Camcorder video files

TornadoTom

Does anyone know why my hard disk camcorder files play slowly in windows media player ? Ive tried them on other pc's and they work ok.
My pc plays them slow without sound.
Is it my pc's graphics card / processor ??
I dont know where to start....cant find any help at microsoft
Tom

albertross_2

Possibly a codec problem? What is the file extension?

Try

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/video_players/media_player_classic.cfm

or

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

sco0ter

Try posting a PC Spec and what version of media player you are using

TornadoTom

AMD athlon XP2400+
2.00GHz 512MB of RAM
NVIDIA GeForce4 TI 4800 SE
WMPlayer version 10

Ive already got the classic player but it crashes when I play the video
I can run the camcorder through my tv card with some loss in quality but it works. I dont understand why the windows media player plays it slow on my pc and not on others
I think I downloaded all the latest codecs already.
Tom

sco0ter

TornadoTom wrote:

AMD athlon XP2400+
2.00GHz 512MB of RAM
NVIDIA GeForce4 TI 4800 SE
WMPlayer version 10

Your CPU and RAM are fine .. however are you using the new NVIDIA drivers.. If so there is a bug in these drivers that might be causeing the problem. Depending on your motherboard chipset you might have to re-install your chipset drivers (especially if it is a VIA chipset).

Chippy_Minton

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TornadoTom

sco0ter wrote:

Your CPU and RAM are fine .. however are you using the new NVIDIA drivers.. If so there is a bug in these drivers that might be causeing the problem. Depending on your motherboard chipset you might have to re-install your chipset drivers (especially if it is a VIA chipset).

I think it is a via chipset...how will I know for definite ?
Do I have to uninstall the old drivers first ?
Tom

sco0ter

Check under device manager...system devices.. this should tell you if its VIA or not.... If it is go to http://www.viaarena.com/ and download the newest drivers for your board.. You dont have to uninstall the old ones