Advice on Video Codecs please

[p byers]

Good Morning Folks

Please may I have the benefit of your knowledge ?


In Windows XP Pro,

a) What form do Video Codecs take ?
What file types, '.dll' etc ??

b) How are they installed so that programs like
Windows Media Player;
Windows Movie Maker
pick them up and use them ??

c) If they differ from the 'Old' .dll files used for
Windows 98, is there a Conversion Utility to
convert from Old-to-New format ??

Thank you in anticipation (I hope)
Pete (Northolt UK)

 

[John Inzer]

Good Morning Folks

Please may I have the benefit of your knowledge ?


In Windows XP Pro,

a) What form do Video Codecs take ?
What file types, '.dll' etc ??

b) How are they installed so that programs like
Windows Media Player;
Windows Movie Maker
pick them up and use them ??

c) If they differ from the 'Old' .dll files used for
Windows 98, is there a Conversion Utility to
convert from Old-to-New format ??

Thank you in anticipation (I hope)
Pete (Northolt UK)

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Maybwe these links will offer some ideas:

That nice new Compatibilty tab
in Windows Movie Maker 2.1
http://tinyurl.com/37jgat

Working with Video Filters in Windows Movie Maker 2.1
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/21/videofilters.mspx

Movie Maker 2 - Video Codecs
http://www.papajohn.org/MM2-Importing-Video-Codecs.html

Windows Media Video 9 Series Codecs
http://tinyurl.com/758oz

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[Brian Gregory [UK]]

In Windows XP Pro,

a) What form do Video Codecs take ?
What file types, '.dll' etc ??

A '.ax' file seems to be the main file for most codecs.

b) How are they installed so that programs like
Windows Media Player;
Windows Movie Maker
pick them up and use them ??

An install program is usually provided.

c) If they differ from the 'Old' .dll files used for
Windows 98, is there a Conversion Utility to
convert from Old-to-New format ??

I doubt it.

 

[p byers]

Thank you folks

As a result of links you gave, I found GSpot
That pointed me to the "Super Convertor"

Looks like my problems are resolved

Thank you