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Pocky · Joined: 18 Dec 2003 Posts: 131 Location: BEHIND YOU!

Sometimes I get this out-of-game message as a game is loading:

"The program you are trying to run requires a current Indeo codec.
To obtain a current driver that is compatible with this version of Windows, please contact the manufacturer at http://indeo.ligos.com."

basically i get it when its in the 'loading' scene between battles (in single-player) and theres the dialogue, the pic and the 'loading' text at the bottom of screen, it seems to be random when the error occurs, ill try to see if theres a pattern

also i think it has something to with the picture in that scene cos when i click 'cancel' on the codec option the picture kinda goes blurry with streaks across it

I have a Pentium 4 2.53gHz, ATI Radeon 9700 Pro and 512mb ram (sd i think)

here are my graphical settings:
lights, reflections, glow, bumpmapping, HD geometry all ON
high quality shadows
32BPP
1280 x 1024 resolution
high quality textures

Spockmeat · Joined: 22 Oct 2000 Posts: 8163 Location: USA

which arena was it trying to load when it gave this error?
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Wraiyth · Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 11:05 pm Post subject: Re: Indeo Video Playback?

Arctic Depth does this, as well as after several matches during some tournaments (not sure which ones though)
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icerabbit · Joined: 26 Mar 2004 Posts: 12

This happens to me too, I use Windows XP SP1, and apparently it doesn't come with the Indeo codecs.. or at least the version OMFBG uses?
This happens to me.. ah.. after the match against Raven in the first tournament.
The "error" is more a suggestion, at least in my case. The game continues to run fine and all, just at the mid-arena text, the picture in the upper left is distorted/junk. That is all.

NightShadow · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 2674 Location: Sennadar

I thought DE had gotten rid of all the Indeo stuff finally. Are you patched up to version 2172?

[Edit] Here's a thread with more info: http://forums.omf.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=200731&page=6&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1
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veryorkish · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: Indeo Video Playback?

You can pretty much find every codec on the planet by typing 'codec pack' into google...

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TheUnknownFactor · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: Indeo Video Playback?

I havent ever had anything on my system screwed up by a codec pack. Never. (I Use Kazaa-Lite codec pack)
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Cyberman · Joined: 05 Aug 2001 Posts: 2770

Good for you. Neither did I. But I´ve seen threads of other people having problems.
The problem is that some codec packs are made sloppy - for example, if the codec packs installs DivX, XviD and FFDShow(in that order), it may be that FFDShow is decoding XviD and DivX because it overwrote their settings.
Might not do any harm - but might as well ruin the whole playback when it´s older than the respective codecs.
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TheUnknownFactor · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Indeo Video Playback?

Cyberman · Joined: 05 Aug 2001 Posts: 2770

Well, it´s been said by various people on various (video editing) boards, most of whom I trust. It´s not as if I´ve read it somwhere I ended by accident Wink

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TheUnknownFactor · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:05 pm Post subject: Re: Indeo Video Playback?

While i'm sure SOME codec packs might not install themselves on the most proper way, i don't think they "ruin" computers.
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Cyberman · Joined: 05 Aug 2001 Posts: 2770

They might ruin your video playback - bad enough, I´d say.
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eengoedemorgen · Joined: 30 Aug 2002 Posts: 5322 Location: The Netherlands

It's the same with everything on the web... don't install if you don't trust it, or it looks bad/suspicous..

EGM out
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Tylik Vacnaar · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: Indeo Video Playback?

Well with all the different flavours of xViD and DivX floating about some folks are bound to encounter some issues.

But the one statement that I hold true but I still use bsplayer anyway is that bsplayer can't handle most codecs correctly. but I think the keyboard shortcuts that bsplayer has so I make do with it's limitations and know workarounds for most of them.
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