mpeg playback problem

[stoogmeister]

I have downloaded a movie clip and whenever I try to play it I get a distorted wavy picture. The sound is fine. Is there something wrong with the file or is there something I can do to fix it? I think I need to download a codec but I've had no luck so far.

[j2buttonsw]

It sounds like a codec problem Here is a good web page for divx and codecs. Use gspot to determine the codec used then download it (the codec) from the web. http://www.dvdrhelp.com/tools

[stoogmeister]

I downloaded gspot and identified the codec but I already have it. Is there any other possible reason for the clip not playing properly? Also, the file is an asf file and gspot is mainly for avi files.

[pb100191]

It could be something wrong with the file to show that it's copyright and you can't film it etc, where did you get it from?