I can't play a video I downloaded from youtube something about the codec. I'm using a gom Player what is the solution..?

Hi,
You can download/ install Media Player Classic
Download the latest version of Media Player Classic (K-Lite Codec) FOR FREE
It is a small but a very fine Media Player which also installs all the required CODEC and you can play all audio - video files.

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CreativeTECH

open gom player and press F1 and select update it will be paly all media you need.

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GOM Player includes many codecs (XviD, DivX, FLV1, AC3, OGG, MP4, H263) Along with different media format such as AVI, MPG, MPEG and DAT, GOM Player also supports streaming Windows media format (WMV, ASF, ASX).

Possible Reason:

* Ensure that you have downloaded a genuine version and not a broken file, which is likely to miss some codecs, GOM is a FREE media player with popular audio & video codecs built-in. So you won't need to install separate codecs for most videos. For those videos that require a separate codec, GOM Player will find one.

* Without the appropriate codec, you'll be prohibited from playing AV files/the codec for which the file you are playing is missing (playback error), which prompts you to "Find Codec" screen. In the case you need other codecs, the 'Find Codec' popup will assist you in searching for the correct codec to play your file. If you didn't find any: first reason is likely to be the issue.



Fixes:

*Search Result will be shown on a new internet page. Once youve found it, simply download and install to watch the AV files.

You can't add codecs to GOM Player - they are enbedded.
Use instead VLC, this player truly supports pretty much everything.

Your GOM player might not be updated, or it simply doesn't support the format of the video that your playing. GOM playeer usually supports .3gp .mp4, etc ( usualy formats from cellphones ). Try downloading the FLV player, it usually supports alot of video formats.

You can download the codec you needed at: http://www.codecguide.com/

Probably you need K-Lite Codec Pack or K-Lite Mega Codec Pack.

there is not a special way for it, you can drag & drop the selected video. But some video file types not work in GOM player, if do you want to play it then update the player with new Codec files

Search freeware on Google and find an AVI codec file to download and install. Then reboot and try again.