Video player odity: Some files will play in DivX Player but not MPC

I really prefer to use Media Player Classic for my multimedia needs. However, I've got some files which claim to be using the DivX 5 codec which will play just fine in DivX player, but stubbornly refuse to work in MPC. It can't possibly be a codec problem or they wouldn't work in either program, and in any event, loading the latest versions of both DivX and FFDShow (in that order, if it matters) didn't help. There is no error message, MPC simply sits there on a plain black screen, doing nothing. (I dislike the DivX player because it seems very buggy, resource-intensive and unstable compared to MPC.)

I use K-lite Mega Codec Pack

http://www.codecguide.com/download_mega.htm

After I didn't get a reply for the first few days, I deleted the particular files I was referring to as more trouble than they were worth; however, I'll keep that in mind if similar problems arise in the future.

I deleted the particular files I was referring to as more trouble than they were worth

There may be an unanticipated dividend for you in that action.

Poorly coded or poorly packaged media can cause much more trouble than the content is worth.
Additionally, requirements of singular and obscure codecs can turn out to be the vector for malicious code (virus/trojan).

If it doesn't play via commonly accepted and validated compression code interpreters (codecs) it is probably better to dump the content and seek other legitimate sources for the media content if it is valuable to you.

Thanks for being part of WTT Forums.

Doug

Having had that very thing happen semi-recently (not with these files), I know exactly what you mean. However, these were, according to their 4CCs, straight DivX 5 files. They just wouldn't play in some players. That's precisely what was so weird about the situation. I suspect the encoding was just screwed up somehow (probably through stupidity, not malice).