Dominick
Fri May 02 03:51:52 PDT 2008
Carlos wrote:
> Ok, it seems that MSMPEG2VDEC.dll is the one decoding MPEG2 (DVD) videos.
> There is one in system32 and another one in the SysWOW64 path.
> That leads me to conclude that Vista x64 has both MPEG2 decoders (x86
> and x64) embedded.
> Carlos
>
> "Dominick" <at@yourservice.com> escribió en el mensaje de noticias
> news:OLJ%23q58qIHA.2188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Carlos wrote:
>>> Dominick,
>>> There may be other variables in my PC that could allow MPEG2 (DVD)
>>> playback in WMP64.
>>> I noticed that, when playing a DVD with WMP64, the only ffdshow icon
>>> I have in systray is the audio.
>>> That means that ffdshow is decoding only the audio and not the video.
>>> WMP64 doesn't give me any clue about which are the decoders it is
>>> using for decoding the DVD.
>>> "Something" is decoding the Video.
>>> Posible suspect: Nero 8
>>> I made a custom install of Nero 8, choosing not to install Nero Show
>>> Time (the "player") but I installed Nero Vision along with a bunch of
>>> audio/video decoders I was not offered to select.
>>> Was IS really strange is that WMP64 needs an x64 MPEG2 decoder and I
>>> don't know where it is.
>>> Carlos
>>> "Dominick" <at@yourservice.com> escribió en el mensaje de noticias
>>> news:uNJwBJ7qIHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Carlos wrote:
>>>>> Yes, I have.
>>>>> I am using the following x64 audio/video decoder:
>>>>>
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=173941&package_id=199416
>>>>>
>>>>> Choose the one labeled 64-bit builds (experimental)
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd suggest you uninstall any previously installed decoders/codecs
>>>>> first.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you want to experiment a little you might also want to try the
>>>>> x64 native/ligthweight "Windows Media Player Classic Home Cinema"
>>>>>
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=170561
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Carlos
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Dominick" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Has anyone gotten x64 WMP to play DVD movies? I have tried the
>>>>>> K-Lite and Vista Codec Package x64, but it keeps saying it cannot
>>>>>> play the DVD maybe try reducing the screen resolution (which
>>>>>> doesn't help).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This error message is indicative of no codecs I believe.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> WMP x32 with K-Lite works great.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>> Is this an decoder that runs under a 64 bit OS, or a 64 bit codec? I
>>>> suspect it's the former? I installed and tried running it under
>>>> Media Player 64 bit, and I got the error "WMP cannot play DVD
>>>> video...". I made sure MPEG-2 was enabled. Using 32 bit Media
>>>> Player, the DVD ran...
>>>
>> Thanks - this is very interesting.
>>
>> I have been told that there are virtually no 64 bit decoders available
>> right now for MPEG2, one however being the decoder in Vista Ultimate
>> or the next SKU down from that. Are you running on either of these
>> OSs? I am on WinSrv 2008 so it does not have a 64 bit decoder, nor do
>> the lower end Vista SKUs. I do not believe Nero has a 64 bit decoder,
>> nor does DivX.
>
Yes that is right - I have heard Vista Ultimate and next next-lower SKU
have built in 64 bit decoders (and 32 bit of course). Lower SKUs of
Vista, and WinSrv 2008, do not. And the third-party world has not come
up with a true 64 bit decoder set either from what I can find. There
are packages that run on 64 bit OSs, but these are using 32 bit decoders
at least in the MPEG2 world (not true of all decoders). Also, I have
read that the codec on Vista Ultimate cannot be transferred/installed
to/on another OS/SKU.
If anyone thinks this is wrong, that there is a third party true 64 bit
decoder or codec that supports MPEG2, than please post here!