No suitable decoder module for fourcc XVID

[pradeepbp]

I use Fedora 10.

Whenever i try to open an avi file with VLC player I get the error 'No suitable decoder module for fourcc XVID'.

How can I remove this error?

[pradeepbp]

I have fond out that mplayer also gives an error while playing avi files: No xvid mpeg-4 decoder plugin found.

In both cases, vlc and mplayer, i can hear the sound of movie being played out but not the video.

Any help?

[pradeepbp]

no suggestions ?

[JohnVV]

did you install the 2007 all codec for mplayer?
and libquicktime ?
http://www.dnmouse.org/codecs.html

[pradeepbp]

Still I am groping in dark for a solution. such a shame !!

[Dangermouse]

Hi if you use autoten to install all the codecs you should be able to play all most media,avi's etc.. (pick most codecs option)
http://dnmouse.org/autoten.html

[0ddity]

try

su -

yum install xvidcore

works for me, avi's play fine in vlc now.

[pradeepbp]

Originally Posted by 0ddity

try

su -

yum install xvidcore

works for me, avi's play fine in vlc now.

Already installed the latest version.

[Gödel]

you need ffmpeg-libs from rpmfusion:

su -c 'yum install ffmpeg-libs'
vlc --reset-plugins-cache

[pradeepbp]

Originally Posted by Gödel

you need ffmpeg-libs from rpmfusion:

su -c 'yum install ffmpeg-libs'
vlc --reset-plugins-cache

Still, I get the same error.

[Gödel]

Try smplayer or xine/kaffeine, install xine-lib-extras and xine-lib-extras-freeworld

If it still won't play then your video isn't encoded properly or with a recognised codec (the fourcc is just a label). Encode using standard tools (if it's a download, then tough luck)

[pradeepbp]

Thanks Godel. smplayer worked fine for me. xine was already there but could not play the files.
Thanks once again.