Video display doesn't show just sound
 

Does anybody know why this keeps happenning to me?I try to play a video with winamp and the video screen flashes for half a second and then nothin',it's still playin but just the sound.This happened to me about ten times now and tha only way to fix it is to reinstall Winamp

Winamp3 Trouble-Shooter Guide > Winamp3 FAQ

Why won't my video play?
Winamp3 uses Direct Show to play back video files. This is the same way Windows Media Players and most others play video files. Check to see if the file can play in WMP. If the video plays in neither you can check to see what format the video is and if it is corrupt using GSpot. You may need to download the proper Direct Show Filters to enable playback.

Where can I get the right DirectShow filters?
Most MPEG based formats (DivX, Xvid, WP41, MP42, etc...) can be decoded using ffdshow. Or there are the official DivX and XviD packages. Other codec downloads can be found on sites like MovieCodec.com and doom9.org.
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P.S.

I also just answered your "unanswered" post in this thread...
Streaming video upside down....

I just downloaded the latest DivX codec pack and it's still the same,anything else I can try?

Oh yeah,I know Winamp can play the movies files,they're just mpegs

I know this is several days after the last post (Oct. 3rd), but wanted to offer a suggestion.

Winamp3 > Ctrl+P (for preferences) > Video > uncheck (or checkmark) 'Allow video overlay' > close out of prefs.

I keep that option unchecked.