And what is especially strange, Samsung's built-in media player still supports such prehistoric codecs as MPEG-1 and MotionJPEG, and even proprietary ones as FLV (Flash Video) and Microsoft's WMV.Ī commonly suggested solution on the web is to re-encode your XviD videos into MP4s containing AVC (H.264) video inside. I'm aware this format is getting quite old now, but it is still somewhat popular, and I still have plenty of such files (kids' cartoons etc.). I was aware it does not support DTS audio (nor TrueHD), so this was expected however, I was quite disappointed it does not play my AVI XviD/DivX files. One of the first things I tried on my new TV was checking the playback of different video files. Then, I double-checked Safari under 'Help' to check the list of internet plugins, but the VLC plugin isn't showing up in that list, even though the plugin file is in my internet plugin folder on my computer.I've recently bought Samsung QLED Q95T (2020 EU model, currently on firmware 1460) and I'm quite happy with it! Still, no difference when I tried to play the files. So I downloaded that, along with a plugin for it. Then I read online that Perian isn't really for streaming, just for downloaded files, so uninstalled that and reinstalled the xvid codec again.Īround this time, I read that VLC almost always worked for people. Then, I saw a lot of people saying you should use Perian instead (and to uninstall the xvid codec if you did this). I downloaded it, put the xvid component in the library/quicktime folder, restarted the computer and then tried again.

I'm trying to stream some videos online but I keep getting messages that say I need to download the xvid codec to play them.

So, I've been scanning the web for HOURS trying to get some help with this.

Xvid codec for vlc