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Dum Ques., Need ISO codec, what to use
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Blessedon
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22. April 2006 @ 13:33 |
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Hi folks, neither my Media Player Classic nor Windows Media Player will play my ISO files, is there a codec that I should download to do this?
Thank you, thank you.
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22. April 2006 @ 13:39 |
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download the program daemon tools. once you have it you will get a little red thunderbolt icon in your system tray. click on it once and click on drive x(or whatever letter it is assigned). then when it gives you the browse window, just locate the file and click open. it is just like putting the disc into your dvd player.
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Blessedon
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22. April 2006 @ 17:01 |
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That's cool, sukhvail, thanks! Took a little figuring out, and it works with Media Player Classic but...
There's no sound. Any idea why?
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22. April 2006 @ 17:34 |
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Use VLC Player [it's free & can read/play image files] !!!
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brobear
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23. April 2006 @ 03:10 |
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Herbsman's suggestion of a player will work or the use of a virtual drive will allow you to use any player of choice. Daemon creates a virtual drive. Apps such as Nero, Alcohol and others can accomplish the same, Slysoft even has a virtual drive. As sukhvail pointed out, you simply load the ISO image to the virtual drive and your system reads the ISO as it would a disc in a real (physical) drive. Then you simply open the virtual drive with your software to play.
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Blessedon
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23. April 2006 @ 03:35 |
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Your help is appreciated guys yet I regret that despite my best attempts I can get no audio. I ran the ISO files through G-spot, and the result is that the codecs are not installed. ' Guess I'm not too smart about this stuff. I'll try to find VLC player, maybe it comes with the codecs.
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brobear
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23. April 2006 @ 03:49 |
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What were you using to try to play the ISO in the virtual drive and was it Daemon you were using?
A virtual drive is not a codec. It is merely a software app that mimics a disc drive. You open the virtual drive and browse to the ISO (IMAGE) file you want to put in the drive and select it. (Don't forget to eject it when finished.) With the ISO in the virtual drive, you open the drive with your player the same way you would a disc drive with a DVD in it. If you're getting video and no audio, that means you may not have recorded it. Using the player herbsman suggested to play the file direct is a good method to check your files. Also, try recording the ISO to an RW and playing it on your PC just to make sure. You don't waste discs that way. Sounds like the ISO may not be complete.
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Blessedon
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23. April 2006 @ 08:47 |
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Yes Brobear, I followed the steps you outlined, mounted the ISO in Damon tools, opened with Media Player Classic (Windows Media Player still would not touch it), and the video played fine, just no audio.
DL'd and installed VLC player, and all the ISO's played fine except for one ISO's video that was a little jumpy, but I think that's because it came from a VOB that was output by DivXtoDVD, which had processed a 640x480@15fps MOV.
Beats me! MPC is working with K-lite codec pack, which I thought could play most anything but, apparently not with the ISO's output by Shrink.
The Daemon/MPC audio things's a mystery I guess but, VLCplayer is functioning for what I need now and that is what matters.
ANOTHER SATISFIED AD CUSTOMER[/B]. I am grateful to you all.
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23. April 2006 @ 10:45 |
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no problem , glad to be of service :Þ
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brobear
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23. April 2006 @ 11:57 |
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Glad to see you got what you needed. As for those players, I didn't see a dedicated DVD player. PowerDVD and InterVideo's WinDVD 7 are two of the best DVD players. The InterVideo has a good trial. They do much better than WMP. I also play my music CDs through WinDVD 7 sometimes. It's versatile and supports most audio, including DTS and Dolby for the movies.
As for VOB files, the players I use play them as well as the whole source. If I got a jumpy read, I'd suspect a faulty file. But, I have no idea with what you use. AVI isn't exactly the best source for DVD quality. You may want to update your DivXtoDVD to ConvertXtoDVD. It's the updated software and there's been improvements.
Good luck.
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Blessedon
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23. April 2006 @ 16:43 |
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Oh, that's good to know, that ConvertXtoDVD may be worth purchasing. I saw it on VSO's homepage but was reluctant to spend since my purchase of Tmpgenc Plus 2.5 has proven to be such a disappointment. I mean to say that IMO it's bad points far outweigh it's good ones, and it's trial period really didn't give enough time to discover it's flaws, which are many.
With limited funds it's easy to get cold feet.
Thanks Brobear for your help. BTW, now that my needs have been met with VLC player, I can't think of a reason not to uninstall Daemon Tools, can you? What purpose can it serve?
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brobear
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23. April 2006 @ 19:44 |
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Besides video in ISO, ISO is also a common format for transporting software files. You can run an app recorded to ISO from a virtual drive. I don't use the virtual drive very often, but enough to keep it loaded. I wouldn't worry about it myself, the program folder is small. Your decision to make. If you find a need for it, you can always reload it.
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