Installation problem: XviD seems to install fine, but does not show up in VirtualDub

[Alexey_iz_Solenogo_Ozera]

Movies are played fine, but XviD codec does not show up in "Compression" dialog of VirtualDub.
I tried to re-install several versions, currently have this one installed: XviD-1.0-Beta2-05122003.exe. Windows 2000 Pro, SP latest.

There are 16 "vidc" entries in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32, and no vidc.xvid entry.

Sorry if it was asked before, I couldn't find the solution.
Anybody has any ideas how to make VirtualDub to see the codec?

[Alexey_iz_Solenogo_Ozera]

Nobody knows?
I just installed XviD-1.0-Beta3-26122003.exe (from http://koepi.roeder.goe.net/xvid.shtml), same thing.

[Pasqui]

Check the issue discussed in this post (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24305)

Cheers,

Pasqui.

[Alexey_iz_Solenogo_Ozera]

Thanks, Pasqui, I was aware of that problem and that solution. It's not my case unfortunately.

[Alexey_iz_Solenogo_Ozera]

Oops sorry guys.. The problem was that I installed it under a user (not admin). If installed under admin, VD perfectly sees XviD.

BTW, developers: this is kind of a "bug". It would be better to warn when installing under non-admin-user that some features (coder) will not be available.

[Koepi]

That is definatly no bug. XviD is meant to be a codec, not a "user level warn'er". But thanks for the report, it's good to know you need administrator rights to install xvid (as with every other program i know of [i'm working with a win2k network at work, with users having restricted rights like you seem to have]).

Koepi

[sh0dan]

Nevertheless adding this information might reduce your support load.

In NSIS, execute a "ClearErrors" before the registry write, and do a

IfErrors reg_not_ok
goto reg_ok
reg_not_ok:
MessageBox MB_OK "You need administrator rights to install XviD!"
Abort
reg_ok:

...after the registry entries has been attempted to be written.

Another similar request could be for you to add a big red flashing warning in the GUI in two-pass mode, if first pass is smaller than the requested second pass size. This would avoid a ton of users complaining about "XviD producing too small files".

Both are small changes that would make life a lot easier for you.

[Leak]

Originally posted by sh0dan
Another similar request could be for you to add a big red flashing warning in the GUI in two-pass mode, if first pass is smaller than the requested second pass size. This would avoid a ton of users complaining about "XviD producing too small files".


AAAAH! My eyes! :)

No, seriously, as long as it isn't a really obnoxious, blinking message I don't have a problem with it, but with the introduction of fast first pass there's still a chance that the first pass file isn't undersized, but the second pass is. That really threw me into a loop, and I hope I'm not really considered a n00b when it comes to using XviD. :)

np: nix

[sh0dan]

@Leak: I didn't have you in mind. ;)

Still - if first pass size is below the 2nd pass size, 2nd pass WILL be undersized. Regarding the look of it I don't care. The new GUI is just obvious to use for displaying it.