mp3 xvid avi files not playing correctly after transcoding..

[Marque]

Hello, everyone.

I am totally at my wits' end. I have use MediaCoder religiously for a number of years to transcode to .avi with mp3 and xvid. Suddenly, something has changed because, although my settings have not changed, my transcoded files will not play correctly on the same devices that I have always used. The sound plays, but the video hangs within the first few seconds of play start and does not "catch up" again. I have tried various "fiddles", but nothing has remedied my situation.

Can anyone suggest ANYTHING to help? Am I missing a codec patch? Can anyone recommend a reliable, complete set of codecs that I should install? How do I "clean out" the existing codecs on a Windows 7 64bit Home Professional machine? Desperation is my name!

Your assistance is appreciated!

Regards always,

Marque

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-<MediaCoderPrefs>

<node key="overall.generic.ignoredBuild">5660</node>

<node key="overall.task.destdir">D:\Uploads\</node>

<node key="overall.audio.format">MP3</node>

<node key="overall.audio.encoder">LAME MP3</node>

<node key="overall.video.mode">2-Pass</node>

<node key="overall.video.format">Xvid</node>

<node key="overall.video.encoder">Xvidcore</node>

<node key="overall.container.format">AVI</node>

<node key="overall.container.muxer">FFmpeg</node>

<node key="overall.preview.mode">Off</node>

<node key="overall.preview.interval">0</node>

<node key="overall.preview.extPlayer">false</node>

<node key="audiosrc.winamp.dir">plugins64/</node>

<node key="audioenc.lame.mode">CBR</node>

<node key="audioenc.lame.stereo">Joint Stereo</node>

<node key="audioenc.lame.path">.\codecs64\lame.exe</node>

<node key="audioenc.vorbis.path">.\codecs64\oggenc2.exe</node>

<node key="audioenc.fraunhofer.path">.\codecs64\mp3sEncoder.exe</node>

<node key="audioenc.musepack.path">.\codecs64\mpcenc.exe</node>

<node key="audioenc.ffmpeg.path">.\tools\ffmpeg_muxer.exe</node>

<node key="audioenc.aac3gpp.path">.\codecs64\enhAacPlusEnc.exe</node>

<node key="audioenc.wavpack.path">.\codecs64\wavpack.exe</node>

<node key="audioenc.wavpack.decoderPath">.\codecs64\wvunpack.exe</node>

<node key="audioenc.flac.path">.\codecs64\flac.exe</node>

<node key="videoenc.xvid.vhq">Wide Search</node>

<node key="videoenc.xvid.qpel">true</node>

<node key="videoenc.xvid.gmc">true</node>

<node key="audiofilter.resample.downSamplingOnly">true</node>

<node key="videofilter.scale.enabled">true</node>

<node key="videofilter.scale.width">720</node>

<node key="videofilter.scale.height">404</node>

<node key="videofilter.scale.algorithm">Bilinear</node>

</MediaCoderPrefs>

[stanley]

Can you comparing the playable and non-playable files's media info?

[flagpole]

The FourCC code given by media info is a good candidate....

[Marque]

Thank you all for your replies and advice.

I uninstalled MediaCoder amd all codec packs not native to Windows 7. Then I re-installed KML MegaCodec Pack's latest version and re-installed MediaCoder after running a Windows Registry Cleaner.

As if by magic, everything is working wonderfully again. I have a few files that I will need to re-transcode, but I am "back in the land of the living" for now!

Thank you all once again.

Regards,

Marque