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Merfmobile · **AVI files -** March 26th, 2003, 11:55 AM

Don't you just hate avi files. they suck!

Slyder · March 26th, 2003, 12:48 PM

avi files are the best when they are done properly with a good codec they have great picture for the file size

TekHed · March 26th, 2003, 01:18 PM

i suppose it depends on what kind of avi you watch, i have some very good avi's with loads of sucking in them ;)

**Tic3** · March 26th, 2003, 01:24 PM

Are we talking about DivX type avi files or uncompressed raw avi files here?

The DivX -type avi files have lots of potential. When encoded properly, the format offers excellent quality for the compression. On the down side, there really needs to be a SINGLE standardized codec.

Spending hours or days downloading a file sux bad enough as it is. But then you have to determine what codec was used...hope that you already have it installed, hunt it down if you don't have it, install it, tweak it, troubleshoot it, etc.

It's not worth the trouble to me. I'd rather just buy the video or DVD.

Now on the other hand if we are talking about the uncompressed Microsoft avi video...good quality, universally standard, but the files are waaaay too large to be worthwhile.

Tic3

Aaron73153 · March 26th, 2003, 01:56 PM

AVIpreview solves those problems, it does what it says, allows you to preview files so you can spot fakes before you've fully downloded them.

http://www.avipreview.com

It is also available with KazaaLite, K++ edition
Here

Theinfamousone · **Re: AVI files -** April 21st, 2003, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Merfmobile
Don't you just hate avi files. they suck!

LOL, only someone using a Mac would say that. I don't mean to flame, and I'm all for Macs, Apple does great stuff, but I've never gotten a single avi movie to play on my friend's G4, I never really tried that hard, but seriously, Apple = Quicktime, Quicktime = Apple, it'll be that way for a long time. And AVI does not = Quicktime, Quicktime hates them.

Maybe with Windows Media Player it would work, but good luck getting a xvid or even divx decompressor for WMP for Mac.

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Merfmobile Offline Zeropaid Regular Posts: 6 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northern California Age: 23 Reputation Power: 0	AVI files - March 26th, 2003, 11:55 AM Don't you just hate avi files. they suck! The man with the golden name and that is Jed

Slyder Offline Zeropaid Regular Posts: 68 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN Age: 26 Reputation Power: 94	March 26th, 2003, 12:48 PM avi files are the best when they are done properly with a good codec they have great picture for the file size

TekHed Offline Zeropaid Regular Posts: 23 Join Date: Jan 2003 Reputation Power: 85	March 26th, 2003, 01:18 PM i suppose it depends on what kind of avi you watch, i have some very good avi's with loads of sucking in them ;)

Aaron73153 Offline <insert humor here> Posts: 500 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Whitness Protection Program Age: 25 Reputation Power: 118	March 26th, 2003, 01:56 PM AVIpreview solves those problems, it does what it says, allows you to preview files so you can spot fakes before you've fully downloded them. http://www.avipreview.com It is also available with KazaaLite, K++ edition Here "One would like to believe in the freedom of music." -Rush "Spirit of Radio" My profile in Cnet's "Three I can't live without"