On 08:41:22 Nov 14, Didier Wiroth wrote:

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> Hello,

>

> I'm currently running current i386 on my amd64 processor.

> I'm considering to move to the amd64 distribution but I noticed that the

> win32-codecs package is only for i386.

>

> Is there currently a win32-codecs alternative for amd64 or is it possible to

> watch avi (+/- all codecs) movies on amd64?

mplayer plays every damn format out there. :)
It works quite well on OpenBSD though there are rough edges.
Try some advanced option of mencoder and boom...
Anyway I better shut up or send patches. 
As to win32codecs working on amd64 if you can run them under a chroot

jail and try 32 bit emulation it might work.
Hey I am talking thro' my hat and you know what that means.
But I have played several video formats(avi, wmv...) without the closed

source win32codecs package.
I wonder why people look any further when there is something as sexy as

mplayer...
regards,

Girish