Probably missing a codec (big surprise with that error message) Might try the Nvidia DVD Decoder http://www.nvidia.com/object/dvd_decoder.html
Could also be that it was encoded for the wrong type of player. I'm not sure what they use in Australia but there maybe the issue of PAL and NTSC format. The Americas (North, Central and South) and Japan use NTSC while most of the rest of the world uses PAL. There could also be regional encoding on the cd. FWIW, I use an external USB 2 capture device from Plexor that has its own DSP processor so it doesn't need a high end system to do the capture. Cheryl D. Wise Certified Professional Web Developer Microsoft FrontPage MVP http://wiserways.com -----Original Message----- From: Peter MacGregor My wife and I recently visited Australia and while there of course took some video film. Our son out there transferred it onto CD for us via his PC and we brought the CD home. The damned thing (pardon my language!) won't play on anything I have - but another son in London has been able to play it on his laptop. I keep getting the message "searching for codec server" when I try and load it on either my desktop (W2k) or my laptop Wxp). It won't play on any DVD player I've tried including a "top of the range plays everything else you throw at it" model a neighbour has that plays CD, CD-R, etc. etc. etc. As this includes some rather special film of our son I'd like to solve this. I still have the tape (thank heavens!!) but the processor in my PC is too slow to handle the video capture properly, so until I upgrade that I can't do anything with it myself. Any help would be much appreciated. Peter MacGregor ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
