The basic DirectShow should support a few codecs - mostly WMV though.  If you can install ffmpeg or similar the codec support will be much improved.  

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 12:59 PM enrike <altern2@gmail.com> wrote:
On this machine I am testing now I have the standard desktop. I am
running windows 7. I think the machines in the lab are the same


18/11/29 16:22(e)an, Chris Clepper igorleak idatzi zuen:
> You have DirectShow support which can load video.  Make sure the
> Aero/Metro/etc is turned off and you have the 'Standard Desktop' only.
>
> DirectShow is far better on Windows than Quicktime too.
>
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 3:19 AM enrike <altern2@gmail.com
> <mailto:altern2@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>      >> ok but do I need to install those codecs or can I just drop a dll
>      >> inside GEM?
>      >
>      > i don't think so ...
>      >
>      >
>      > just out of curiosity: can you playback this ?
>      >
>      >
>     http://klingt.org/fileservice/downloads/05826154340905930-test2_cut.zip
>      >
>      > (that's a simple 2 seconds mjpeg file encoded with FFMPEG.)
>
>     I will try in the evening in the class computers but at home I have a
>     clean windows 7 install in an old machine. I tried there but does not
>     play the video you sent. In the PD console I get this
>
>     filmQT: Could not initialize quicktime: error -2093
>
>     [pix_movie]: DirectShow support
>
>     [pix_movie]: opening
>     C:/Users/r2d2/Desktop/malinette-soft-win-master/malinette-soft-win-master/malinette-ide/projects/malinette-default/test2_cut.avi
>
>     with format 1908
>
>     Unable to connect filters -2147220969
>
>     [pix_movie]: unable to open file:
>     C:/Users/r2d2/Desktop/malinette-soft-win-master/malinette-soft-win-master/malinette-ide/projects/malinette-default/test2_cut.avi
>
>
>
>
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