MP3 codec for AviSource

[AlanHK]

I had my Windows codecs scrambled by someone (not me) installing some random video app.

I got rid of it but was left with some problems.

I installed ffdshow and that allows me to view just about anything, and is invoked by DirectShowSource().

However, if I now use AviSource() to open an AVI file using MP3 audio, it comes up with an error "The requested conversion is not possible".

Previously these were fine.

What do I need to install/enable so AviSource can handle MP3?

This is in Win2k, but most things work the same as XP.

[AlanHK]

If anyone else comes across this, my solution was

l3codeca.acm was in the system32 folder and was unregistered

I ran:
regsvr32.exe "D:\WinNT\system32\l3codeca.acm"
(Use your own pathname.)

And now it's registered and AviSource works with MP3.

[Inspector.Gadget]

To repair other built-in Windows codecs, try downloading and installing the K-Lite Codec Tweak Tool and setting it to re-register all of the base codecs.

[Blue_MiSfit]

K-Lite? Really?

:(

You can just get the LAME ACM codec

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/LAME_ACM_Codec.htm

[Inspector.Gadget]

No, not the codec pack, the codec tweak tool. It's a separate tool. Come on, I'm not about to recommend codec packs to people :rolleyes:

[AlanHK]

K-Lite? Really?
:(
You can just get the LAME ACM codec
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/LAME_ACM_Codec.htm

I already had the ACM files, the problem was they weren't registered. I gather the tweak tool can do that.

I also had the Lame ACM, but I believe it's for encoding, not decoding, so it didn't help.