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More => Old Versions => Media Center 14 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: Fits_like_briefs on April 14, 2010, 12:55:18 am

Title: Win 7 & Xvid codec
Post by: Fits_like_briefs on April 14, 2010, 12:55:18 am
Windows 7 32-bit

I never install codecs on my system, the most I've done is install VobSub Filter and ffdshow.  JRiver Media Center 14 trial seems to have left a lot of codecs on the system and Windows Media Player is preferring those codecs to ffdshow- even with a very high merit in ffdshow config (which seems to change back to default merit every time I open it, different topic).  

Anyway I'm only sure about this if: Windows Media Player doesn't support Xvid decoding without installing a decoder, I'm pretty sure it doesn't.
Title: Re: Trial left a bunch of codecs behind?
Post by: Mr ChriZ on April 14, 2010, 01:07:44 am
What codecs are you seeing left beind?
I don't think MC installs much in this department.
FFDshow can decode XVid
Title: Re: Trial left a bunch of codecs behind?
Post by: Fits_like_briefs on April 14, 2010, 02:25:02 am
I don't know how to check for the exact codecs installed in Windows 7.  There's nothing in Device Manager to show that.  Re-read what I wrote.
Title: Re: Trial left a bunch of codecs behind?
Post by: Fits_like_briefs on April 14, 2010, 02:27:04 am
What I'm saying is:  Windows Media Player is decoding xvid.  I've never installed any xvid decoder, and ffdshow isn't doing the decoding.
Title: Re: Trial left a bunch of codecs behind?
Post by: Yaobing on April 14, 2010, 06:56:22 am
What I'm saying is:  Windows Media Player is decoding xvid.  I've never installed any xvid decoder, and ffdshow isn't doing the decoding.

Anyway I'm only sure about this if: Windows Media Player doesn't support Xvid decoding without installing a decoder, I'm pretty sure it doesn't.

I am pretty sure you are wrong.

Microsoft can decode xvid on Windows 7.

Media Center does not install codecs, in particular not any Xvid codec, not to mention leaving them behind.
Title: Re: Trial left a bunch of codecs behind?
Post by: Fits_like_briefs on April 14, 2010, 03:22:58 pm
Microsoft can decode xvid on Windows 7.

Oh, wow.  Okay then I am wrong.
Title: Re: Win 7 & Xvid codec
Post by: Yaobing on April 14, 2010, 04:39:53 pm
"Mpeg4s Decoder DMO" is the name of the Microsoft decoder that decodes xvid.