AVI Snaps/ Video Files

[Visitor Q]

My bad, you're right, I forgot to tel you to choose libavodec for both mpeg1/2

Do to a quick test, uninstall ffdshow to see if you're video is playing without. Don't forget that office computers sometimes miss some important multimedia component.

I think I need iv5setup.exe which I installed and now it works...

http://www.free-codecs.com/indeo_codec_download.htm

Are you sure when you say I only need those two codecs cause it seems like I need this one as well.

I don't mean to second guess you but I want to make sure I install the correct stuff on my home PC.

Maybe before when I installed the 64 bit codec pack and the other file was my best bet cause it did work in the end...

BTW... I installed XP Pro myself, so I know there is nothing missing.

I mean I don’t want to make this too confusing or install anymore than I have to but I know before everything worked great on my home PC with Vista Codec x64 Components 1.5.1 Final installed and then one addition downloaded codec.

[lalandev]

You're right about your codec pack, it probably works... it is just not a "clean" way to do it. Normally, as like anything with computers, you just install what YOU NEED.

In your case, you found that you needed indeo for ONE video. Keep in mind that Indeo is a old codec developped in 1992. The compression algorithm is really not efficient and nobody on the Net will ever encode a movie, a TV shows, or something big with this.

Honestly, the only sector that I know of who still use Indeo is for video conferencing. Go read the Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeo

You'll see that you just fell on an exception... just to make me looks bad!!!

Seriously, I don't pretend to have the best or the only solution.

I'm just in HTPC since a good 3 years and this is my 3rd box. It is always on, go on sleep on S3 when not in use. Last reboot? 68 days (it was for a graphic card drivers update).

I've never downloaded a movie or tv show in 1 year that the actual codec combination couldn't read.

And if it happens, I still have Gspot to help me install the good thing. It is more efficient than shooting it the dark with a Codec Pack...

[Visitor Q]

Right on, well thanks for all your help and I will give it all a go with Vista 64 when I get home. I am going to Ghost and try your two installs first, if they get me by... I'll keep ya posted.

Jason

[lalandev]

News:

If you go x64, Haali Media Splitter doesn't exist (yet) as an installable package. You must download the splitter file itself and register it with regsvr32.exe

Download path

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p...lease_id=571845

Also, you must open an .mkv file with Media Player x64 at least one time to associate the .mkv extension...

[ingeanous]

FYI,

I just did this in a clean install of vista 64...

installed Vista64 codec pack then installed klite full codec pack. Played a few snaps then installed gameex and all is good.

Ing

[lalandev]

sigh...

We know that Vista Codec Pack x64 works... but:

There's a difference between be able to play videos in Vista x64 Media Player and building a HTPC.

Here is a list of things that you will have problems with if you use a Codec Pack instead of using just the codecs, splitters that you REALLY need:

SPDIF passthrough for AC3 and/or DTS

MediaControl (plugin for Vista Media Center)

Using audio stream switching in a matroska container file.

Using audio stream switching in a MP4 container file.

Like I previously said, if you just want to be able to play media in Vista x64, install the codec Pack if you want.

But if you want to build a STABLE and clean HTPC, there is more to it than meets the eyes.

Regards.