Windows 10, AVI, Win32API playback problem[SOLVED]

Blitz3D Forums/Blitz3D Beginners Area/Windows 10, AVI, Win32API playback problem[SOLVED]

Mikorians(Posted 2016) [#1]
Not in front of my computer- sorry for imprescision.

Using Version 1.106 and Windows 10.
There's an example somewhere using like
AVIOpenMovie and AVIClose. -To get frames.
I think someone knows the program- I hope.
It runs right with my Avi movie under XP.
But Open returns 0 in Win 10.
It might be a Codec, but I don't know how to make it work.
I installed some free codecs I had for XP like K-something.
Now Win 10 and the "Media Player Classic" can play it,
but my program (and Movie/WMP) still won't.
Advise?


xlsior(Posted 2016) [#2]
You probably need explicitly 32-bit codecs?


Mikorians(Posted 2016) [#3]
Not sure where to get/which one.
Tried some XP. NG.


Mikorians(Posted 2016) [#4]
Seems W10 has the AVI codec: Cinepak Radius
Good enough for me!


xlsior(Posted 2016) [#5]
The cinepack ones are ancient -- if you are using your own video and you don't need to deal with user-supplied videos, you may want to consider converting it to a more modern codec which may dramatically decrease your videosize in the process as well.


Mikorians(Posted 2016) [#6]
Naw. Despite myriad avi sub codec frustrations, 'tis the one my camera spits out.
In fact, a lot of my cameras spit out compressed avi.
Surprising that Cinepak and not the other formats work then.
Windows 10... Pfft. Hmph. Oh well.

For future reference:
ALSO, since if you run an external media player, Blitz3D looses window
focus AND, therefore -Force Feedback Aquisition- irretrievably,
AND since the ONLY CODEC that there's source code IN Blitz 3D for IS AVI, perhaps this
Makes more sense to the reader for MY cutscene choice, bad though AVIs
frequently look, at least it all WORKS.