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| Monte-Cristo |
| Posted: Apr 9 2003, 01:14 AM |
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Hi everyone,
I downloaded many episodes of a tv program. Not one is encoded the same way. I try to make a .WAV file and I get all kind of error messages with VirtualDub. I think they are codecs problems. I use GSpot to get the codec name. Then I dolwnload it, and still I have the same error message. The last one I had was "No audio decompressor could be found to decompress the source audio format". So perhaps the problem is where should I save the dodecs I download. Is there a special place on the computer where I should save the codecs, or what ? Thanks for the help.  |
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| fccHandler |
| Posted: Apr 9 2003, 02:39 AM |
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Hi.
Most codecs are distributed with setup programs. It isn't enough just to download the codec, you also have to run the setup program to install the codec in your system.
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| endorphin |
| Posted: Apr 9 2003, 03:39 AM |
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... and as long as you run the installer program for each codec, it does not matter where you save the downloaded codec files on your hard drive. I like to put them somewhere safe (like burn them onto a CD-RW or file them on a hard drive separate from my boot drive) so that I won't have to download the same codecs all over again in case I ever have to reinstall my operating system... instead I would just reinstall them from the safe place where I kept them.
Some codecs that are not so overdeveloped require you to move some of their files into the right place manually, but these will have a README.TXT file or other instructions included. |
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| Monte-Cristo |
| Posted: Apr 9 2003, 01:27 PM |
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Thanks for your answers. I have installed the codecs as you suggested, but I still have the same error message. I wonder, is there a program I can download that has all the codecs up to date ? Or do I have to d/l them one by one ? I'm lost here. |
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| Kippesoep |
| Posted: Apr 9 2003, 09:06 PM |
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You can get a whole bunch of (up-to-date) codecs in Nimo's Codec Pack |
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