How do I preview a movie file?
To preview a file, wait until you have downloaded at least a few MB of the file. Then pause the download.
Open your partial downloaded movie with VideoLAN or AVI Preview.
I hear no sound when I play a video file.
You don't have the Codec you need to play that type of video. There is a codec for each different system of encoding sound or video files.
Read the topic "Which codecs do I need to install ?" below on this page.
I have problems playing a video file.
You don't have the Codec you need to play that type of video. There is a codec for each different system of encoding sound or video files.
Read the topic "Which codecs do I need to install ?" below on this page.
When I preview an audio/video file, it contains some parts of other audio/video files that I have downloaded, but the file is correct when completed downloading
When you delete a file, only the pointer (in the file allocation table or FAT) to that file is removed to make the space the file used become free. The actual data stays on your disk until it is overwritten by another file.
When Kazaa creates a .dat file (partial download), it claims a bit of free space on your harddrive for this file. The data will be downloaded into that claimed space, overwriting the old data. When you preview your partial download, it thus can contain some old data from another file (which was not yet overwritten, because your download is not complete yet).
Which codecs do I need to install ?
Get the K-Lite Codec Pack here. It contains everything you need.
How to find out what codecs are used by a movie?
You can find that out with the G-Spot program that is included with the K-Ltie Codec Pack.
Which codec is needed for FourCC code "0" ?
You have got a non-working fake file.
How to make a VCD / SVCD
You can convert a AVI movie to (S)VCD with a program such as TMPGenc.
More information can be found on the following websites:
How can I play a downloaded movie on my standalone DVD player ?
Most standalone DVD players support VCD and/or SVCD playback. You can see if yours does on your player or in the manual.
See teh topic above for more information on how to play downloaded movies on your DVD player.
How to rip a DVD?
Very detailed guides to do this can be found here:
How to create a DivX movie?
Very detailed guides to do this can be found here: