force the use of mainconcept dv-codec

[Huit]

Can someone help me with this problem? I have the Mainconcept DV-codec installed but can't get AviSynth to use it when I load a captured AVI (doesn't matter if I use DirectShowSource or AviSource). The movie plays but I can see that it is not using the Mainconcept codec. When I play the AVI in MPC I have to set the Mainconcept codec manually as well, otherwise it uses some standard DV-codec. But how do I do this in AviSynth??

[poisondeathray]

You can use graphstudio to visualize what directshow filters are being used. You can also lower or increase the merit of filters , in your case you might want to lower the standard DV and increase the Mainconcept DV so it is used by default. You could also use radlight filter manager to do this

You can also make a custom .grf with graphstudio to to choose what ever filter chain you wish (e.g. if you didn't want to mess with the exisiting configuration), then you would reference that .grf using DirectShowSource()

[Video Dude]

Log into windows as administrator.

Install the MainConcept DV codec (or reinstall).

Run regedit.


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32
"vidc.dvsd"="mcdvd_32.dll"

Make sure the key value is mcdvd_32.dll which is the MainConcept codec. The Microsoft DV codec is qdvd.dll.


Use AviSource in your script.

[Huit]

Thanks for your advice! I managed to get this working with radlight filter manager.