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Status of codecs support:
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2001-05-09 23:41:01 +00:00
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See http://mplayer.sourceforge.net/DOCS/codecs.html
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2001-03-28 12:33:42 +00:00
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2001-03-28 21:58:44 +00:00
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2001-03-28 12:33:42 +00:00
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Extracting codecs from Win32
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1. VfW
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VfW (Video for Windows) is the old Video API for Windows. Its codecs have
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the .DLL or (rarely) .DRV extension.
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If MPlayer fails with your AVI:
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UNKNOWN video codec: HFYU (0x55594648)
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It means your AVI is encoded with a codec which has the HFYU fourcc (HFYU =
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HuffYUV codec, DIV3 = DivX Low Motion, etc...). Now that we know this, we'll
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have to find out which DLL Windows loads in order to play this file. In our
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case, the system.ini contains this (with many others):
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VIDC.HFYU=huffyuv.dll
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So we'll need the huffyuv.dll file. Note that the audio codecs are specified
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with the MSACM prefix :
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msacm.l3acm=L3codeca.acm
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This is the MP3 codec.
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2001-03-28 21:58:44 +00:00
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So, now we have all the info needed (fourcc, codec file, sample AVI), submit
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your codec support request in mail, and upload these files to the FTP:
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2001-04-27 20:05:40 +00:00
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ftp://thot.banki.hu/MPlayer/incoming/<codecname>/
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2001-03-28 21:58:44 +00:00
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2001-03-28 12:33:42 +00:00
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2. DirectShow
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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DirectShow is the newer Video API, which is even worse than its predecessor.
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Things are harder with DirectShow, since
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- system.ini doesn't contain the needed information, instead it's stored in
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the registry :(
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- we'll need the GUID of the codec.
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So let's search that goddamn registry..
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- Start 'regedit'
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- press ctrl-f, disable the first two checkbox, and enable the third. Type
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the fourcc of the codec. (for ex.: TM20)
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- you should see a field which contains the path and filename
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(for ex. : C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TM20DEC.AX)
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- now that we have the file, we'll need the GUID. Try searching again, but
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now we'll search for the codec's name, not the fourcc. Its name can be acquired
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when Media Player is playing that file, by checking File/Properties/Advanced.
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If not, bad luck ;) Try guessing.
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(for ex. search for : TrueMotion)
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- if found (in registry), there should be a FriendlyName field, and a CLSID
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field. Write down that 16 byte of CLSID, this is the GUID required by us.
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NOTE : if searching fails, try to enable all the checkboxes.. you may have
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false hits, but maybe you'll have the right, too...
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NOTE : dump that M$ shit.
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So, now we have all the info needed (fourcc, GUID, codec file, sample AVI),
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submit your codec support request in mail, and upload these files to the FTP:
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2001-04-27 20:05:40 +00:00
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ftp://thot.banki.hu/MPlayer/incoming/<codecname>/
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2001-03-28 12:33:42 +00:00
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Gabucino & A'rpi
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