media player 11 playback problems - films out of sync

[OT]

I am trying to watch an avi file with media player 11. The thing is now the
video plays and the sound is off by a few seconds and the video stutters
sometimes. I know it is not just this file as I have tried it with several
other avi files. Are there any drivers or codecs I can install to improve
performance? I am running a GHz 1gb 256mb ATI card setup.

 

[Guest]

WMP11 is a rather heavyweight program, requiring many resources.
Try downloading the freeware (and lightweight) "Media Player Classic" from
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Media_Player_Classic.htm
I use it instead of WMP11 because it is faster and I don't need all the
fancy stuff in WMP11.
Works on Windows XP (x86 and x64) and Vista (x86 and x64).
Carlos

 

[zachd [MSFT]]

What codecs does the file use? Who are they written by?