On Windows, you can search the registry for the codec name or .dll. Look at: For codec names: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc\" for codec dlls: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32\"
Using BuddyAPI you can get use: baRegKeyList(KeyName,Branch) baRegValueList(KeyName, Branch) baReadRegString( KeyName, ValueName, Default, Branch ) In windows, if you goto: "Control Panel->Sounds and Audio Devices->Hardware->Video Codecs->Propeties->Properties Tab" You will see where the information in the Registry path above is populated to this window. I recently had to do this for Camtasio Studio AVI's. Our client already had screen captures using their special TSCC codec and Camtasia had their own installer. I just needed to know where they put their .dll and what name they gave it. I checked the registry for their codec and if it wasn't there I launched their istaller. As for the Mac side of things I don't know. Also, a good resource was Microsoft's MSDN site where I learned more about the registry for windows. Todd [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [email protected] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
