Sound in avi files

[FastRico]

I just finished downloading an .avi file with using bittorrent p2p. The file plays but the sound doesn't seem to work. I have analysed the file with GSpot codec information appliance (http://www.headbands.com/gspot/) and get the following warning:

DirectShow partially succeeded to play file. The actual text of the error or warning is:

0x00040258: VFW_S_AUDIO_NOT_RENDERED - Cannot play back the audio stream: no audio hardware is available.

The following combination of filters were used:

{H:\torrents\Sopranos ..-..jo44.ShareReactor.avi} (Video Source)
{AVI Splitter} (Video Splitter)
{DivX Decoder Filter} (Video Decoder)
{Video Renderer} (Video Renderer)

Does anyone know what the problem is? :icon_scra

The audio information in the file is as follows

Audio Format:
Code: 0x0055
Name: WAVE_FORMAT_MPEGLAYER3 (MP3)
Vendor: ISO/MPEG
The following codecs should both capable of processing this format:

--> {Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (advanced)}
--> {MPEG Layer-3 Decoder}


Thanks

Fast

[Auggie2k]

Duplicating threads wont help you, one of them will be closed! Plus there are only 13 valued members online at the moment so don't get your hopes up!

[FastRico]

This second post was an accident. Moderate, feel free to close it.

[Auggie2k]

I'm no mod, just saying to let you know. I suggested something to you in the first one, check it out!

[Wipeout]

You can just delete this thread by yourself. Makes things a lot easier.

[DigitalJunkie]

Use following tools. First, decompress audio to wav format. Second, use VirtualDub to recompress audio!

AVI Audio Decompressor: http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/attachment.php?attachmentid=10904
VirtualDub: http://www.virtualdub.org/

[FastRico]

DJ, what will this do exactly and how will it help any of the players I'm using:

MediaPlayer,
PowerDVD
BSplayer

[DigitalJunkie]

Sometimes they use encoder not compatible or wrong bitrate for mpeg, so if this is the case you'll need to decompress audio first. Important: Save your original first!

[FastRico]

So what do I do once I've decompressed it

[FastRico]

I've tried playing the decompressed file in bsplayer but still not sound

[DigitalJunkie]

Use VirtualDub to recompress audio with audio codecs you have, if you want to keep the file small as wav (pcm) audio takes a lot of disk space!

[DigitalJunkie]

WAV (PCM) audio does not required codecs, may be it's the way you setup your sound card???

[Auggie2k]

Also could be a dodgy files, I recently downloaded a popular film and same thing happended! Just redownload!

[Sparky9]

could it be AC3 codec required? http://ac3filter.sourceforge.net/

[FastRico]

Chap(pesses)s,

Thanks for your help I've totally solved this problem. Stupid ready I have a program crash and one of it's associated processes was still resident in memory locking the sound card. However, something pretty good has come out of it. I found these codecs at k-lite (http://www.codec-download.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewsdownload&sid=73) and updated a lot of the media stuff on my machine.

See you,

Fast

[DigitalJunkie]

Glad you finally fixed the problem on your own! :icon_thum