Can't find codec for AVI file

[Sasha Tsykin]

Dave M G wrote:
> Ubuntu Users,
>
>    I have an AVI file that a friend gave to me. He uses Windows and it 
> plays there. However, when I try to open it in any media player on my 
> system (Xine, Totem), it says it can't find the codec.
>
>    My friend knows nothing about anything technical, so I can't just 
> ask him how it was encoded.
>
>    Is there some way I can probe or test the file to determine what 
> codec it is in and what is required to play it? Is there a "codec 
> pack" or similar like one gets for Windows that would possibly help 
> the situation?
>
>   Any advice would be much appreciated.
>
> -- 
> Dave M G
Have you installed the windows codecs?

Sasha