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How do I find the codec for an AVI?

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How can I find which codec an AVI file needs? A method that does not require downloading a program would be preferred (such as looking at the file in notepad).

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Open in notepad, do a search for 'vids' - the FOURCC value is right after that. Eg you'll find something like: vidsWMV1 Then google for 'fourcc WMV1' in this example.

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