Trouble with video

[Doug McLean]

I have developed an AutoPlay with a video, but it wont play on other computers. I understand it is necessary to have DirectX version7 or higher. How can I download DirectX 7 or higher? And can I include a link with the CD that will allow the receiver to down load it?

[Corey]

Hi. Microsoft offers that for free here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx

Hope that helps. :)

[Doug McLean]

[QUOTE=Doug McLean]I have developed an AutoPlay with a video, but it wont play on other computers. I understand it is necessary to have DirectX version7 or higher. How can I download DirectX 7 or higher? And can I include a link with the CD that will allow the receiver to down load it?

[Doug McLean]

Thanks Cory, I will try that.

[Corey]

Sure, yes you can do that, or you can probably find a free re-distribution license agreement at Microsoft which allows you to actually include it on your CD, you should read through their stuff, I'm pretty sure it's easy to do because almost all the hardware installation CDs I've ever gotten in my life had an "Install Direct X" button on the menu. :)

[Doug McLean]

I downloaded and installed DirectX9 but it still doesn't play the video.

[Demian]

What king of video do you have? If it is divx you need codecs for decoding...
If it is video cd type, then it must work on every computer..

[Doug McLean]

I don't know what all that means, altho I took the video with a kodak easy share camera and converted it to .mvy with AVS video converter so it would play on my computer. Thats what I inserted into the project.

[rhosk]

Convert the video to mpeg1. This will play on virtually all computers.

[AXXESS]

Regardless of the format you choose, you need to make sure that the computers you intend to view it on have the codec for that format installed.

If you use video encoded for Windows Media, the built-in AMS dependency checker works very well to determine if the proper Windows Media codec in installed... :yes

[Doug McLean]

Well in that case AXXESS the Auto Play is not the thing I thought it was. I actually thought I could make presentations with videos that could be opened and played on other computers. I can't expect others to make changes to their computers in orderto view my adds.
Thanks, I guess I will have to look for something else.

[Doug McLean]

Ron, it is converted to mpg4, the converter I have does not list mpg1.

[Worm]

Video is a tricky issue. It's not AMS that can't play the video, it's the computer it's running on. As stated earlier, if the system doesn't have the codec, it'll need to be installed regardless of what you use to play the video.

Ron suggested MPEG1 because all Windows based systems can play MPEG1, not that AMS can only handle MPEG1. I'll defer to the video experts on here, but post after post has suggested that video be MPG1 for maximum compatibility.

[rhosk]

I'm sure Eric_Darling will be here soon, but mpeg1 will play all the way down to a WIN95 machine w/ WMP 6.2 installed (way back when days) - which is installed by default with that OS.

Doug, there a many converters out there, half of them are free. Check into tmpegenc; the free version only disallows dvd output after 30 days. Other than that, a fine conversion software. I would venture to say that mpeg1 will play on 95% of the computers out there. And with AMS' dependency to check for at least that 6.2 version, you should be GTG. You can even distribute it for free with a license agreement.

[Doug McLean]

I downloaded plato video converter and converted to mpg1 AND IT WORKED!
Thanks. Now I just hope it works in other places.

[eric_darling]

Yep. As the other fellas stated... MPEG-1 is nearly universal. You've gotta have a really old Windows 95 (pre rev-B, I think) computer or an ancient NT workstation to expect any trouble playing back legitimate MPEG-1 video. It's easy on the processor, too, which makes it extra good for wide distributions to unknown parties. There are better choices if quality outweighs compatibility, but for compatibility, MPEG-1 will rule for some time to come.

Glad you got it working!

[Adam]

I think that Erics real birth name is: "Eric Mpeg1 Darling 1st"

As always thanks for all the great work you guys do on these forums.

Adam.