Too many Codecs?

[MS]

In another forum, when I mentioned the problems I was having with a
particular video software program, someone replied that perhaps I had too
many codecs on my system.

Can too many codecs cause problems? In Device manager I looked up codecs,
and my system lists the following:

DIVX 5.1.1 (btw, I may upgrade to the new 5.2 soon)

iccvid.dll

Indeo Video 5.11

Indeo Video R3.2 by Intel

Indeo Video Raw YUV9 by Intel

ir41_32.ax

iyuv_32.dll

Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec

msh261.drv

msh263.drv

msrle32.dll

msvidc32.dll

msyuv.dll

XVID MPEG-4 Video Codec.

Well, the above is what my computer states.

I'm not familiar with any of these codecs. Are they all important to have?
Would anyone sugggest that I get rid of some of them?

By the way, I don't see WM9 codec here. Does Microsoft use their MPEG-4
codec to create .WMV videos?

 

[Ken Maltby]

In another forum, when I mentioned the problems I was having with a
particular video software program, someone replied that perhaps I had too
many codecs on my system.

Can too many codecs cause problems?

It sure can, download any of the codec collections available;
like the Ace Design package. You have to be very careful what
you have loaded at the same time. At least it comes with a sort
of manager program, to help installing and un-installing them.
/Ken

 

[kustom]

It sure can, download any of the codec collections available;
like the Ace Design package. You have to be very careful what
you have loaded at the same time. At least it comes with a sort
of manager program, to help installing and un-installing them.
/Ken

Device manager does a poor job of showing all your codecs.
get a copy of graphedit and go to graph open direct show and a complete
list of all
filters on your system will show.>





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[Chris Lanier [MVP]]

Don't do that, it's stupid to download and install pirated codec's
http://msmvps.com/chrisl/archive/2004/07/04/9546.aspx

 

[MS]

Could anyone comment on the exact list of codecs I have listed here? I don't
know what some of them are.

Any that could cause problems, or that are in conflict with another one on
the list?

What is a good basic list of codecs to have installed, for someone who does
some video editing, processing, DVD creation and importation, etc., that
will not conflict with one another?

 

[Chris Lanier [MVP]]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q291948 is what you
have. If you wish to view DVD's, you must purchase a third party decoder
(http://msmvps.com/chrisl/articles/10726.aspx) and for AVI playback, please
see http://msmvps.com/chrisl/articles/10453.aspx

 

[MS]

I have no problem viewing DVDs, I have WinDVD on my system.

Thanks for the list of codecs, but I don't see how that helps me. Some of
the codecs listed on my system just list a file name, no explanation of what
the codecs are. Could anyone explain, from my list?

Any on my list that could be in conflict with any others?