VIRTUAL DUB & TMPGenc PROBS...HELP!!

[bballa4evr21]

well im trying to use virtual dub, and when i click open and then open a movie file, the same error keeps coming up for most of my movies, it says "couldn't locate decompresser...."....and when i use TMPGenc, i try opening the movie file and an says that "it can't open, or file is unsupported"...i dont understand, because the two programs were working fine a couple weeks ago!...please HELP!!

[ZippyP.]

You need a codec in order to open your file. Get Gspot from the Tools section and use it to test your file, then get the required codec(s).

[bballa4evr21]

aright, well i downloaded the program "GSPOT" but i dont know where to get the codec(s) and which ones i should get....??

[jbenj01]

I've never used it but i read that AVICodec will not only reveal codecs, but also tell you from where to download.. again, i haven't used it before--worth a try, though..

[ZippyP.]

aright, well i downloaded the program "GSPOT" but i dont know where to get the codec(s) and which ones i should get....??

Did you run Gspot and then load in your avi to test? What does Gspot say for video and audio decoders? It should say if they are present on your system or not. Some codecs are available from the Tools section, otherwise search the web.

[bballa4evr21]

yeah, when i load the AVI file, it says for both audio and video "2 codecs successfully installed"...but it still won't load when i try using TMPGenc...

[wee haggis]

When you open it in Virtualdub...go to File > File Information .
What does it say under video and audio ?
Some people don't like Codec Packs...but I've been using Nimo's Lite Pack for some time and it works great no matter what kind of file I have.

http://nimo.titanesk.com/nimo/lite.html

[bballa4evr21]

i can't get to file>file information because when i go to file>open, my movies wont open...it says that it couldn't locate a decompressor...this message comes up for all my movies i try opening through VITUALDUB...

[Laddydaddy]

Have you tried reinstalling virual dub and TMPG?

[bballa4evr21]

yeah i have tried reinstalling them...

[wee haggis]

Do you have individual codecs or do you have a codec pack?