WMV1 and WMV2 VFW codecs?

Encoder

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Has anyone come across a Video for Windows version of the WMV1 (WMP7) or WMV2 (WMP8) codecs? The DirectShow versions are useless for decoding in just about all editing programs.

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They don’t exist. WMV1 (Windows Media Video 7) and WMV2 (Windows Media Video 8) were exclusively intended for use with the asf/wmv container and the DirectShow architecture. Microsoft won’t allow any encoding, decoding, or editing outside their own software without licensing (and possibly royalties).

P.S: They started out the same way with WMV3 (Windows Media Video 9), but soon added VfW support to it (in the form of the VCM package). Their site says it’s because of customer requests, but I doubt that was the real reason. I think they knew most users don’t like the WMV container (being proprietary and stuff), and would readily encode in other codecs/containers (divx/avi for example) to stay away from it, so they had to make WMV3 avi/VfW-compatible to retain a competitive edge.

payman

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very simple,
just download the windows media player 11 again and
install it, it will work 100 percent,
it will same the same thing in the microsoft web site,
good luck,

smail

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