Nirvash Spec2 wrote:need help again couldnt locate decompressor for format dx50(unknown) windows requires a video for windows (VFW) compatible codec to decompress video DirectShow codecs such as those use used by windows media player are not suitable. Only Direct Stream copy is available for this video.
i opened an avi file in the vdm but ah it seems i am missing something or something else i need to do can someone explain how to do it thanks and sorry to bother
I assume
If you are using VirtualDubMod 1.5.4.1 (build 2006/release) which comes with the AMVapp, then use
Open video file via AviSynth... and at the bottom of the window that pops up, change the
Template: to
DirectShowSource.
Or, create an AviSynth script with DirectShowSource("C:\path\video.avi") where path = the video's location and video = the video's name. Then load it (the AVS script file) into VDM with
Open video file... (NOT ... via AviSynth...).
As long as you are using
DirectShowSource(), VDM should not give you that error if you can play back the video in Windows Media Player. If you are using VLC as your player, it uses it's own internal decoders, so you need to install a DX50 (DivX 5) compatible codec (XviD, ffdshow, and *gulp* DivX 5 / 6) or enable the DX50 decoding in the codecs you already have. For XviD, click
Start > XviD > Configure Decoder and check all the boxes in
FourCC support. ffdshow should have it enabled by default (especially if you installed it via CCCP).