(Someday I need to start a GraphEdit thread...)
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| Unofficial VirtualDub Support Forums > Newbie Questions > Decompressor Error |
| Posted by: bianconero Sep 19 2002, 07:11 PM |
| Hi, When I try to open an avi file, I got the following error : "Couldn't locate decompressor for format PIM1 (unknow)" The video works with windows media player. Could anyone help me ? Thank you very much !! PS : Sorry for my poor english... I'm from France. |
| Posted by: BaronVlad Sep 19 2002, 09:16 PM |
| Maybe VDub cannot work with this codec. Can you tell us exactly, what it is (or am I too stupid ?) You could see the details in the WMP |
| Posted by: bianconero Sep 20 2002, 08:32 AM |
| Hi, the video is an avi recorded with PCTV Vision. It works with windows media player but not in VirtualDub. |
| Posted by: fccHandler Sep 21 2002, 06:23 AM |
| When a video plays in Media Player but not in VirtualDub, it's usually because it needs a codec which is only available to DirectShow clients (VirtualDub is not a DirectShow client). There is a program called "Filter Graph Editor" (graphedt.exe) which comes with Microsoft's DirectX SDK. This program can work miracles, but it's not for newbies. In order to use it effectively you'll really have to do your research. But it's definitely worth the trouble to learn how to use it, and you could easily transcode that PCTV codec. (Someday I need to start a GraphEdit thread...) |