Cyberlink video codec has dissappeared! (1 Viewer)

[Jimbawb]

No idea what has happened, some very strange behaviour with MP in the past few days. My cyberlink video codec has disapeared from the options for h.264. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling cyberlink but it just doesnt appear - audio and standard mpeg2 video codecs still show up though.

Is there any way to force it to appear? It means I cant watch HD channels at the moment Thanks.

 

[tourettes]

By any means did you update the PowerDVD9? As it doesn't allow H264 codec to be used by 3rd party applications.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Is this the trial version of PDVD9, the fully paid for version of this will not allow access to the h.264 codec, not even certain if it expires after a period of time in the trial
PowerDVD8 does not seem to have this happen

 

[robyf]

PowerDVD8 does not seem to have this happen

This is unfortunately wrong because last patch of powerdvd 8 has the same behaviour so don't update...

Roby

 

[Jimbawb]

Hi, sorry I should have mentioned. Its powerdvd 7. I did install a patch...maybe i should try again without the patch. Only problem is its going to keep bugging me every time i run the program? Hmm...

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Hi, sorry I should have mentioned. Its powerdvd 7. I did install a patch...maybe i should try again without the patch. Only problem is its going to keep bugging me every time i run the program? Hmm...

Why don't you download the PDVD9 trial, install and never activate it, this will allow you to run PDVD7 as it's own application and supply the 9 version codecs to MP

 

[Jimbawb]

Hi, sorry I should have mentioned. Its powerdvd 7. I did install a patch...maybe i should try again without the patch. Only problem is its going to keep bugging me every time i run the program? Hmm...

Why don't you download the PDVD9 trial, install and never activate it, this will allow you to run PDVD7 as it's own application and supply the 9 version codecs to MP

Eh? What advantages do the new codecs have and how would this work if the version 9 codecs dont appear in MP anyway?

Also, I use PDVD7 because it still allows hd-dvd...i think theres a hack in the newer versions to get it working but im unsure. So, if i install the trial, it wont wipe over the current PDVD7? And never timeout?

 

[wonkyd]

The latest trial version of PowerDVD9 doesn't allow you to use it's H.264 decoder in other applications either.

 

[Jimbawb]

Ok...installing PDVD7 but NOT the patch when it asks you to seems to be the way to go.

Interested in this PDVD9 business that PD speaks of but not if its going to render me codecless again

 

[robyf]

Hi, sorry I should have mentioned. Its powerdvd 7. I did install a patch...maybe i should try again without the patch. Only problem is its going to keep bugging me every time i run the program? Hmm...

Why don't you download the PDVD9 trial, install and never activate it, this will allow you to run PDVD7 as it's own application and supply the 9 version codecs to MP

Is it possible to have more versions of powerdvd installed?

By the way is there a good alternative to powerdvd codec for h.264 hardware decoding in tv section (since mpc-hc does not work with tv)?

Roby