LSX MPEG2 and DX50 codec probs

Warpwind · Post by **Warpwind** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 12:53 am

First off does anyone know how I can get a file encoded with DX50 to play in anything else but DivX Player 2.1? I can get it to play in that but this player really rather annoys me and I'd prefer to use something else.

Second "LSX MPEG2" is a codec from the ligos corp but you have to pay to get it

Someone has asked me to a review a file in this format and there is not way I'm paying for it. Since I don't actually what to encode to this just decode is there anyway I can do that? Also I downloaded some stupid trial thing called "LSX MPEG2 encoder 3.5 demo" and it just looks like a program for encoding other formats to LSX MPEG2 and won't actually read the file that I'm trying to review.

klinky · Post by **klinky** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:28 am

So long as you have DivX5 installed you should be able to play it back. You can also use ffdshow.

MPEG2 is pretty standard across the board. You need a mpeg2 decoder. Look for something like "freedvdcodec.zip". I belive there is one on Doom9.org or divx-digest.com.

Warpwind · Post by **Warpwind** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:44 am

Codecs I have installed
-ffdshow - latest build just went and grabbed this yesterday in the hopes it would fix this.
-Xvid
-DivX 5.0.2
-ffvfw MPEG-4
-Nimo Codec pack v5
-AMVapp and AdvancedAVS pack

I thought for sure there was a MPEG2 codec in either nimo or AD's stuff... going to check anyway

Warpwind · Post by **Warpwind** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:56 am

Okay nimo has something called "The New Ligos MPEG-2 Splitter 3.0.0.17 " and "MPEG2dec.dll".

Shouldn't this allow me to play LSX MPEG2 encoded files?

Warpwind · Post by **Warpwind** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:53 am

No worries mate problems are all solved.

I reinstalled DivX5.0.5 and now my DX50 file will play in WM9.

And I found this

Can not play MPEG-2 file I have made.
MPEG-2 file can not be played only by Windows. You need to install a DVD software such as WinDVD, PowerDVD, then you can play MPEG-2 file with Windows Media Player.

Which answers my MPEG2 question... I have no DVD drive on this laptop so I have no DVD software, easy fixed. Looks like you were right about a "freedvdcodec.zip" Klinky. I just didn't understand you.

Dannywilson · Post by **Dannywilson** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:05 pm

Warpwind wrote:Okay nimo has something called "The New Ligos MPEG-2 Splitter 3.0.0.17 " and "MPEG2dec.dll".

Shouldn't this allow me to play LSX MPEG2 encoded files?

DON'T INTALL NIMO! IT EATS YOUR SOUL!

Tab. · Post by **Tab.** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 9:03 pm

Dude the new media player classic has built in mpeg 1 and 2 decoding.

Warpwind · Post by **Warpwind** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 9:52 pm

Tab. wrote:Dude the new media player classic has built in mpeg 1 and 2 decoding.

Thankyou very much... works fine now.

DannyWilson wrote:DON'T INTALL NIMO! IT EATS YOUR SOUL!

and what's wrong with nimo? I don't think it's ever given me any problems. Tell me what brings about this soul eating.