Codec Priority "Ash" <tomlow01[ at ]hotmail.com> 6/25/2007 8:33:52 PM Hi I was wondering how I can change the audio codec priority in Windows Vista? In Windows XP this could be done using Control Panel, as you could look at the properties of the device "Audio Codecs" and see a list installed on the system and adjust priority easily. There does not seem to be a way to do this in Vista. I desperately need to change audio codec priority as some programs such as Nero Vision and Adobe Premiere seem to only want to list the first few codecs and will not show up special codecs (e.g. Lame MP3) unless the codec priority is high enough. I hope someone can help. Many thanks

RE: Codec Priority Uponthis 6/26/2007 1:35:00 AM How about a codec package for Vista to help you a little more? http://www.majorgeeks.com/Vista_Codec_Package_4.4.7_Beta_4a_d5701.html "Ash" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi > > I was wondering how I can change the audio codec priority in Windows Vista? > In Windows XP this could be done using Control Panel, as you could look at > the properties of the device "Audio Codecs" and see a list installed on the > system and adjust priority easily. There does not seem to be a way to do > this in Vista. > > I desperately need to change audio codec priority as some programs such as > Nero Vision and Adobe Premiere seem to only want to list the first few > codecs and will not show up special codecs (e.g. Lame MP3) unless the codec > priority is high enough. > > I hope someone can help. > > Many thanks > >

Re: Codec Priority "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd[ at ]nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> 6/26/2007 8:02:58 AM That's not going to do anything positive. Uninstalling codecs has always been a headache in Windows, and putting in a random collection of codecs that stomps on other *working* codecs is just a bad plan all around. Codec packs remain horrible. You are always better served by simply find the specific codec you need and getting it direct from the vendor, ensuring you get the latest and (or?) best version of that codec. Sorry: I work in this field, and codec packs are pretty much the number one source of problems. If we all just walk quietly away from them, things would run a lot smoother. =\ -Z -- Speaking for myself only. See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -- "Uponthis" <uponthis[ at ]goowy.com> wrote in message news:FC98353F-2891-445B-B2E1-EE4680B4F84B[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > How about a codec package for Vista to help you a little more? > http://www.majorgeeks.com/Vista_Codec_Package_4.4.7_Beta_4a_d5701.html > > "Ash" wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I was wondering how I can change the audio codec priority in Windows >> Vista? >> In Windows XP this could be done using Control Panel, as you could look >> at >> the properties of the device "Audio Codecs" and see a list installed on >> the >> system and adjust priority easily. There does not seem to be a way to do >> this in Vista. >> >> I desperately need to change audio codec priority as some programs such >> as >> Nero Vision and Adobe Premiere seem to only want to list the first few >> codecs and will not show up special codecs (e.g. Lame MP3) unless the >> codec >> priority is high enough. >> >> I hope someone can help. >> >> Many thanks >> >>

Re: Codec Priority "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd[ at ]nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> 6/26/2007 8:04:38 AM You're referring to generally outmoded functionality. Are you sure your tools are actually dependent upon that? Those sound like unrelated issues. Your tools should be able to use whatever pluggable codecs they support. For example, if you had a tool that supported random ACM codecs, having the LAME ACM encoder would let that work... -- Speaking for myself only. See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -- "Ash" <tomlow01[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%2376Zug2tHHA.1672[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hi > > I was wondering how I can change the audio codec priority in Windows > Vista? In Windows XP this could be done using Control Panel, as you could > look at the properties of the device "Audio Codecs" and see a list > installed on the system and adjust priority easily. There does not seem to > be a way to do this in Vista. > > I desperately need to change audio codec priority as some programs such as > Nero Vision and Adobe Premiere seem to only want to list the first few > codecs and will not show up special codecs (e.g. Lame MP3) unless the > codec priority is high enough. > > I hope someone can help. > > Many thanks

Re: Codec Priority "Jume" <jume[ at ]konithuki.com> 6/26/2007 8:50:10 AM what about ffdshow ( http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/ ) not really a codec pack, but more like "only one to make it all", i've been using it for long long years without problems, and now finally there is a newer version which adresses the "com surrogate stop working" in vista watch out, ffdshow-tryout is the newer version (march 2007 as of now), ffdshow "as-is" (2004) will give troubles with mpgs live icons and such if you know something that could be bad with it, just tell (you know, i do not make stress tests)

Re: Codec Priority "zachd [MSFT]" <zachd[ at ]nomailplz.online.microsoft.com> 6/26/2007 4:44:12 PM That is absolutely not a codec pack. The old versions of FFDShow floating around do cause a lot of problems (which is why I really prefer if people use the current proper name "FFDShow Tryouts" instead of "FFDShow"), but FFDShow Tryouts is a first party codec that's still being worked on and that you can get a level of support for. -- Speaking for myself only. See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -- "Jume" <jume[ at ]konithuki.com> wrote in message news:Ok%23n%2378tHHA.2108[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > what about ffdshow ( http://ffdshow-tryout.sourceforge.net/ ) > > not really a codec pack, but more like "only one to make it all", i've > been using it for long long years without problems, and now finally there > is a newer version which adresses the "com surrogate stop working" in > vista > > watch out, ffdshow-tryout is the newer version (march 2007 as of now), > ffdshow "as-is" (2004) will give troubles with mpgs live icons and such > > if you know something that could be bad with it, just tell (you know, i do > not make stress tests)

Re: Codec Priority Java 6/27/2007 1:02:02 AM Hello, I was thinking of downing loading the same codecs from codec. Perhaps you can help me. I purchased a dell basic and I cannot convert ram files to wave. I use a site called illustrate that has a converter which, I used on my old cp which had xp and creative sound blaster. The dell has sigma tel which is now idt. When I try to convert a ram file to wave I get a msg "direct show filter for ram files not installed" yet it is. I wonder if this is a vista problem, a sound problem or what could it be. Would appreciate your thoughts. -- Jim "zachd [MSFT]" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > You're referring to generally outmoded functionality. Are you sure your > tools are actually dependent upon that? Those sound like unrelated issues. > Your tools should be able to use whatever pluggable codecs they support. > For example, if you had a tool that supported random ACM codecs, having the > LAME ACM encoder would let that work... > > -- > Speaking for myself only. > See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > -- > > "Ash" <tomlow01[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:%2376Zug2tHHA.1672[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > Hi > > > > I was wondering how I can change the audio codec priority in Windows > > Vista? In Windows XP this could be done using Control Panel, as you could > > look at the properties of the device "Audio Codecs" and see a list > > installed on the system and adjust priority easily. There does not seem to > > be a way to do this in Vista. > > > > I desperately need to change audio codec priority as some programs such as > > Nero Vision and Adobe Premiere seem to only want to list the first few > > codecs and will not show up special codecs (e.g. Lame MP3) unless the > > codec priority is high enough. > > > > I hope someone can help. > > > > Many thanks > > >