Which Codec am I using?

MH_Stevens wrote on 5/26/2006, 5:39 PM

I use CineForm for capture so the avi's are made with their codec and there codec is often updated so I have .avi made with differing codecs. Is their latest codec backwards comparable or do I need keep on my machine a copy of all the past versions? If have some .avi made with the trial v3 that I doubt I will keep so do I need keep the codec when I go back to 2.1? How can I tell which codec is being used?

Michael

Comments

Chienworks wrote on 5/26/2006, 6:12 PM

First of all, do the simplest test ... can you open the files? If so, you're all good to go and don't worry about it.

MH_Stevens wrote on 5/26/2006, 6:36 PM

Firstly I have not reverted to 2.1 yet so I don't know. I'm probably OK - the program structure looks if 3.0 is deleted the codec should stay: But my question is an inquisitive one. I like to compare codecs, so my question remains. How do I know which one I'm using?

David Newman wrote on 5/26/2006, 10:21 PM

We maintain a backward compatible with old versions. Vegas should report the version number (somewhere). Codec is up to v2.5.

David Newman
CTO, CineForm