Which video codec is being used for replay?

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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.
 
On Feb 9, 9:05 am, savro wrote:

> 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.
 
savro wrote:

> 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
 
On 16:19 9 Feb 2010, Paul wrote:



> savro wrote:

>> 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



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.)
 
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> On 16:19 9 Feb 2010, Paul wrote:

>

>> savro wrote:

>>> 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

>

> 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.
 
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