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Codec mysteries What is a FourCC Definition

www.fourcc.org

Will help if not solve your query or problem of Media players not working properly

If you are having problems concerning Codecs you can find out and identify the files you are using

However in different versions there are different commands to do this.

In 95, 98, Me you run MPLAYER.EXE

In NT 4, 2000, XP you run MPLAY32.EXE

Click start > Run type in the box which ever of the above is relevant and press Enter

When it runs go to File\ Open

Find the file you are trying to play and drag it to the Windows Media player

An error message will appear defining the FourCC e.g. if “vids:asv1 shows that is an Asus video codec

Not may codec are recognisable but the above address comes into it’s own.

For example vidc.iv50 indicates the file contains video with the first group of letters and the second identifies the specific codec