How do I fix the index of an avi (divx) file?

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31-12-2007 00:42

Hello,

well this problem seems to be pretty common, especially with downloaded files from the internet, so here is how you can fix it:

  • browse to http://www.mplayer.at ( download mplayer + mencoder for your OS, its available for Windows too )
    (there is no installer, you just need to extract the files from the archive to c:/program files/mplayer or similar)
  • put the broken movie into the same directory ( makes things easier for you )
  • now open a command shell ( for our Windows Users: Start -> run -> cmd )
  • change into the directory where you put mplayer and the movie
  • now run one of the following commands (replace the file names accordingly)

    mencoder file.avi -forceidx -oac copy -ovc copy -o fixedfile.avi

    mencoder file.avi -noidx -oac copy -ovc copy -o fixedfile.avi
    ( in some cases the upper one works best, in some the lower one, try both before you give up! )
  • mencoder will now work for a while, after its done the movie should be properly working
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