codec playback problems

[jba6511]

use to work fine then installed some new codecs and now no video playback at all. tried using windows media player as well as VLAN and nothing seems to work. here is a list of all codecs g-spot recognized.

DMO WMVA WMVideo Advanced Decoder DMO Microsoft Corporation qasf.dll --> wmvadvd.dll
DMO MP4S Mpeg4s Decoder DMO Microsoft Corporation qasf.dll --> mp4sdmod.dll
DMO MSS2 WMV Screen decoder DMO Microsoft Corporation qasf.dll --> wmsdmod.dll
DMO WMV2 WMVideo Decoder DMO Microsoft Corporation qasf.dll --> wmvdmod.dll
DMO MP43 Mpeg43 Decoder DMO Microsoft Corporation qasf.dll --> mp43dmod.dll
DMO MPG4 Mpeg4 Decoder DMO Microsoft Corporation qasf.dll --> mpg4dmod.dll
DSH DV Video Encoder qdv.dll
DSH Indeo® video 5.10 Compression Filter Intel Corporation ir50_32.dll
DSH MJPEG Compressor quartz.dll
DSH Nero Digital AVC Video Enc Nero AG NeNDVid.ax
DSH MPEG Video Decoder quartz.dll
DSH DirectVobSub (auto-loading version) Gabest DVobSub.ax
DSH MSS1 Microsoft Screen Video Decompressor Microsoft Corporation msscds32.ax
DSH WMV1 Windows Media Video Decoder Microsoft Corporation wmvds32.ax
DSH WMV2 Windows Media Video Decoder Microsoft Corporation wmv8ds32.ax
DSH XVID XviD MPEG-4 Video Decoder xvid.ax
DSH DIV1 DivX MPEG-4 DVD Video Decompressor Hacked With Joy ! DivX_c32.ax
DSH DVC DV Video Decoder qdv.dll
DSH DIVX DivX Decoder Filter
DSH InterVideo Video Decoder InterVideo Inc. ivivideo.ax
DSH IV50 Indeo® video 5.10 Decompression Filter Intel Corporation ir50_32.dll
DSH IV41 Indeo® video 4.4 Decompression Filter Intel Corporation ir41_32.ax
DSH AVI Draw quartz.dll
DSH Video Port Manager quartz.dll
DSH MJPEG Decompressor quartz.dll
DSH AVI Decompressor quartz.dll
DSH QT Decompressor quartz.dll
DSH Nero Video Decoder Nero AG NeVideo.ax
DSH Nero DVD Decoder Nero AG NeVideo.ax
VFW CVID Cinepak Codec by Radius Radius Inc. qcap.dll --> iccvid.dll
VFW DIV3 DivX MPEG-4 Low-Motion Hacked with Joy ! qcap.dll --> DivXc32.dll
VFW DIV4 DivX MPEG-4 Fast-Motion Hacked with Joy ! qcap.dll --> DivXc32f.dll
VFW HFYU Huffyuv v2.1.1 - CCESP Patch v0.2.2 Disappearing Inc. qcap.dll --> huffyuv.dll
VFW I420 Intel 4:2:0 Video V2.50 Microsoft Corporation qcap.dll --> msh263.drv
VFW IV32 Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2 qcap.dll --> ir32_32.dll
VFW IV41 Intel Indeo® Video 4.5 Intel Corporation qcap.dll --> ir41_32.ax
VFW IV50 Indeo® video 5.10 Intel Corporation qcap.dll --> ir50_32.dll
VFW IYUV Intel IYUV codec Microsoft Corporation qcap.dll --> iyuv_32.dll
VFW M261 Microsoft H.261 Video Codec Microsoft Corporation qcap.dll --> msh261.drv
VFW M263 Microsoft H.263 Video Codec Microsoft Corporation qcap.dll --> msh263.drv
VFW MRLE Microsoft RLE Microsoft Corporation qcap.dll --> msrle32.dll
VFW MSVC Microsoft Video 1 Microsoft Corporation qcap.dll --> msvidc32.dll
VFW VP60 VP60® Simple Profile On2.com qcap.dll --> vp6vfw.dll
VFW VP61 VP61® Advanced Profile On2.com qcap.dll --> vp6vfw.dll
VFW XVID XviD MPEG-4 Codec qcap.dll --> xvidvfw.dll

please can someone identify which ones are conflicting and are casuing my playback problem and how to uninstall them. i am running windows xp if that helps as well with a geforce 4 440 go card. thanks in advance

[jba6511]

forgot to add the video shows up in tmpgenc when working with it.

[normcar]

I would try Divx. I never use Windows Media Player. I also use WinDVD for playing DVDs and MPGs.

[celtic_druid]

IF VLC doesn't work, then it isn't a dshow issue.
Perhaps directx got messed up?

[Skith]

use to work fine then installed some new codecs and now no video playback at all. tried using

which codecs did you install? try uninstalling those. Did you use a codec pack? (I hope not!) - If you did, uninstall the codec pack, or better yet, all codecs, and reinstall. You could also try loading a restore point (if you have system restore enabled).

[jba6511]

i tried uninstalling all codeds but nothing. any other ideas?

[Poplar]

Holy Moly! That's too many codecs jammed together, many of them obsolete already.

You only need following installed: Divx5.21, Xvid, ffdshow, AC3 filter, OGM and Matraska filters, plus QT and RM. And use Classic Media Player. I have yet to meet a format this combo couldn't handle!

Stay away from codec packs. They are nothing but trouble.

[celtic_druid]

Well technically. XviD can decode DivX, ffdshow can decode both as well as AC3. So no need for AC3Filter either.

So from your above list you only need ffdshow and ogm/matroska splitters.

[Skith]

Mabey I am just unlucky, but I can never get FFDshow to work right. It always mucks something else up.

I use Media Player Classic or The Core Media Player (TCMP), DivX, Xvid, ogm/matroska, quicktime alternative, real alternative.

(TCMP installs support for ogm, AC3, matroska - v1.0.3 I think.) It can also install FFDShow (whichever version is included, though I usually deselect that option).

It could also be that I don't have a clue what I am doing with FFDShow

[celtic_druid]

Newer installers ask you what video and audio formats you want ffdshow to handle as well as some of the audio/video filter options. Really no need to setup ffdshow afterwards that way.

But yeah, ffdshow is a bit of a complicated beast. Kinda has to be when it supports as much as it does.