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dabear
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Post by dabear »

Hey guys, Simple question. I tried to load a video into the msp8 and it said i didn't have the right codec. Even thoo it plays fine.

How can I find out what codecs I need to use for audio?

Is their a codecs pack for msp I need to get or can I download the codec?
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Post by Devil »

NOT a simple question.

You can have decoders that allow playback but cannot be used for encoding, necessary for MSP8. The essential thing we need to know is the format of your video.
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Post by dabear »

it's a Avi, Bit rate 192kbs, size 700mb. Do you need to know more about it?
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Post by Devil »

Sorry, that tells us only that it is highly compressed, but it doesn't tell us the format used to do the compression (e.g., DixX, XviD, WMV, MPEG etc.). Once you have found that out, you can Google for thw specific codec.

WARNING 1: At that bitrate, if you re-encode it after editing, the original poor quality will become BAD quality.

WARNING 2: working with highly compressed video can be very time-consuming.

WARNING 3: NEVER download bundles of different codecs, because a) they might disable MSP b) might contain Trojan Horses c) you will pay for a load of out-of-date rubbish you will never use. Download ONLY specific codecs that you really need.
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Post by dabear »

Devil wrote:Sorry, that tells us only that it is highly compressed, but it doesn't tell us the format used to do the compression (e.g., DixX, XviD, WMV, MPEG etc.). Once you have found that out, you can Google for thw specific codec.
Devil what do I need to click on to tell you what you need to know. It was a dvd rip. The video loads fine but it says it doesn't have the right codecs for sound. But when i play it in msp the sound works fine but when I create a small video from it there isn't any sound.

What do you want me to do?
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Post by troppo »

Hi Dabear.
Most DVD rips are usually either compressed using DIVX or XVID. DivX is a proprietry codec, XviD is open source and free. They usually are fairly compatible. There is a free app on the internet called Gspot, this will tell you what codec a video file is using.
The DivX codec is free for playback, but you have to pay a fee to be able to encode with it. XviD is just free.
Hope this helps!
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Post by dabear »

troppo wrote:Hi Dabear.
Most DVD rips are usually either compressed using DIVX or XVID. DivX is a proprietry codec, XviD is open source and free. They usually are fairly compatible. There is a free app on the internet called Gspot, this will tell you what codec a video file is using.
The DivX codec is free for playback, but you have to pay a fee to be able to encode with it. XviD is just free.
Hope this helps!
Troppo got the G spot and it says

Video - xvid
audio - ac3 (0x2000) Dolby Laboratories, Inc 192 kb/s (96/ch, stereo) CBR 48000 Hz

Is this what you need to know?

when creating a video the sound doesn't come with it
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Post by troppo »

I have alwys found MSP to be very bad at editing Xvid/DivX. To be fair, the formats aren't really designed to be edited due to their high and CPU intensive compression. They are more of a distribution file, designed to be viewed only.
However, I have found NeroVision to be fairly good at cutting and splicing XviD/DivX, as long as you dont want to do anything fancy. Otherwise, you will need to convert the XviD to an editable AVI(dv) so you can edit it in MSP.
Sorry, it's probably not the answer you wanted!
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Post by dabear »

You got that right Troppo, I'll try and figure something out. Thanks for the help guys.
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