Whats is a codec?
The word codec is short for compressor/decompressor. When you install a video codec on your computer, what you really are doing is giving windows media player instructions how to compress/decompress movies in that file format. If the needed codec is missing you will receive an error message that windows media player is unable to download an appropriate decompressor. For more information about this problem, see the “Common Error Messages” below. ^ back to the top • 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 p
