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All About Converting From Several Video Formats To DVD/G-Spot
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This section is a brief explanation of the usage of the software G-Spot to find out the codecs needed to play an AVI format video.
First of all, install the software.
Then run it. Drag and drop the video you want to check to the program and wait a few seconds. The displayed screen will show all the information on the codecs used to make this video. Right below an arrow it will say "5 compatible codecs installed". That means the video will should play properly. If that's not the case, you should download the codecs marked. In this case, XviD.