Codec

VicNg wrote on 8/4/2009, 1:20 AM

I am still using a very old Vegas 4. I have reloaded/installed the Vegas 4 onto my pc (using Vista). However, I could only load still image but now video clips. I believe there is a missing codec. Could anyone advise me as to where I could find a free codec? Tks.

Comments

ritsmer wrote on 8/4/2009, 3:13 AM

i.e. Google K-Lite Codec pack. Free..

musicvid10 wrote on 8/4/2009, 4:18 AM

Vegas 4 was released in 2003. The first version to support Vista is Vegas Pro 8.

Richard Jones wrote on 8/4/2009, 4:18 AM

I read in another forum that "the problem with K-Lite is that it blindly installs all kinds of components (not just codecs), many of which are not compatible with each other. And it does not uninstall cleanly."

Don't know if this is right or fair but it does raise a doubt about whether to use it. Perhaps you can comment?

Incidentally, is there any way of establishing what codecs are already installed on the computer? It would help when deciding whether another codec might be needed and, if so, which one(s).

Richard

JJKizak wrote on 8/4/2009, 5:04 AM

I believe that Windows Vista does not load the Indeo codec pack anymore. I had to buy it at $15.00.
JJK

PerroneFord wrote on 8/4/2009, 8:13 AM

Yes, download G-Spot Codec tool. It will tell you not only what is currently installed, but when you open a video file with it, it will tell you what codec(s) are needed to properly view that file. Excellent utility and absolutely free.

sheri wrote on 8/4/2009, 9:57 AM

I installed K Lite on my Vista 32 bit machine and I don't know if it was coincidence or not, but my computer started doing random shutdowns. I had previously loaded the Vista codec pack and had no issues, but had read that K Lite was supposed to be so good. I have since gone back to the Vista pack, found at http://www.vistax64.com/sound-audio/152850-vista-codec-pack-32bit-64bit-media-player-codecs.html

rs170a wrote on 8/4/2009, 10:00 AM

...had read that K Lite was supposed to be so good.

It isn't any good at all.
As was mentioned earlier in ths thread, the problem with K-Lite is that it blindly installs all kinds of components (not just codecs), many of which are not compatible with each other. And it does not uninstall cleanly.
Forewarned is forearmed.

Mike

Tech Diver wrote on 8/10/2009, 5:12 PM

This weekend I built my new Vista64 system and was faced with the same problem. After some research I discovered that Vista DOES indeed include AVI codecs but Microsoft des not register them by default.

To correct this problem bring up a command prompt window and type the following two lines if you are using Vista64:
regsvr32 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ir41_32.ax
regsvr32 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ir50_32.dll

Or if you are using Vista32 :
regsvr32 C:\Windows\System32\ir41_32.ax
regsvr32 C:\Windows\System32\ir50_32.dll

After that, your Indeo AVIs will play fine.

Peter

Chienworks wrote on 8/10/2009, 8:42 PM

"Forewarned is forearmed."

But he who is forearmed is gonna be half an octopus. Who would wanna be that?

(Thanks to Walt Kelly)

Web Wizard Will wrote on 1/27/2010, 2:10 PM

Thanks Peter! IV50 Indeo Codec

I have been banging my head on this one a while. Not much is found online about the issue but the commands worked like a charm. After doing this I was able to view the videos in several players and import them right into Vegas.

Thanks again.

Will