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Hi! Please take your time and read these information. They will answer a lot of your questions and give you some useful hints too.
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If you still have problems or questions please post them in our forum [ tipps & tricks ] ! Thanks.
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01. I have downloaded a video but can't play it?
02. Which codecs do I need and where can I find them?
03. How do I create preview pictures of videos?
04. I'm looking for a certain video, who has it?
05. Which information should I provide when posting a video?
  01. I have downloaded a video but can't play it?
You likely don't have the correct codec installed. The player will need it to play the video!

One of the best and most used players is VLC Media Player.
It contains all popular video codecs and plays almost every video without problems.

Alternatively you can use a codec pack like ffdshow or CCCP.
  02. Which codecs do I need and where can I find them?
XviD:
One of the most popular codecs is Koepi's XviD.
It is easy to use and recommended.

x264:
Another codec is x264-Codec.
It is pretty new and can't be played by every player. It's only recommended for advanced video creaters due to its complexity.

Help-Site:
doom9.org is a site with guidelines and software hints regarding video editing.
  03. How do I create preview pictures of videos?
The easiest way would be to play the video with PowerDVD (or any player like it) and make some screenshots of the wanted scenes.
A better way is to use tools like Image Grabber II.

Image Grabber II:
With Image Grabber you can create video screenshots very easily. It can handle the following formats: AVI, MPG, DAT, ASF, WMV, QT, MOV, RM, RMVB und VOB.

- open the movie
- at the wanted point you can create a screenshot with one click
  (it is also possible to create a number of screenshots automatically)
- the pictures will be saved either as single jpg-pictures or a collage

Information like filename and -size, resolution, length and timestamp can be added optional.
  04. I'm looking for a certain video, who has it?
For video and picture requests please got to the forum [ pictures und video-gesuche ].

Please post your requests exclusively there. Often the requested video will be posted in the movie zone!

Important! Please follow the rules for this forum
  05. Which information should I provide when posting a video?
- preview pictures of the content
- length of the video
- filesize (MB)
- used codec
- resolution

All these information can be created very fast with Image Grabber II (see question #3).
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