Starting From Scratch - Codecs and Programs (Vista)

Jnzk · Post by **Jnzk** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 2:40 am

Eh, if the guy wants to install Vista, let him.

I like it myself.

YouTube · Post by **Kionon** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:01 am

I installed Vista. It's pretty to look at.

It is next to worthless to edit with.

I'll keep it loaded on a drive, but until a service pack comes out, screw vista. If it can't even run Premiere 6.0, what use could it possibly be?

nmaster64 · Post by **nmaster64** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:56 am

Kionon wrote:...what use could it possibly be?

Qyot27 · Post by **Qyot27** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:53 am

PICVideo MJPEG isn't necessary, really. Just install the full version of ffdshow (http://x264.nl/) - it comes with both an MJPEG codec and Huffyuv-YV12, which can be accessed from the VFW interface. I know from experience it works fine on Vista because I installed it for my cousin on his laptop. You'll also want to pick up Haali's Media Splitter while you're at it - just leave the options as-is when you install it; the AVI splitter isn't necessary, Windows can do that on its own.

Other than that, regular Huffyuv and Lagarith would be good to pick up also.

Tab. · Post by **Tab.** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:29 pm

Vista is necessary for some. For instance, I'm happily accustomed to Mac OS X, and since Vista is basically Microsoft OS X, I appreciate its extra features over XP. That said, a lot of encoding stuff doesn't work or doesn't work well yet on Vista, so good luck.

Gepetto · Post by **Gepetto** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 2:56 pm

Vista = OS X for PC + RAM whoring - Drivers

and + Halo 2, if that's really important... I'd rather play it on the XboX anyways.

And I thought that Haali's already came with the CCCP?

Qyot27 · Post by **Qyot27** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:31 pm

Gepetto wrote:And I thought that Haali's already came with the CCCP?

It does, but if you want the encoding capabilities of ffdshow's VFW, you can't use the CCCP (they provide a stripped-down decoder-only version of ffdshow that's a few months behind the current tryouts version to ensure that it's stable), so Haali's has to be installed on its own.

The14thGOD · Post by **The14thGOD** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:09 am

Which thing do you download for the full ffdshow ? Just the latest from each category ? (encoder, decoder, gui)?

Thanks

Qyot27 · Post by **Qyot27** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:15 pm

The14thGOD wrote:Which thing do you download for the full ffdshow ? Just the latest from each category ? (encoder, decoder, gui)?

Thanks

Any mirror from the row that actually says ffdshow.

The14thGOD · Post by **The14thGOD** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:03 pm

thanks, i think i got it then