[MPlayer-users] Need "DUCK TRUEMOTION" Codec !

[Harry Depper]

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Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 20:30:34 +0000
From: Roberto Togni <r_togni at tiscali.it>
Subject: Re: [MPlayer-users] Need "DUCK TRUEMOTION" Codec !
To: "MPlayer usage questions, features, bugreports"
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On 2004.08.13 19:38, Harry Depper wrote:
> Hi !
>
> I have a big problem, I have the old game "Star-Trek Klingon" which
> is
> kinda interactive movie and it´s from the year 1996 I think.
>
> The problem is, I can install and start it under Win2k (though it´s
> for win3.11 and win95), I hear sound, but didn´t see any picture.
> Codecviewer told me it is "DUCK TRUEMOTION" and mplayer supports it,
> I
> can open and SEE (!!!) the videos.
>
> So far so good...What I need now is the Codec itself to install for
> my
> system so I can see the videos INGAME!!!
>
> Problem is, that the DUCK Corporation is now ON2 and doesn´t seem to
> support old codecs :(
>
> Anyone can help me out ???
>
> THX in advice !
MPlayer does not use a binary decoder for Duck Truemotion, but an open
source decoder included in libavcodec (part of ffmpeg).
Are you sure the game use a decoder installed in windows multimedia
system and not a provare copy inculded in the game exe?
You can try (no guarantee, i don't even know if it support all codecs
from ffmpeg) to install ffdshow of ffvfw, if the codec is included and
the game uses standard windows decoder, maybe you can get it work.

Also you mention win3.11; be sure that the game uses a 32bit decoder, i
don't know if w2k can handle 16bit vfw codecs.

Good luck.

Ciao,
Roberto

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Thx for your answer Roberto!

I have ffdshow installed...from the codec pack that came with gordian knot .
Maybe it didn´t install everything ?

So you think I got no chance to get the thing running under win2k ? I tried also compatibility settings for win95, win98 and winnt4 for the exe but no way either, I tried the tool "DOSBox" and this one doesn´t start the thing because it say it is an 16bit windows app.

I think you may be right it has something to do with 16bit vfw. The installer for VFW is on the CD but I don´t want to install a 16bit Application under Win2k, I fear it would ruin my system, don´t know if it would install anyway.

I found a picture showing an installed Truemotion codec, but I think this is a shot from win98

http://radio.irt.de/vida/pics/codecs.gif

You think there is still a way to install that codec under win2k (if I ever find it)

Someone any more ideas ?


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