Hikaru No Go Archive Problems

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This page describes technical problems with some of the episodes. Downloading and access issues are on Hikaru No Go/Defunct Archive. It contains material moved from Hikaru No Go/Archive.


Does the switching of the codex used to encode the HnG episodes from 66 on mean that MAC users are out of luck? That codex is for windows only? Is there away out around this, or are we stuck not getting our fix? Thanx

Stefan: In principle it shouldn't be an issue to get the codec for Mac. Which is the one used for HnG 66?


yomimono?: The codec in question is XviD, available at [ext] http://www.xvid.org.


The link that posts to the codex which needs to be downloaded says that the codex is for window platform only. It doesn't list any non-windows compliances. I am not an expert and don't have linux running on this machine. I only know the absolute basics of movie watching I fear. --Braxxus

Stefan: I can't test this since I'm never on Mac systems, but [ext] VideoLAN supports XviD on a MacOS X (not MacOS 9 though). Alternatively you may try [ext] 3ivx.

I can't seem to get the video to work, I am able to hear the sound, but am having no luck at all with the video side of the problem. --Braxxus


Audio Issues with Episodes 49-53

I am having problems with all episodes after 48, I can't seem to get the sound to work. I am on a Mac and need to run the files through a DVD validator from www.divx.com after I download them. I can see the video fine, but I am getting no sound. I don't have a problem with episodes 1-48 or the special. Does anyone else have this problem and do you know a way around this problem? Thanks. ---Braxxus

More information: I found the exact same problem, much to my chagrin as I was trying to watch episodes during an unexpected extended layover at O'Hare. I have learned more and can provide workarounds. I'm leaving this at the top of the page in case Braxxus can find it more easily there, but would not be the least bit offended if another Wiki user saw fit to move it lower on the page, since it's not the primary topic. OK, here's the scoop:

There is something different about the audio in episodes 49-53 that causes DivX Validator to trash them. 54 and later seem fine again. I have found ways of successfully watching these episodes, but the following workarounds require you start with the original files as found on the archive. Once DivX Validator has trashed them, they won't play properly even in Windows. I will try to contact the Validator authors and see if they're interested in investigating the problem.

So, to play epsiodes 49-53 on the Mac there are two approaches you can take. Probably the simplest is to install [ext] MPlayerOSX which is an OS X port of a media player that can play the AVI files in their unmodified format as found on the Hikaru archive, without any validation or conversion. But it has an interface that I'm finding a little hard to get used to so far.

If you want to be able to watch them in Quicktime Player (or if you're not using Mac OS X), use Plan B: Instead of DivX Validator, convert them with [ext] DivX Doctor II which is successful. The resulting MOV files need you to install the [ext] 3ivx codec, which will coexist quite happily with your DivX codec, so you can view episodes you've converted either way. --Brunchboy


Is is just me, or does Episode 49 have messed up audio, and entirely missing audio for the last 5 minutes? I downloaded from ftp, and from the site below with the same results... -Zabour

I think it is you. I downloaded it from the site below (not available anymore) and it worked fine. Maybe you just need to reset your computer. I had audio synchronization problems with episode 48 but they were gone after restarting.


The first versions of episodes 5 and 27 on [ext] ftp://hikago.easynet.de were truncated. This has long been corrected.


The easiest way actually to play Hikaru no Go (or all Divx files for that matter) on OS X is to download [ext] VideoLan Client It is a very good standalone media player (I used it over WMP on my PC as well). You don't need to modify any Divx files using divx doctor or the other one from divx.com, it'll just play them fine. -10sai


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