime built into it.
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Tyrain+Mar 17 2005, 08:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tyrain @ Mar 17 2005, 08:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I've never had any problems with k-lite. Using it for some time now without errors. And as an addition theres realplayer and quicktime built into it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Have you ever tried installing updated codecs?

    You can get those seperately.
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Haze+Mar 17 2005, 07:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Haze @ Mar 17 2005, 07:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <b>mgs2_theme</b>

    <i>instead of</i>

    <b>mgs2_theme.zip</b> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well you've certainly got taste if that's the file you're having trouble with <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    I've been wondering about codecs myself, why must there be a billion different formats for videos, WHY?
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  • ZunniZunni The best thing to happen to I&amp;S in a long while Join Date: 2002-11-26 Member: 10016Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I've never had any problems with k-lite. Using it for some time now without errors.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    QFT
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  • CyndaneCyndane Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22913Members
    Different codecs allow for different compressions. Obviously if you need something to be high quality you wouldn't use some basic codec to shrink the size down to 1/78th what it was.

    It all depends on what you are trying to do with the video at the time of production.

    DVD's are a great example. Most DVDs are Mpeg2, but some of the newer ones, on the double sided dual-layer have been mpeg4. Of course that is because there is plenty of disk space to work with, however not all of the low priced DVD players can play the double sided dual-layer formats.
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