Whats is the XviD codec?
XviD is the name of a new open-source video codec, which just like DivX is based on the new MPEG-4 compression standard for video. It’s currently being developed by people from all over the world. When you install a video codec on your system it basically works as an add-on to your system with instructions how to compress/decompress video in that video format. Once you’ve installed the XviD codec on your system you will be able to play XviD movies using Windows Media Player or any other XviD-enabled player. ^ back to the top • How can I make Windows Media Player my default player? You can easily set that up on your own following the easy steps as described in that page : http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q271949&gssnb=1 ^ back to the top • The video freezes when I fast forward / skip? For some XviD movies that haven’t been encoding with enough keyframes (when you fast forward or skip, the movie player is just using keyframes) the video might freeze or crash while
