MainConcept = Ligos ?????

MadMikey wrote on 5/23/2002, 4:43 PM
After rendering my project to MPEG2 using VV3 I did a file properties on it in Windows Media Player and it said the codec was "Ligos MPEG Video Decoder" and "Ligos MPEG Audio Decoder". Is this normal??? In my VV3 options I have checked the box that says "Igore 3rd party codecs" and I used the Main Concept MPEG2 template.

Thanks,

MadMikey

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SonyDennis wrote on 5/23/2002, 5:49 PM
I'm thinking that the Ligos decoder is registered as the MPEG-2 decoder for Windows Media (i.e., DirectShow). Windows doesn't comes with an MPEG-2 decoder.
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MadMikey wrote on 5/23/2002, 6:40 PM
So it's actually using the Main Concept, but just showing Ligos??? And if so I guess this doesn't hurt anything?

Thanks,

MadMikey
SonyDennis wrote on 5/23/2002, 11:23 PM
I'm thinking that it's using the Ligos decoder while playing in Windows Media Player. Even if they were both registered (and I'm not certain they both are), I'm not sure how to tell Windows which one to use. I'll ask about this.
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SonyDennis wrote on 5/24/2002, 9:42 AM
Here's what I learned: WMP doesn't allow the user to pick which MPEG-2 decoder it uses, if there are more than one installed. If you don't want to use Ligos' DirectShow filters, unregister them like this:

regsvr32 /u lmpgspl.ax
regsvr32 /u lmpgvd.ax

Do this from the directory where they are. If they were already working (installed, registered) with SF apps, they will continue to work. This just unregisters them as DirectX plug-ins. If you get a complaint about regsvr32 not being a command, you might need to preface it with it's path (typically \windows\system32, but it varies on Windows version).

If you want them back, do the same thing without the "/u".

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SonyDennis wrote on 5/24/2002, 10:25 AM
Also, I've just confirmed that the MainConcept MPEG-2 decoder is installed and registered with VV3. So, in your case, you have two registered MPEG-2 decoders. You can unregister the one you don't want <g>.
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MadMikey wrote on 5/24/2002, 2:47 PM
Thanks Dennis I'll do that.

MadMikey