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Do BSplayer install Codecs? I wonder. Do the installation file for BSplayer install any codecs in addition to the program itself? I don't want any of my codecs overwritten ;) I have done that mistake before.. Cheers! |
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How do we make an autorun CD that contains a movie compressed with DivX5 work for friends or relatives that don't have a DIvX codec installed - and would be afraid to try a codec install (old Aunt Mazie, for instance)? BSPlayer is GREAT for making autorun CD's - I just don't know how to do the above.... Thanks for any help you can give!! |
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I would if I could, but she lives half way around the world. I was hoping that there was some way that BPlay.exe could utilize a DivX codec that would be stored on the CD. If I could find a good utility that could be included on the CD that would auto install and register the DivX5 codec without user intervention, that would be a great alternative. I use the DivX 5.01 "bundle" now, but it would scare poor old Aunty to death if she were suddenly presented with a "computer task". Lots of older people are "afraid" of computers, yet... Having it's own "built in" DivX5 codec would really be an asset to BPlay.exe, actually... |
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bsplayer can be used with no codec installation, with just the decoder files copied to the CD and a correct bspfilter.dat file (rename bspfilter.sam to bspfilter.dat) I have never tried it myself, but here are a few links that may help you: http://forum.bsplayer.org/viewtopic.php?t=1152 well okay, there's only one in fact... |
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oops, didn't see that. in fact my idea was to provide an example of how to use bspfilters.dat from the CD, but obviously it was a bad example... note though that the registry additions are necessary only if you use ffdshow; if you use the original divx codec (meaning: the decoder part, I think the file is divxdec.ax in your \windows\system32 directory) no addition in the registry is required (I'll stop here, because I don't really know how all of this is supposed to be used) |
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[Marky]: BSPlayer is the best player. But IMO it's not for newbies. There are plenty of shortcuts and feature. - What if she presses Mute inadvertently. - What if overlay fails. - if her OS is older than WinMe, what if DirectX7 is not installed (Do U know her PC?) RU shure you could troubleshot remotly? If you target movie CDs for your aunt, I suggest you to choose your smallest movie to make an Autorun, with a step by step installation process and even a :?: button, to explain what and how. It'll be easier if you already now her PC. Don't know if it helps :? |
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I built her computer and shipped it to her, so I have good knowledge of her system. It runs XP Pro (using NTFS file system for "bulletproofness"). I've burned a number of movies that use 2 and 3 CD's that use the auto run (".bsi files) that have worked perfectly for friends and relatives that are computer literate (read that - installed a DivX bundle). But the elderly aunt (age 72) I'm concerned about knows where the OFF/ON switch is and that's about it. I've sent her short family videos (not compressed) that autorun just fine for her; but for longer movies I need to compress using DivX. Hence the need to figure out a way to have BPlay.exe utilize an unregistered DivX codec somehow - if that's possible at all. If it is possible, I could see where BPlay.exe would go to the "Head of the Video Viewer's" class by a huge margin. It's already a great viewer!!! |
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