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| author | atmos4 <atmos4@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2002-09-07 11:19:53 +0000 |
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| committer | atmos4 <atmos4@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2002-09-07 11:19:53 +0000 |
| commit | e96b97054c93b202221fc6e4e4fe0d18873453e3 (patch) | |
| tree | 6fd34ae8a1f64aa8bcdffd96dbc9abd65fd4b2d1 /DOCS | |
| parent | e620b2a53ce5fb13fd6ed7089081c82b60015482 (diff) | |
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Update with new method of finding DShow codecs and a small hint about VFW on WinNT.
git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@7306 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2
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diff --git a/DOCS/codecs.html b/DOCS/codecs.html index 1915cf0a77..10c75fb2a8 100644 --- a/DOCS/codecs.html +++ b/DOCS/codecs.html @@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ <P> <CODE>ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/incoming/[codecname]/</CODE></P> +<P><B>Note:</B> On Windows NT/2000/XP search for this info in the registry, e.g. search for + "VIDC.HFYU". To find out how to do this, look at the old DirectShow method below.</P> <H4><A NAME="importing_directshow">2.2.3.2 DirectShow codecs</A></H4> @@ -417,7 +419,24 @@ <LI>we need the GUID of the codec. </UL> -<P>Take a deep breath and start searching the registry...</P> +<P><B>New Method:</B> Using Microsoft GraphEdit (fast)</P> + +<OL> + <LI>Get GraphEdit from either DirecX SDK or <A HREF="http://doom9.org">Doom9</A> + <LI>Start <CODE>graphedit.exe</CODE> + <LI>From the menue select Graph -> Insert Filters + <LI>Expand item <CODE>DirectShow Filters</CODE> + <LI>Select the right codec name and expand item + <LI>In the entry <CODE>DisplayName</CODE> look at the text in winged brackets + after the backslash and write it down (five dash-delimited blocks, the GUID) + <LI>The codec binary is the file specified in the <CODE>Filename</CODE> entry +</OL> + +<P><B>Note:</B> If there is no <CODE>Filename</CODE> entry and <CODE>DisplayName</CODE> + contains something like <CODE>device:dmo</CODE>, then it is a DMO-Codec, which are + currently not supported by MPlayer.</P> + +<P><B>Old Method:</B> Take a deep breath and start searching the registry...</P> <OL> <LI>Start <CODE>regedit</CODE>. |