Paying hommage to Krell...the Great One...

**ladypainter** · January 23rd, 2003, 04:45 PM

*LP plants wet, sloppy kiss right on Krells lips* shhhhhh ...don't tell hubby!

I had origonally downloaded "Signs" (dat file from FastTrack) and had only audio :( I posted-for the first time-asking for help. I got a lot of responses, but this is the one that did the trick:

>>>>OK boys and girls, I HAVE the answer. I am watching SIGNS, Eight Legged Freaks, and Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind , and they look primo. ( XVIDs)

I went back to the drawing board with this. I knew it was generically a codec issue, more specifically the XVID mpg one, but how to debug it . . . hmmm. No amount of research shed simple light on it, so, I rolled up my sleeves, and went to town.

Let me first say, that now that I have found where it is "configurable" please dont rename the header files to divx! That worked for Eight Legged Freaks, not for Signs. whew.

The Direct Show package I finally got to work was this one.
ffdshow-20020923.exe

After installation, when I play a movie, I see a small blue tv looking icon in the tray. The popup dialogue says DivXg400. I right click to find the "ffdshow MPEG-4 Video Decoder" option, click it. On the left payne, towards the bottem, it says miscellanious, left click that too. A box labelled IDCT has a drop menu, and you may select XVID in it. Below that is the "Workaround Encoder Bugs" drop-down. I selected "old libavcodec and openindex files".

( You should find this on your start menu also - ffdshow = configure) (also, under the CODEC part, put check marks in MPEG1, MPEG2)

Under IDCT you may choose Simple, Normal, Reference, and Simple 16384. Just stick with Xvid for now. (also, Reference is 100% cpu usage, where as Xvid is like 20%)

Also, I went with the PowerDivX NextGen Player, as it is very small, very inobtrusive. I like Zoom, but this is better for most people I think.

So, you must install
A: Nimo 5.8 (first)
B: ffdshow v2002923 (600k)
C: PowerDivX NextGen (optional but recomended)

Web links

ffdshow: http://cutka.szm.sk/ffdshow or http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow
XviD: http://www.xvid.org
ffmpeg: http://ffmpeg.org
mplayer: http://www.mplayerhq.hu
DVD2AVI: http://arbor.ee.ntu.edu.tw/~jackei/dvd2avi/
xsharpen, unsharp mask, msharpen, hue and saturation code
http://sauron.mordor.net/dgraft/index.html

and
doom9: http://www.doom9.org

I still recomend that you install the AVIcodec that I had mentioned in the last thread, this leaves NO DOUBT as to what you are working with in a file. ever. <<<<<

I posted that I had gotten aggravated and just deleted the damned movie, but my curiosity led me to downloading again. After mistakingly cancelling the download, and downloading it ONCE AGAIN...still.....no video. I pulled up the old post from Krell, did as he said, and now am finally viewing the movie.

What I found out.....DIVX is relatively new. So...what's the point of going through all the trouble...I ask myself. Once I viewed the movie today, that was answered for me. The picture was incredible! (OK...the movie wasn't that great.....but the PICTURE was awesome!) Worth every curse word in getting it to play.

SO....I apologize for calling you a "minor god", Krell....you are definately in the majors baby.......hehehe

LP

PS: You are so right about the AVIcodec. It was telling me all the while that the movie was not compatable. Now that I have installed the NimoPak, AVIcodec is reading that it is compatable. The AVIcodec gives ALL the info on the file, so you know exactly what's going on. Thanks again...:)

**Krell** · January 23rd, 2003, 04:50 PM

Uhhh . . hubby doesnt have a gun . . . does he?

Thx back:gj

Koffee Bean · January 23rd, 2003, 04:59 PM

Ummm Krell, do you OWN Krell Industries Inc. ?

**The Hunter** · January 23rd, 2003, 05:01 PM

For Gods sake give it up, he was hard to live with before. Now he will be impossible. JK

**ladypainter** · January 23rd, 2003, 05:05 PM

Hubby has a BEAUTIFUL gun...hehehe Too bad I don't let him shoot it too often......:(

HAR HAR HARRRRRRRRRRRR

**CCSDUDE** · January 23rd, 2003, 05:06 PM

LadyPainter: *cough* kiss ass *cough*

=P

Jesus if you inflate Krell's ego anymore his freakin' head will explode, and I don't wanna be around when his outta control body spews forth with loads of undigested Taco Bell....*shudder*

:shy

Edit: I'm a lil ass kinda guy. :shy
Can't stand 'ghetto booootays'.

Hubby better keep his gun locked up, poor Krell would be running for his life....with Ah! Leah on his tail as well as yer hubby and you behind the lot screaming "Don't hurt Krelly-kins!"

**ladypainter** · January 23rd, 2003, 05:09 PM

CCSDude....a little ass goes a long way>>>>just ask hubby.....hehehe

Errrrrr......I meant...'kissing ass'........really.......

**Krell** · January 23rd, 2003, 05:37 PM

LOL CCSDUDE Im a lil' bootay guy too. Maybe why we love asian girls.

Well no Taco Bell explosions today, Kinda funny tho, I watched John Carpenters - The Thing last night . . . primo copy.

**CCSDUDE** · January 23rd, 2003, 06:10 PM

Originally posted by Krell
LOL CCSDUDE Im a lil' bootay guy too. Maybe why we love asian girls.

Well no Taco Bell explosions today, Kinda funny tho, I watched John Carpenters - The Thing last night . . . primo copy.

Ah yessssss Asians *yum* lmfao.

Dude, I have a copy of that movie on Beta......like in it's original packing.

That movie scared the hell out of me as a child. With the freakin' head running around...ahhh. Beats out any lame Wes Cravin movie of today.

**MoonMan** · January 23rd, 2003, 06:38 PM

You people are all idiots. How can you talk so badly about Taco Bell? PAH! I'll see you all in hell!

*trips and falls on his ass* FUCKING COCK SHIT MOTHERS @#$#@ @ !$#!#$!$@$ ^@#~$ @!~$@~~!