You guys probably know this, but I'll mention it for anyone that doesn't:
"codec" stands for "encode/decode"
There are two parts of any codec.
There's the "decode" part of the codec, which allows your player to play the video.
The other part of the codec is the "encode" part.
This part of the codec allows users to use that algorithm to compress an animation
using that codec.
Not all codecs contain both parts of the equation.
"Real Media" and " wmv" (Windows Media Video) come to mind, as common codecs
that let you play animations (in that format), but (may) not allow you to encode in
that codec.
The "encode" part of these two codecs, in the case of Real, is for sale, and in the
case of
.wmv, it can be downloaded from the Microsoft site (free)
mjpg is also one of those codecs that frequently doesn't include the "encode" part of
codec.
There's another aspect to consider:
mjpg is used by many camera manufacturers.
Unfortunately, these manufacturers frequently alter the algorithms
to improve the performance of their camera. These modified codecs, while they
improve camera performance, are frequently are not recognized by video
rendering programs like Premiere.
As to your question:
I wouldn't edit the codec listing in the Premiere .ini file.
I doubt that it would make a difference, and it may have negative results.
You either have the encoder, or you don't.
What I would suggest, is to go to the camera manufacturer's site, and see
if they have an encoder available for the version of the codec that they're using.
In my case, I had to go to the Kodak site and get their codec, just to view
the files sent to me. Equally unfortunate, was that the available codec only
allowed me to decode (view) these files, but there was no encoder
included in the file. So, while I could view the files, Premiere wouldn't recognize
the video as a "standard".
No good news there.
Knuck
--- lancer777 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> geez i should've read that first, but i give my 2 cents like
> charity...anyway i don't know if this would change things but if you
> take a look at the prem60.ini file there are a couple of lines that
> say exclude codec and one of the ones listed is mjpeg. would removing
> it from that list enable it's playback and editability(is that a
> word?)
>
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