BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Trouble playing .AVI using TMediaPlayer          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Multimedia View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message m. Th. Guest Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:28 pm    Post subject: Trouble playing .AVI using TMediaPlayer Hi, I have a small program which plays some .AVI files. These files are captured from (Mini)DV cassettes. When I use the TMediaPlayer to play these files nothing is shown on the TPanel on which is presumed to be the movie, except of some diagonal lines and a message saying 'Video not available, cannot find 'vids:dvsd' decompressor.', but the sound is working ok. Using the Windows XP's Media Player or Nero's ShowTime, the video is displayed correctly. On TMediaPlayer I have the DeviceType property set to dtAutoSelect. I use BDS 2006. Can you point me in the right direction? TIA, m. Th. Back to top matthias muntwiler Guest Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:15 pm    Post subject: Re: Trouble playing .AVI using TMediaPlayer Quote: I have a small program which plays some .AVI files. These files are captured from (Mini)DV cassettes. When I use the TMediaPlayer to play these files nothing is shown on the TPanel on which is presumed to be the movie, except of some diagonal lines and a message saying 'Video not available, cannot find 'vids:dvsd' decompressor.', but the sound is working ok. Using the Windows XP's Media Player or Nero's ShowTime, the video is displayed correctly. On TMediaPlayer I have the DeviceType property set to dtAutoSelect. I use BDS 2006. as the message says: you're lacking the appropriate codec. there are two media APIs: the older MCI and the newer DirectShow. TMediaPlayer uses the former, Windows Media Player the latter. both require their own sets of codecs. -matthias Back to top Mark Jacobs Guest Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Trouble playing .AVI using TMediaPlayer m. Th. wrote: Quote: I have a small program which plays some .AVI files. These files are captured from (Mini)DV cassettes. When I use the TMediaPlayer to play these files nothing is shown on the TPanel on which is presumed to be the movie, except of some diagonal lines and a message saying 'Video not available, cannot find 'vids:dvsd' decompressor.', but the sound is working ok. Using the Windows XP's Media Player or Nero's ShowTime, the video is displayed correctly. On TMediaPlayer I have the DeviceType property set to dtAutoSelect. I use BDS 2006. Can you point me in the right direction? You can download codecs for nearly all formats by downloading one of the K-Lite Codec Packs from the net. Try at http://www.codecguide.com/download_mega.htm - Mark Jacobs DK Computing http://www.dkcomputing.co.uk Back to top Warrick Wilson Guest Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 5:42 am    Post subject: Re: Trouble playing .AVI using TMediaPlayer "Mark Jacobs" <http://www.jacobsm.com/mjmsg.htm?BorlandNG> wrote in message news:45dc5e89$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: m. Th. wrote: I have a small program which plays some .AVI files. These files are captured from (Mini)DV cassettes. When I use the TMediaPlayer to play these files nothing is shown on the TPanel on which is presumed to be the movie, except of some diagonal lines and a message saying 'Video not available, cannot find 'vids:dvsd' decompressor.', but the sound is working ok. Using the Windows XP's Media Player or Nero's ShowTime, the video is displayed correctly. On TMediaPlayer I have the DeviceType property set to dtAutoSelect. I use BDS 2006. Can you point me in the right direction? You can download codecs for nearly all formats by downloading one of the K-Lite Codec Packs from the net. Try at http://www.codecguide.com/download_mega.htm I'd like to caution against using these giant "packs" - while they are convenient, you're not always sure which codecs will be rendering your content. Since some codecs can render multiple types, you're faced with a "clash" at times of what would be best to use. I develop some software that plays video back, and we've had several users reporting problems. Common among those users: K-Lite Codec Pack. Did an uninstall, installed a different single codec, and they worked great since then. (For those that have to deal with lawyers who scrutinize software releases and implementations, these packs are also a little "shady" in terms of redistribution rights. I mention this because the legal group at work took a quick look at K-Lite and said "Let's not use that." This should not be construed as legal advice from me or the company I work for; I relate this strictly a one man's experience for your amusement and/or education...) Since Media Player can handle the playback, the system already has an acceptable codec. I can offer some options: embed Windows Media Player as an ActiveX control on your panel; grab the DSPack library at www.progdigy.com and use that to create your playback panel (DSPack is open source, so cost is low, and there's a demo app you can compile to see if it plays your AVI file); or buy a third-party component that links in Windows Media Player (datastead.com has a couple of options, but they do cost money). I'd expect DSPack could handle it. If the OP wants to provide an email address that can accept a zip file, I could provide a program written using DSPack to try it out. Warrick Back to top Patrick Guest Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Trouble playing .AVI using TMediaPlayer Quote: I'd like to caution against using these giant "packs" - while they are convenient, you're not always sure which codecs will be rendering your content. A real good pack is SatsukiDecoder (http://yatoshi.com/), doesn't include that many codecs, but everything most of us need. Also you can choose which codecs renders your content using G-Spot. 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