another codec problem :( (mpeg this time)

skinlab · May 10, 2004, 06:22 AM

if you refer to my previous thread, i was having problems playing xvid files. so after finally finding a tool that fixed the problem, i now have problem playing mpeg files correctly (maybe removed a needed codec? but this is mpeg, which shouldnt need one....)

in any case, heres the problem:
1) skipping through an mpeg causes picture lag, rather than previously where the picture flowed directly at the new point
2) windows media player will report a time for the video (such as 54:32) but the video keeps on playing after the 54:32 mark, with no option for me to skip foward (since the slider bar has reached the end)

any clues on how to fix this? i never realized how much of a pain in the ass codecs can be...

codecs i have installed are directshow pack, ffdshow, xvid, ogg vorbis video, and ac3 audio. that's all i got.

any clues?

edit: just opened the file in virtualdub, and it detects track length as 1hour and 4 minutes, as opposed to wmp detecting it as 53 minutes. dunno if that helps any...

Vampyromaniac · May 10, 2004, 06:42 AM

maybe the other utility messed it up

I have no idea how to fix it

skinlab · May 10, 2004, 06:48 AM

i have absolutely no clue what to do

trying the 3ivx proggy now, maybe thatll fix it

i hate codecs....

skinlab · May 10, 2004, 06:49 AM

k, that didnt fix it

Gh0st3d · Jun 8, 2004, 11:00 PM

More than likely ffdshow is causing the problem when it is post processing the mpeg file and causing you search problem but the time problem I do not know about. I would uninstall it or at least turn off the post process feature and see if that fixes it.

May 10, 2004, 06:22 AM	#1
skinlab Got Satan? Join Date: May 2002 Location: was in Canada, now in UAE Posts: 286 Rep Power: 0	another codec problem :( (mpeg this time) if you refer to my previous thread, i was having problems playing xvid files. so after finally finding a tool that fixed the problem, i now have problem playing mpeg files correctly (maybe removed a needed codec? but this is mpeg, which shouldnt need one....) in any case, heres the problem: 1) skipping through an mpeg causes picture lag, rather than previously where the picture flowed directly at the new point 2) windows media player will report a time for the video (such as 54:32) but the video keeps on playing after the 54:32 mark, with no option for me to skip foward (since the slider bar has reached the end) any clues on how to fix this? i never realized how much of a pain in the ass codecs can be... codecs i have installed are directshow pack, ffdshow, xvid, ogg vorbis video, and ac3 audio. that's all i got. any clues? edit: just opened the file in virtualdub, and it detects track length as 1hour and 4 minutes, as opposed to wmp detecting it as 53 minutes. dunno if that helps any... __________________ Religion is the opiate of the masses - Marx God is dead - Nietzsche X-pider2 + Enermax 465 / P4P800-DX / 2.6C@3.25 / 1GIG XMS 4000PT/ R9800PRO / Audigy2 ZS / 80gig WD SE + 160gig Maxtor SE + 200gig Maxtor PS3100 External / Plextor Premium + BenQ DW1640 / other stuff Last edited by skinlab; May 10, 2004 at 06:30 AM.

May 10, 2004, 06:42 AM	#2
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May 10, 2004, 06:48 AM	Thread Starter #3
skinlab Got Satan? Join Date: May 2002 Location: was in Canada, now in UAE Posts: 286 Rep Power: 0	i have absolutely no clue what to do trying the 3ivx proggy now, maybe thatll fix it i hate codecs.... __________________ Religion is the opiate of the masses - Marx God is dead - Nietzsche X-pider2 + Enermax 465 / P4P800-DX / 2.6C@3.25 / 1GIG XMS 4000PT/ R9800PRO / Audigy2 ZS / 80gig WD SE + 160gig Maxtor SE + 200gig Maxtor PS3100 External / Plextor Premium + BenQ DW1640 / other stuff

May 10, 2004, 06:49 AM	Thread Starter #4
skinlab Got Satan? Join Date: May 2002 Location: was in Canada, now in UAE Posts: 286 Rep Power: 0	k, that didnt fix it __________________ Religion is the opiate of the masses - Marx God is dead - Nietzsche X-pider2 + Enermax 465 / P4P800-DX / 2.6C@3.25 / 1GIG XMS 4000PT/ R9800PRO / Audigy2 ZS / 80gig WD SE + 160gig Maxtor SE + 200gig Maxtor PS3100 External / Plextor Premium + BenQ DW1640 / other stuff

Jun 8, 2004, 11:00 PM	#5
Gh0st3d DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	More than likely ffdshow is causing the problem when it is post processing the mpeg file and causing you search problem but the time problem I do not know about. I would uninstall it or at least turn off the post process feature and see if that fixes it. __________________ "Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal." --Albert Einstein