Free VFW x.264 codec for windows?

[comrinec]

I can encode to x.264 in virtual dub but it can't decode the files it just encoded! It says it needs a vfw codec to decode it.

[chipzoller]

Then you need a decoder. Try ffdshow, and enable H.264 in the vfw configuration screen.

[PuzZLeR]

The last post was an "internal" solution and more relevant.

However, as an added "external" solution, you can also use VLC VideoLAN, a free, lightweight, powerful little app that is completely independent of any ffdshow, codec packs, vfw, etc. installed on your machine and will decode most anything.

NOTE: Have to comment as well on this - This app is so good that I even got it to decode and playback full CABAC Main Profile H.264 on a PC that is almost 10 years old (Win98), way before any recent "codec packs", internal decoders, etc. Now that's impressive!

[comrinec]

I'm not having any problems playing back the files, virtual dub just can't decode them for editing purposes.

http://premium1.uploadit.org/Valten//vduberror2.JPG

[foxyshadis]

Then you need a decoder. Try ffdshow, and enable H.264 in the vfw configuration screen.

Did you try it?

Why would you load h.264 in for editing anyway? It's even harder to work with than standard mpeg-4.

[snow_xmas]

You need to install ffdshow or CoreAVC. x264 is an encoder without decoder.

[bond]

i doubt coreavc includes a vfw decoder...

[Theliel]

You always can make a AVS and load your movie through DirectShow with Avisynth and any h264 decoder (ffdshow/CoreAVC/Cyberlink...)

[comrinec]

You need to install ffdshow or CoreAVC. x264 is an encoder without decoder.

I already have both installed.

[mitsubishi]

I already have both installed.

Are you not taking any notice of what has been said twice already in this thread?

Go to the "VFW configuration" settings for ffdshow (assuming a normal installation START>All Programs>FFDShow>VFW configuration)

Go to the decoder tab, choose "codecs" in left hand pane, and then change H.264/AVC to "libavcodec". It's the first in the list.

[comrinec]

Are you not taking any notice of what has been said twice already in this thread?


Sorry, I already had that configured right at the start.

FFDshow doesn't appear to start up when virtualdub is started though, as soon as I drag a x.264 file into the program I get that error message, not when I try to transcode.

[celtic_druid]

If you have ffdshow properly installed and VfW H.264 decoding enabled, then you should not be getting the above error. To be 100% sure access ffdshow's settings via the codec selection in VDub, then check the decoder settings.

[Jay Bee]

Sorry, I already had that configured right at the start.



You probably made the setting in the directshow part of ffdshow instead of the vfw part. Recheck.

[comrinec]

You probably made the setting in the directshow part of ffdshow instead of the vfw part. Recheck.

All I can find is video decoder configuration, there is no option for either directshow or vfw as far as I can see.

http://premium1.uploadit.org/Valten//ffshowinstall.JPG

[mitsubishi]

All I can find is video decoder configuration, there is no option for either directshow or vfw as far as I can see.

http://premium1.uploadit.org/Valten//ffshowinstall.JPG

That's because you have it installed via a codec pack. If you go to the video>compression settings in vdub you can get at the ffdshow vfw setting there.

You can also create a shortcut to
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe ff_vfw.dll,configureVFW
in your start menu called VFW config.

[comrinec]

I can't find any ffshow config in the compression section.

http://premium1.uploadit.org/Valten//ffdshowvfwconfigvdub.JPG


And when I try that shortcut it says, "error loading ff_vfw.dll The specified module could not be found.

[comrinec]

I can't find any ffshow config in the compression section.

http://premium1.uploadit.org/Valten//vfwconfig.JPG


And when I try that shortcut it says, "error loading ff_vfw.dll The specified module could not be found.

[mitsubishi]

K-lite codec pack must not install it properly.

You should install it properly: http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/

[clsid]

Or get a newer version of the codec pack. Also make sure ffdshow VFW interface is selected during installation.

[comrinec]

Thank you, the ffdshow tryout works completley. :)