Playing VCD's

Ayedavanita
Ayedavanita Posts: 1,443
edited July 2007 in Technical Stuff and Help
For some reason I can't get any of my vcd's to play on my computer. Can anyone suggest a program I can download that might play them? Thanks.
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,352
    Hmmm...that's weird.

    I actually thought most video programs would play them.
    Are you getting a message? Sometimes starting them can be tricky and you might have to look into the file.

    Almost all DVD players play them.
  • Ayedavanita
    Ayedavanita Posts: 1,443
    I watched them years ago so I'm confused why they aren't playing also. I don't think there is an error message but I'll try again tonight and see.
    "You think I got my eyes closed but I'm lookin' at you the whole fuckin' time..."
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    It is probably a codec issue.

    But yeah, if you are using DVD software, it should work.
  • Ayedavanita
    Ayedavanita Posts: 1,443
    Don't think I'm using a dvd software....all I have is the windows player. Maybe that's the problem. Can you recommend free software to download so I can play these things?
    "You think I got my eyes closed but I'm lookin' at you the whole fuckin' time..."
  • Ayedavanita
    Ayedavanita Posts: 1,443
    Also, should I be able to play them on my regular dvd player that's hooked to the tv? I'm a technology idiot, sorry.
    "You think I got my eyes closed but I'm lookin' at you the whole fuckin' time..."
  • paddy
    paddy Posts: 104
    Try this, it's a great little programme that plays just about any kind of file you can imagine.

    http://www.filehippo.com/download_vlc/
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  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Ayedavanita wrote:
    Also, should I be able to play them on my regular dvd player that's hooked to the tv? I'm a technology idiot, sorry.
    That depends on the DVD player itself. Not all players can play VCD's. But most all DVD software for computers can.
  • Ayedavanita
    Ayedavanita Posts: 1,443
    Got it working now folks! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!! Thank you so much!
    "You think I got my eyes closed but I'm lookin' at you the whole fuckin' time..."
  • Bangers_n_mash
    Bangers_n_mash Posts: 1,241
    paddy wrote:
    Try this, it's a great little programme that plays just about any kind of file you can imagine.

    http://www.filehippo.com/download_vlc/
    Exactly what I would have said, vlc comes in so damn handy at times!
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