Need to download a YUY/DIB Codec

[vegasarian]

I have an AVI file which will not open its video in Vegas. G-Spot tells me it has a YUY/DIB Codec. Googling this codec gives nothing found. Anyone know where I can download this codec?.[/img]

[redwudz]

I don't think that's a codec.

YUY:

In reality, graphics cards interpret color information as a combination of three main colors, Red Green and Blue as one can mix these tree and produce every color that the human eye can see. Bits for pixel colors in fact indicate the amount of red green and blue respectively to define the color of a pixel. This coloring method is called RGB, first letters of three main colors The way that the colors are coded is said to be an images color space. There are other color spaces for digital pictures/movies like YUY, YUV, etc., where colors are specified in their degree of luminance, chrominance, etc. . However, this doesn't change our calculation, we just cant viably have fewer colors like 2, 4, 8 or our imaginary black and white screen that's all.

DIB:

Device-independent bitmap (DIB). It is a bitmap with known pixel format. The data it contains (bits) reside in the system memory and can be accessed by the application directly. In other words, to draw "hello world" on it, you can either select it into a DC and call TextOut function (or etc.), or you can directly alter its bits (you must know which). The effect would be the same.

Sorry, beyond that, I don't know. You might try VideoInspector to see what format that is. It may just be raw video of some sort.

[vegasarian]

Thanks for quick reply redwudz. Video Inspector tells me that the codec is 'DIB FullFrames' and G-Spot tells me Codec = 'YUY2/DIB' Name='YUV packed 4.2.2'[/img]

[jagabo]

You have uncompressed YUY2 video in an AVI file. Most programs that deal with video should be able to handle that. I'm surprised that Vegas can't.

http://www.fourcc.org/fccyuy2.php

http://www.fourcc.org/yuv.php#YUY2

[vegasarian]

Yea strange. Never had any problems with any file types before. just discovered it opens in Movie Maker but the quality is pretty dire.

[jagabo]

Uncompressed YUY2 is about the highest quality you'll find in video. Of course, if the source is bad, you'll have a very faithful reproduction of a poor source.

[vegasarian]

Just converted it with Super to HuffyUV and it now loads and looks fine in vegas but file size went from 64.5mb to 273mb!!!!

[Placio74]

Maybe try ffdshow VfW?
ffdshow video encoder configuration > Decoder > Raw video (all supported or YUY2)

[vegasarian]

Tried both 'all supported' and 'YUY2'. Still no luck but thanks for the suggestion Placio74.

[jagabo]

Oops, wrong thread.