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| MG_NYC |
| Posted: Aug 26 2014, 04:11 AM |
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Currently running VirtualDub v1.10.4 (build 3549)
I was looking for a working driver for WMV files. Tried ffinputdriver-bin-0.7-32, but no luck. Opening a WMV file displays a popup about building the ASF index table, but then the familiar "MISSING CODEC" message.
I did not spot any alternative drivers. Does one exist?
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| dloneranger |
| Posted: Aug 26 2014, 05:11 AM |
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The FFMPeg plugin opens most formats without needing codecs etc
The DirectShow plugin will open and DirectShow compatible files your pc can play
Declaration of bias -> I'm keeping the FFMPeg one up to date, but only because I thought it was the best one before the original author vanished
FCCHandlers plugin's are good, but are not being updated any more and esp. for wmv codecs can be a problem
FFMpeg plugin (release version) link's in my sig
The newest version that'll be out next week is here http://forums.virtualdub.org/index.php?act...=ST&f=7&t=22986
This one hopefully solves any sync offset issues between audio/video when the video and audio start at different times (preroll)
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| MG_NYC |
| Posted: Aug 28 2014, 09:29 PM |
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Thanks for your reply. I just tried the codec, but results are similar. It appears to start off fine, 'building asv table' etc., then creates the appropriately sized windows (so it is getting correct dimensional data from the WMV file), but they stay black, with the Missing Codec message displayed inside.
I don't think there's much to mess up with the installation, but who knows. It does seem like virtualdub is finding the codec (presumably the correct codec).
Are there any known problems with VirtualDub 1.10.4 (build 3549)?
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| dloneranger |
| Posted: Aug 28 2014, 09:32 PM |
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ffmpeg plugin doesn't give that message while loading a file
On the open video file dialog, select your file then change the 'files of type' dropdown at the bottom the 'ffmpeg supported files' then click ok
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| MG_NYC |
| Posted: Sep 7 2014, 09:36 AM |
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Thanks for your reply. Late getting back, but I wanted to let you know that that does work.
It would be nice to default to the correct codec when WMV's are drag-dropped, but that's not a major deal. (Maybe the default was set by a previously loaded codec?)
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| dloneranger |
| Posted: Sep 7 2014, 10:58 AM |
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Plugins have a 'priority' built in
Generally, a plugin that's specific to a format has a higher priority while all-purpose plugins have a lower one
That's because it's assumed a format specific plugin will handle it better, eg wmv plugin allows direct-stream-copy mode, ffmpeg doesn't so it's a bit limited in that way
Also it'd give the all-purpose plugin priority over EVERYTHING that it handles, which is probably not what you'd want
Removing any other plugins for a format is the only way to make virtualdub pick ffmpeg by default
But for wmv's you're stuffed as virtualdubs built in wmv handler will then take priority and show a message telling you that wmv's are not supported..........
So there we are, as the maintainer of the ffmpeg plugin I'm stuck between taking over everything or making you pick it each time (at least, if it's a .wmv)
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| -vdub- |
| Posted: Sep 7 2014, 10:28 PM |
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I always though that the user should have more control of this to over ride default codec types maybe one way would be
Have an option to open a list on the video menu that a user can enter codec types h264, avc1, aac etc not the container type. Then choose from a list (also enter manually !) for each codec type select then will open a static 'Files Of Type -- same as or improved at file load' list. Once set is remembered by virtualdub until user changes it back to default or to another filter
OT (or not OT)
Maybe 'future' virtualdub or sooner could also let the user choose another codecs from elsewhere !
Accepting Codec .ax, dll and others etc or from ones already installed not seen normally by virtualdub then we have full scope for future of virtualdub. This mentioned in light of virtualdub is now built using Visual Studio 2010 Maybe it allows to do more than the old Visual Studio had done |
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| ale5000 |
| Posted: Mar 8 2015, 08:31 AM |
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If a fccHandler plugin say "MISSING CODEC" then it mean that the video is opened correctly, just the codec is missing.
In file information you can see the codec and then you can enable it in ffdshow VFW.
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