Audio Codecs, INF install doesn't work, Virtualdub

[Guest Jon T]

This is driving me crazy.

 

I have upgraded assembled a new system and I am running Vista 64 Unlimited.

 

I do a lot of multimedia work and need to get the audio and video (mostly

audio), decoders and codecs back installed.

 

I use a great product called Virtualdub http://www.virtualdub.org/ , as a

front end to manage my encoding.

I use Divx a lot, etc.

 

Here is the issue:

 

* When I get the audio decoders and codes that I have used before in XP 32

bit, many of them get installed by downloading a "rar" folder, extracting

them, then "right-clicking" on the file.INF file and the decoder or codec

gets installed.

 

* When I do that, with my 32 bit codecs it appears to have been installed,

but in reality nothing gets installed.

 

* Apparently, the .INF file, "right-click" install doesn't work anymore with

those 32 bit codecs in Vista 64.

 

* I have some codecs that I have found that are 64bit and work fine in the

64 bit version of Virtualdub.

 

* My issues that with some of my video codecs, mainly Divx, is 32 bit.

 

* While the latest Divx 32 bit decoder works great in Virtualdub 32 bit, I

need my 32 but audio codecs to get installed, so I can have by audio and

video working together.

 

* Virtualdub in particular likes to use ACM type of decoders/codecs, and the

ones I have are set to install by installing the .INF file.

 

* In particular, I am in great need of a AC3 ACM 32 bit codec that I can

install. I finally found, in a Chinese web site, where someone packaged up a

LAME ACM codec in the form of a .exe file. That installed great !!

 

* I have read some things that I really don't understand about Vista 64

"blocking" the INF installation ??

 

* What can I do and hopefully, that will be changed in the future.

 

Lastly. My favorite source for audio codecs is Rarewares.

http://www.rarewares.org/ . Tjhey have the newest and the best selection of

the superior open source codecs, some especially compiled for to work with

the CPU that one is using. Great side.

PLEASE HELP.

 

Thanks in advance !!

 

Jon

[Guest Carlos]

RE: Audio Codecs, INF install doesn't work, Virtualdub

 

Jon T,

Here you will find all the video/audio decoders you need:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=173941&package_id=199416

They install via exe files so no need to worry about the "inf" problem.

It is the ffdshow program and you have both 32-bit and 64-bit versions

available for download.

Both versions can a do coexist in Vista x64 (I do it).

 

The 32-bit version allows decoding in 32-bit players and Virtualdub x86.

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ffdshow-tryout/ffdshow_rev1868_20080222_clsid_sse_icl10.exe?modtime=1203699187&big_mirror=0

 

The 64-bit version allows decoding in 64-bit players and Virtualdub x64.

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ffdshow-tryout/ffdshow_rev1867_20080221_clsid_x64.exe?modtime=1203689501&big_mirror=0

ffdshow decodes Dolby AC3 correctly without the need of the ACM one.

 

Carlos

 

 

"Jon T" wrote:

> This is driving me crazy.

>

> I have upgraded assembled a new system and I am running Vista 64 Unlimited.

>

> I do a lot of multimedia work and need to get the audio and video (mostly

> audio), decoders and codecs back installed.

>

> I use a great product called Virtualdub http://www.virtualdub.org/ , as a

> front end to manage my encoding.

> I use Divx a lot, etc.

>

> Here is the issue:

>

> * When I get the audio decoders and codes that I have used before in XP 32

> bit, many of them get installed by downloading a "rar" folder, extracting

> them, then "right-clicking" on the file.INF file and the decoder or codec

> gets installed.

>

> * When I do that, with my 32 bit codecs it appears to have been installed,

> but in reality nothing gets installed.

>

> * Apparently, the .INF file, "right-click" install doesn't work anymore with

> those 32 bit codecs in Vista 64.

>

> * I have some codecs that I have found that are 64bit and work fine in the

> 64 bit version of Virtualdub.

>

> * My issues that with some of my video codecs, mainly Divx, is 32 bit.

>

> * While the latest Divx 32 bit decoder works great in Virtualdub 32 bit, I

> need my 32 but audio codecs to get installed, so I can have by audio and

> video working together.

>

> * Virtualdub in particular likes to use ACM type of decoders/codecs, and the

> ones I have are set to install by installing the .INF file.

>

> * In particular, I am in great need of a AC3 ACM 32 bit codec that I can

> install. I finally found, in a Chinese web site, where someone packaged up a

> LAME ACM codec in the form of a .exe file. That installed great !!

>

> * I have read some things that I really don't understand about Vista 64

> "blocking" the INF installation ??

>

> * What can I do and hopefully, that will be changed in the future.

>

> Lastly. My favorite source for audio codecs is Rarewares.

> http://www.rarewares.org/ . Tjhey have the newest and the best selection of

> the superior open source codecs, some especially compiled for to work with

> the CPU that one is using. Great side.

> PLEASE HELP.

>

> Thanks in advance !!

>

> Jon

>