# Codecs?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/codecs/256456>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [April 3, 2008, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/codecs/256456 "2008-04-03T06:21:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![DOOD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@DOOD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DOOD)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/codecs/256456/1 "2008-04-03T06:21:09Z")

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So I have some .avi files that I wish to watch, but when I try to watch them winamp and wmp only play the sound. How do I find out what codecs I need? Or is there a program that can fix this?