sound

[Guest Ralph]

Hello,

 

I just have a pair of cheap speakers and am using the onboard sound.

This will be a sound tweaking question. In preview, how do I get the sound

to work across players? Video has been affected.

 

When I started playing media files and movies, Media Player worked great.

I then tried to play a few files I'd downloaded, and Media Player wouldn't

play,

I got some codecs, and also got a couple more players, namely Divx and GOM.

 

GOM seems to play video more evenly, but the sound is cheaper than it should

be.

DIVX plays its own files better, and has the best sound.

 

Unfortunately, they seem to have taken Media Player down a peg, and the

video stutters.

 

I'd like to see the best of all worlds, good video and good sound.

 

At this point, I'm looking for consistant sound, or a way to fix Media

Player.

I can provide details on hardware if needed.

- or go over to Media Center if that's more appropriate.

[Guest Carlos]

RE: sound

 

Ralph,

 

Step #1

Uninstall every additional codecs and players you have downloaded.

 

Step #2

Download "Media Player Classic Home Cinema" from here:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=170561

The version you want to download is 1.1.0.0/32 bits

If you are running Vista or XP x64 you may want to download, additional the

one marked as v1.1.0.0/64 bits.

This is a lightweight freeware replacement for Windows Media Player 11.

 

Step #3

Install the downloaded program manually in a subfolder named Media Player

Classic under the Program Files folder.

If you are running a 64-bit OS, install the 32-bit version under the Program

Files (x86) folder and the 64-bit version under the Program Files folder.

Run the program at least once and quit it.

 

Step #4

Now let's get the codecs (also freeware).

Download ffdshow from here:

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/FFDShow.htm

This is a 32-bit audio/video decoder that will install in your system all

the necessary intelligence to play almost every format you will find.

Don't worry if you are running a 64-bit system.

Install this 32-bit decoder without any doubt.

This will give Media Player Classic Home Cinema additional playing

capabilities.

Download QuickTime Alternative

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/QuickTime_Alternative.htm

and Real Alternative

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm

and you will also be able to play quicktime and real media formats.

 

This one is optional.

If you want to use Media Player Classic Home Cinema, 64-bit version, your

favorite player, then download and install ffdshow 64-bit from here:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=173941&package_id=199416

The file you want to download is "ffdshow_rev1882_20080304_clsid_x64.exe"

This decoder can coexist simultaneously with its 32-bit sibling.

 

Carlos

 

"Ralph" wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I just have a pair of cheap speakers and am using the onboard sound.

> This will be a sound tweaking question. In preview, how do I get the sound

> to work across players? Video has been affected.

>

> When I started playing media files and movies, Media Player worked great.

> I then tried to play a few files I'd downloaded, and Media Player wouldn't

> play,

> I got some codecs, and also got a couple more players, namely Divx and GOM.

>

> GOM seems to play video more evenly, but the sound is cheaper than it should

> be.

> DIVX plays its own files better, and has the best sound.

>

> Unfortunately, they seem to have taken Media Player down a peg, and the

> video stutters.

>

> I'd like to see the best of all worlds, good video and good sound.

>

> At this point, I'm looking for consistant sound, or a way to fix Media

> Player.

> I can provide details on hardware if needed.

> - or go over to Media Center if that's more appropriate.

>

>