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Leolo
1st February 2004, 23:15
Hi,

I have XVID 1.0RC1 build from Koepi's and the xvid.ax file from SysKin's page.

Now I can play back divx files (although they stutter a lot and there are green blocks all over the screen) but I don't know how to change the decoder's properties.

I'm using MPC 6.4.7.6. Here's a screenshot of the Filter menu:

http://www.arrakis.es/~ahorcado/untitled.png

I don't have any clue how to get the decoder's properties menu. Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Cheers.
celtic_druid
1st February 2004, 23:34
You can't access what is not there. XviD is not doing the decoding, DivX is, but via VFW.

If I understand correctly you can't use any recent dshow builds with Koepi's old core, you need a newer version of the core to go with the dshow. Perhaps that is your problem.

You would also need to enabled DX50 in XviD before playing the file.
Koepi
2nd February 2004, 00:02
Yes, with the next release you will have all the fancy options you can wish for :)

Regards
Koepi
Leolo
2nd February 2004, 00:18
OK, I understand. Many thanks for your replies!

I'm eagerly awaiting the next XViD release :)
celtic_druid
2nd February 2004, 02:43
In the mean time you might want to reinstall DivX so that the actually dshow decoder is working so that divx plays back without stuttering.

Could also try a CVS build. I added the core and vfw to the dshow decoder I posted in the Dshow flipped video thread. As has been said before CVS could very well be buggy, at least swaped UV is fixed now though.
Koepi
2nd February 2004, 09:19
Swapped UV isn't really "fixed" - gruel just reverted back his changes. (Going back isn't a fix IMO ;) ).

Regards
Koepi
sysKin
2nd February 2004, 10:22
Perhaps it might be a good place to continue "my" directshow builds place :)

If you don't remember: Gamer compiles newest VfW and xvidcore libraries, but can't compile newest directshow library. So, here you are, from me :)

Newest addons include the ability to invoke configuration from outside - which is why it is on topic.

So, download it here:
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~syskin/xvid.ax5.zip

Extract it and either overwrite your older WINNT\system32\xvid.ax or keep it somewhere else, but register with

regsvr32.exe xvid.ax

With this version you can open config window using

rundll32.exe xvid.ax,Configure

Have fun,
Radek

PS. if something doesn't work, register xvid.ax again with the command above. If still doesn't work, yell loudly :)