Whch MPEG-2 encoder is being used?

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I recognize your nym from the cdr ng many years ago, at least I think it was
there, so I'll try to help you out. Anyway...

> Question: How do I determine which MPEG-2 encoder is being used ?
> Question: Is there a way to specify which encoder gets used by default in
> XP?

gspot, found here:

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/GSpot.htm

When using MMC, you determine which codec you're using when you capture from
that app. You access this info from the TV setup/Personal Video Recorder
tab.

I kinda doubt a codec installed by Adobe is causing your playback problems.
Have you defragged your drive since you installed Premier Elements?

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"Chuck U. Farley" <chuckufarley@dyslexia.com> wrote in message
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>I recognize your nym from the cdr ng many years ago, at least I think it
>was
> there, so I'll try to help you out. Anyway...
>
>> Question: How do I determine which MPEG-2 encoder is being used ?
>> Question: Is there a way to specify which encoder gets used by default in
>> XP?
>
> gspot, found here:
>
> http://www.free-codecs.com/download/GSpot.htm
>
> When using MMC, you determine which codec you're using when you capture
> from
> that app. You access this info from the TV setup/Personal Video Recorder
> tab.
>
> I kinda doubt a codec installed by Adobe is causing your playback
> problems.
> Have you defragged your drive since you installed Premier Elements?
>
Adobe probably installed Mainconcepts encoder and decoder, which is causing
your playback problems.

YF

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"Chuck U. Farley" <chuckufarley@dyslexia.com> wrote in message
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>I recognize your nym from the cdr ng many years ago, at least I think it
>was
> there, so I'll try to help you out. Anyway...
>
>> Question: How do I determine which MPEG-2 encoder is being used ?
>> Question: Is there a way to specify which encoder gets used by default in
>> XP?
>
> gspot, found here:
>
> http://www.free-codecs.com/download/GSpot.htm
>
> When using MMC, you determine which codec you're using when you capture
> from
> that app. You access this info from the TV setup/Personal Video Recorder
> tab.

I looked there, but that seems to let you change the codec say from ATI-VCR
to MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 etc. It doesn't let you pick which of the many MPEG-2
compressors I have (ATI, Roxio, Mainconcepts, etc).

I fixed the playback problem by buying (and installing) the WMP_10 plugin
for MPEG-2 playback by Cyberlink (makers of PowerDVD and the one supplied by
ATI).

MS has a utility to list the MPEG-2 codecs and select the default codec used
by WMP.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyI...

Overview
The Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility helps you determine if an
MPEG-2 video decoder (also called a DVD decoder) is installed on your
Windows XP computer and whether or not the decoder is compatible with
Windows Media Player 10 and Windows XP Media Center Edition.

I still don't know who to force ATI to use a particular codec for MPEG-2..
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