Which video codec is being used for replay?

[savro]

I watch movie clips on my PC using several media players.

How can I tell which video codec (filter?) is being used when I watch a
movie using a particular player.

 

[Jose]

I watch movie clips on my PC using several media players.

How can I tell which video codec (filter?) is being used when I watch a
movie using a particular player.

If might be easier if you list the several media players, then maybe
we will be able to tell you the codecs each one likes to use or how to
figure it out.

 

[Paul]

I watch movie clips on my PC using several media players.

How can I tell which video codec (filter?) is being used when I watch a
movie using a particular player.

http://gspot.headbands.com/

http://gspot.headbands.com/v26x/GSpot270a.zip

You can start the program after installation, then drag and drop a
movie onto it. The filter graph for playback, is shown in the lower
pane. Clicking the numbered buttons will start the movie playing,
if the codecs to play the movie are available.

Paul

 

[savro]

http://gspot.headbands.com/

http://gspot.headbands.com/v26x/GSpot270a.zip

You can start the program after installation, then drag and drop a
movie onto it. The filter graph for playback, is shown in the lower
pane. Clicking the numbered buttons will start the movie playing,
if the codecs to play the movie are available.

Paul

I tried Gspot and clicked the button beside "Proposed Codec Solutions
and Tests". But I didn't get the info.

The media players I might use are WMP10, VLC, Media Player Classic, Gom,
Mplayer, Irfanview, etc. Let's say I have a WMV file. I want to see
exactly which decoder file is used by each of those media players when
they play my WMV file.

(I expect some players would use the same decoder as another player.)

 

[Donald Anadell]

I tried Gspot and clicked the button beside "Proposed Codec Solutions
and Tests". But I didn't get the info.

The media players I might use are WMP10, VLC, Media Player Classic, Gom,
Mplayer, Irfanview, etc. Let's say I have a WMV file. I want to see
exactly which decoder file is used by each of those media players when
they play my WMV file.

(I expect some players would use the same decoder as another player.)

Possibly, but you should keep in mind that other Players function
differently that Windows Media Player. For instance VLC and MPlayer, do not
use "codecs" at all in the conventional sense they are all "built in" to the
player(s).

Also note that Irfanview uses it's own "plugins" for viewing video files,
see the Irfanview\Plugins folder. So if you are using Irfanview to view a
..WMV file, it is most likely using either the IV_Player.exe and or Video.dll
located in the Plugins folder to render the video.