SOLVED: Error Alert Not Displaying.

[StainlessS]

SOLVED: Prob caused by Lav Filters non support of XP.

Hi guys,

Having a weird problem on a machine that was set up a few weeks ago (XP32SP3, Avs26 Standard).

A Simple script like

ColorBars(Pixel_type="RGB24") # RGB24 not legal in ColorBars, need "RGB32"

When attempt open in either WMP (old Version 6.0 MPlayer2, or WMP11) or MPC-HC, either directly in Windows Explorer or via PSPad,
MPC-HC shows, "Cannot Render File"
WMP2, shows "Cannot open. Please verify that the path and filename are correct and try again. (Error=80004005)".

WMP11, a bit non specific error, and on web page "You got an error message while using Windows Media Player. Unfortunately, specific info about the error isn't currently available."

Opens fine with error message in VirtualDubFilteRMod, "Avisynth Open failure: ColorBars Pixel_Type must be "RGB32", "YUY2", "YV12", or "YV24".
Same message from VDubMod.

Using another machine with same OS (XP32SP3), no problems with media players, shows correct error message.

Pretty much any error produces similar problems.
Tis driving me nuts (having to open any error in VD to check message), any ideas where the problem resides ?

thanx for you time.

PS, the other m/c plugins directory is a copy of the problem m/c's plugs.

EDIT: Same with empty plugs directory.
EDIT: Error 80004005 is a general error for all manner of events.

EDIT: Disabled Firewall/Antivirus, reboot. No change.
Tried with PotPlayer, "A problem occurred when starting playing. The file exists but does not seem to have any video".
EDIT: VDub last v1.10.4 Opens with correct error message (not a version with Avs script editor like VDMod or VDFilteRMod).
EDIT: Splitter error ??? (Vdub stuff produces text error message not little red box).

[johnmeyer]

Well, your own comment in the script ("RGB24 not legal in ColorBars, need 'RGB32' ") seems to suggest the cause. I got the same error (opening in Virtualdub), but then changed RGB24 to RGB32 and it worked.

[StainlessS]

Nope, sorry john you misunderstand, I'm not getting the little red error box alert.

what I want is this:
https://s33.postimg.cc/7bxsu5gfz/Er_Box--_Image_Source.jpg (https://postimages.cc/)


what I got is this:
https://s33.postimg.cc/7bxsu7667/wmerr--_Image_Source.jpg (https://postimages.cc/)

EDIT:
And VDub gives me text message rather than clip (so the text message stuff is working, but not error message clip)
https://s33.postimg.cc/70gch5n2n/Ere_VD--_Image_Source.jpg (https://postimages.cc/)

EDIT: On the working machine, error alert box is RGB32.
Cant help thinking that it might be an (RGB) splitter type issue, but RGB seems to work when no error ???
Properties from other machine, shows no info on Audio.
What can cause issue with RGB32 video and no audio ?

[StainlessS]

Seems problem down to later version Lav Filters, not support XP any more (just causes probs, no crash etc).

Thanx all.

Marked SOLVED:

EDIT: Went back to my old trusty (from a few years back),
Combined Community Codec Pack 2015-10-18, never had any problems with it (includes Lav Filters).

Wikipedia:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_Community_Codec_Pack

Download:- http://www.cccp-project.net/

EDIT: Untick the box to NOT install older version MPC-HC player.

[manolito]

Installing Codec Packs like CCCP is generally considered a bad thing (for me it is pure evil). Have you tried using current FFmpeg builds which DO support Win XP?

See here:
https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3572&start=50#p12442
and here:
https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3572&start=50#p12764


Cheers
manolito

[StainlessS]

"Generally considered a bad thing",

Yep, I know ( me likes a little danger, living on the edge makes me tingle all over :) ).
I install the codec pack just for Media players, I've already got ffmpeg (probably zeranoe issue) for conversions,
what if any use are they with eg MPC-HC or WMP, or PotPlayer ?

I have downed MPlayer (as well as zeranoe binaries), and will give it a bash (again) tomorrow. (is a little basic as I recall).

And thanx for cracking the whip, in the other forum, we need good task masters like you :)

[TheFluff]

Installing Codec Packs like CCCP is generally considered a bad thing (for me it is pure evil). Have you tried using current FFmpeg builds which DO support Win XP?

See here:
https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3572&start=50#p12442
and here:
https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3572&start=50#p12764


Cheers
manolito
Periodic reminder that the year is not currently 2005.

Codec packs barely even exist anymore, but even back in the day CCCP wasn't anything like some Ultra Mega Codec Bundle full of mysterious binaries, and it got even slimmer over the years. If you take a glance of what that two year old version StainlessS installed actually contains, it comes out to a total of three things:
- LAVFilters
- MPC-HC
- xy-VSFilter

Plus some rather reasonable default settings for the above. There's really nothing weird or broken in there, it's just slightly less work than setting up those three things yourself. The CCCP guys compiled their own stuff from source and generally knew what they were doing. It is outdated though so there are valid reasons to not use it anymore.