thanks - I'll try it today. So would you rec. uninstall all codecs (my current version of FFDshow and my Xvid codec install), then install the CCCP pack, and then FFDshow?
Yes, except for XviD. That's cool to keep, though I'd make sure I had a current version.
There's detailed "suggested" install steps on the wiki here:
http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page#Latest_CCCP_.28aka._Download_Here.21.29CCCP comes with FFDSHOW, so officially there's no reason to install FFDSHOW separately. If you want to try the x64 version you found to see if it solves the rainbow colors issue go ahead, but yes, install it
after CCCP.
Make sure to uninstall any splitters you've installed (DirectVobSub, AACFilter, etc).
I've installed the CCCP. Overall, it works great, but since installing I've been getting rather frequent error messages from the Hlaali Media Splitter while using MC12:
"MP4: No Supported Tracks Found"
This occurs mainly when I'm dealing with m4a files (don't have to be playing them, it happens even if they're in the view)
Any ideas on how to solve this?
Yeah. Actually that is quite annoying. I think the reason it happens when you're just viewing them is the thumbnailing process (rather than only when you play them).
I don't have any m4a files, so I haven't seen that particular error (but I have with some MP4 files). There's a couple of things you can try...
0) Close MC (or any other app that plays back media)
1) Change the Haali Media Splitter settings in CCCP's settings dialog. Go to
Start --> Programs --> Combined Community Codec Pack --> Settings. Click
Next. Uncheck
Enable MP4 Support under the Haali Media Splitter frame and click Apply.
Try it to see if the error persists. If so, then you can configure it through MC. First, undo what you just did above... Then, in MC, go to:
1) Tools --> Options --> Playback --> DirectShow Playback Settings.
2) In the DirectShow dialog, on the right under DirectShow filters, scroll down and find m4a in the list. Select it and click Select Filters.
3) Wait patiently. It might take a minute or so to come up.
4) Try selecting some Source Filters on the left hand pane (other than Haali obviously) and attempt playback of the M4A files until you find one that works. Leave the
Other Filters section alone. (If you can't get the error to go away, then you can try manually choosing FFDSHOW audio decoder over there).
(A tip... Try Nero Digital Parser or StreamBufferSource if you have them.)
This is one thing that is currently quite annoying about Haali. Hopefully in the future they'll include an option to suppress the error dialogs (lots of people have asked for it), because the playback works (when Haali fails, it automatically tries a different method and finds one that works).
If you can't find a combination that works, let me know and I'll post more detailed directions on manually building a filter chain in MC that will work. That probably won't be necessary though.