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I just borrowed out Samurai Champloo and the file format is mkv...forgive my n00bness but I have no idea what that is.. I tried to google it for an explanation but I don't know codecs, etc...

So my question is - is all anime in the 3WA library mkv? Or do you have .avi and .rmvb files as well (because those are all I know how to play)? Or - is there a really simple solution on how to play mkv in layman's terms?

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

or

this thing called Combined Community Codec Pack (CCCP) thing that comes with windows media player classic. Not sure about the link/page but google will come up with something.

MKV = Matroska video format. Either VLC or CCCP work, but I find CCCP is usually better for MKVs.

http://www.cccp-project.net/

i agree with CCCP being the best codec pack for MKV files.. =]

If you dont really have many codecs installed, get rid of the ones u do, and go for CCCP =)

MKV is not a codec, it is a file wrapper (that often uses h264 for the file codec...).
CCCP is the easiest choice (then use media player classic or something once thats installed).
VLC will work, but generally does a horrid job of the subtitles...

Probably the best option I can suggest... is MPUI.. which is kind of like VLC... but better subtitle support (not entirely sure of its legality... but whatever...)
Before trying the others, I'd suggest trying it: http://www.3wanime.org/MPUI.zip
It will be uploaded about an hour after I post this message (my connection is slow ), and I will most likely be suggesting for this to be used as the WWWA stand alone player of choice.

Just run MPUI.exe once u've unzipped it! =)

Hope it helps!

'not entirely sure of it's legality?' I'm sure we're all ok with that seeing as these are all fansubs or whatever. Anyway, I'll try to give those a go, thanks for the help ^^ just one more question, are all the cds in mkv format, or are there any in rmvb or avi type?

Barely any in rmvb... majority avi (mostly XviD and DivX) with some newer stuff coming in mkv's (again, XviD, with some stuff h264).
As far as legality, I was referring to the MPUI... which I believe contains liscenced dll files, not really sure tho...