DATA DISPLAY GROUP
Manual
22.4
Playing Back ArtistaMEDIA AVI Files with Windows Media Player or ACC
To play AVI files with MPEG-2 video as they are required for ArtistaMEDIA on a Windows PC with
Windows Media Player or ACC, a set of plug-ins must be installed on the PC.
ffdshow is a free set of DirectShow filters, which enables the Windows Media Player and ACC to
play *.avi files with MPEG-2 video.
It can be downloaded here:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow-tryout/
Go to “Download” and use the latest available generic build
or
http://codecs.com/download/FFDShow.htm
Go to “Download FFDShow MPEG-4”. This package also contains the required plug-ins
The downloaded EXE file must be installed on the Windows PC. The default settings suggested by
the setup wizard should be used. After the installation is finished, the following setting must be
verified:
Open the dialog “Start -> All Programs -> ffdshow -> Video decoder configuration”
Select the menu “Codecs” on the left side
Enable the format “MPEG in AVI” by selecting “libavcodec” or “libmpeg2”
Apply the setting
Now the ArtistaMEDIA AVI files can be played back with Windows Media Player or ACC on a
standard Windows XP PC
ArtistaMEDIA
Version 1.12
05.10.2011
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