I have a very large (436MB)AVI video clip that I am trying to play,
but none of my players (RealOne, Windows Media Player and Quicktime,
all are the latest versions) will play it.  They give me a message
that "No suitable decompessor was found", even after they checked via
the Internet (RealPlayer gave the info that this was "ICM.DX50 type of
file, does that mean anything?).  What can I do to play this clip?

Hello rileybirder,

Thank you for your question.

ICM.DX50 is a DIVX format and requires software not included with the
programs you mention.

As noted several places on the Net, such as this Usenet Thread:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=3E171AEF.8010804%40nohome.net&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3DICM.DX50%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26selm%3D3E171AEF.8010804%2540nohome.net%26rnum%3D1

"... I downloaded a movie off the P2P program, Kazaa. But real
player won't play it, and it comes up on the screen that I need
"ICM.DX50", does anybody know where can I get this lease. I want to
watch my movie...

...You need DivX 5.02, available from   http://www.divx.com/ "

I have downloaded just their CODECS in the past and successfully
viewed these movies through Windows Media Player. They also offer
complete viewers:
http://www.divx.com/divx/

There is an amazing wealth of information at this site. Dauntingly so,
but you may want to read a bit of their information. Their free and
commercial players should play your file. If you wish, you can choose
only the codec which will then be available to Windows Media Player:

Original DivX encoder and decoder 
MPEG-4 Simple Profile 
Includes official
DivX Player 
3.1 MB download 

This is the rightmost download. You may choose to get their entire
player if you desire.

These FAQ answers address Media Player:
http://support.divx.com/cgi-bin/wonderdesk.cgi?db=faq&uid=default&language=english&view_records=1&keyword=media+player

And these will tell you what you may want to know about this codec:
http://support.divx.com/cgi-bin/wonderdesk.cgi?db=faq&uid=default&language=english&view_records=1&keyword=codec

After installing, *some* people have still had viewing problems. This
site claims to provide the fix, however I greatly doubt you will need
this as DIVX has been upgraded since this fix.

http://www2.driverguide.com/uploads/uploads19/36553.html

Manufacturer:
 DX50 Code fix
 
Device Type:
 Video Adapters
 
Model:
 DX50 Code fix 
 
File Name:
 DivX502 + DX50 Codec.exe
 
Size:
 3286795 bytes
 
OS:
 Windows 2000
 
Comments:
 This will solve DX50 video problems
 
Search Strategy:

icm.dx50

I trust my research has provided your answer and you will soon be
viewing this clip. If a link above should fail to work or anything
require further explanation or research, please do post a Request for
Clarification prior to rating the answer and closing the question and
I will be pleased to assist further.

Regards,

-=clouseau=-

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Request for Answer Clarification by rileybirder-ga on 17 May 2003 15:43 PDT

Hello again clouseau,

Thank you for your prompt response. I downloaded the player from DivX
and although it starts up, I still don't get an image.  It acts as
though it's playing, but I don't see anything.  Could I have a bad
file, or should I do something else?  You are a big help.

RileyBirder

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Clarification of Answer by clouseau-ga on 17 May 2003 16:49 PDT

My pleasure rileybirder. Thank you so much for the rating and tip.

From what I have read, some people experience video but no audio. Do
you have audio but no video? Do other videos such as mpegs play
properly?

This page at support FAQS at DIVX says:
http://support.divx.com/cgi-bin/wonderdesk.cgi?db=faq&uid=default&from=&language=english&wdauth=&view_records=1&ID=10&ww=1

"I’m only getting audio, no picture in the DivX Player 1.x while
playing content I paid for.

Answer:   Try closing the DivX Player and reopening it. I know it
sounds lame, but for some reason this sometimes works. Also try
opening the movie from the DivX Player and opening it from double
clicking on the file in your windows explorer. On a side note, just
want to make sure you're using the DivX Player and not Windows Media
Player or the Playa. WMP also has this effect, because the video is
encrypted and it doesn't know how to decrypt it.

Note: If you are playing back DivX protected content, you need to have
the DivX Player 1.x. To get it, install it here."
 
So, it is possible this file you have may require the Player and not
just the CODEC. There is a free player at the site that is ad
supported.

You might also browse through the common problems and solutions at the
DIVX forums here:
http://forums.divx.com/viewforum.php?forum=9

Do let me know if this is not resolved and provide any additional
details and I will be more than happy to continue working this through
with you.

Kind regards,

-=clouseau=-

Very helpful answer.  It might take me a while to get it figured out,
but I'm sure that you have given what I need.  This is a wonderful
service and I think that almost every answer posted that I have read
is worth far more than what is offered in the way of payment.  Thank
you clouseau!