[PD] (GEM) running pix_film without installing quicktime?

[Chris Clepper]

The basic DirectShow should support a few codecs - mostly WMV though.  If
you can install ffmpeg or similar the codec support will be much improved.

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 12:59 PM enrike <altern2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On this machine I am testing now I have the standard desktop. I am
> running windows 7. I think the machines in the lab are the same
>
>
> 18/11/29 16:22(e)an, Chris Clepper igorleak idatzi zuen:
> > You have DirectShow support which can load video.  Make sure the
> > Aero/Metro/etc is turned off and you have the 'Standard Desktop' only.
> >
> > DirectShow is far better on Windows than Quicktime too.
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 3:19 AM enrike <altern2 at gmail.com
> > <mailto:altern2 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >      >> ok but do I need to install those codecs or can I just drop a dll
> >      >> inside GEM?
> >      >
> >      > i don't think so ...
> >      >
> >      >
> >      > just out of curiosity: can you playback this ?
> >      >
> >      >
> >
> http://klingt.org/fileservice/downloads/05826154340905930-test2_cut.zip
> >      >
> >      > (that's a simple 2 seconds mjpeg file encoded with FFMPEG.)
> >
> >     I will try in the evening in the class computers but at home I have a
> >     clean windows 7 install in an old machine. I tried there but does not
> >     play the video you sent. In the PD console I get this
> >
> >     filmQT: Could not initialize quicktime: error -2093
> >
> >     [pix_movie]: DirectShow support
> >
> >     [pix_movie]: opening
> >
>  C:/Users/r2d2/Desktop/malinette-soft-win-master/malinette-soft-win-master/malinette-ide/projects/malinette-default/test2_cut.avi
> >
> >     with format 1908
> >
> >     Unable to connect filters -2147220969
> >
> >     [pix_movie]: unable to open file:
> >
>  C:/Users/r2d2/Desktop/malinette-soft-win-master/malinette-soft-win-master/malinette-ide/projects/malinette-default/test2_cut.avi
> >
> >
> >
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