Re: Installing Codecs by Graham
Graham
Sun Jul 06 13:07:12 PDT 2008
If they are causing trouble, then yes, I would remove them.
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Graham Hughes
MVP Digital Media
www.myvideoproblems.com
"James SB" <JamesSB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:06F8A93E-51A7-42F8-B002-A1084B301CB8@microsoft.com...
> Should I remove these codecs from my computer because it does cause
> extreme
> slow down. I will do without if you think I should remove. Thanks very
> much
> for your feedback.
> --
> James B
>
>
> "Graham Hughes" wrote:
>
>> As MM is not designed ot work with these codecs it is very lucky that you
>> have got it working at all, so accept it will be slow. The other option
>> is
>> to convert the divx movie to wmv adn work at normal speed, but take the
>> quality hit a conversion will bring.
>> Try both ways and see which you prefer.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Graham Hughes
>> MVP Digital Media
>> www.myvideoproblems.com
>>
>>
>> "Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message
>> news:7chq64p7ss1td2sfdd1kufuenh8b94irml@4ax.com...
>> >I know nothing about codecs but you just posted a question so that part
>> >is
>> >OK
>> >
>> >
>> > Gord
>> >
>> > On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:42:01 -0700, James SB
>> > <JamesSB@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>I got a lot of great info from this sight about my issues with WMM and
>> >>codecs. I installed the codecs and when I got to the section about
>> >>installing
>> >>there were sveral boxes checked. I unchecked all of them accept the
>> >>codec
>> >>box-was the the correct thing to do? I had to install DVX and DVX6.8.3.
>> >>Also
>> >>WMM works very slow in the area where I placed the video file that
>> >>needed
>> >>the
>> >>codec. Is this normally?. When I work in this area the codec flashes
>> >>in
>> >>the
>> >>bottom right hand corner of my screen on the task bar. Is this proper?
>> >>And
>> >>finally, why cant I ask a question here. I am only able to get a
>> >>dialogue
>> >>box for comment? Thanks for any feedback.
>> >
>>
>>
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