Codecs

Overview

DISE uses codecs to open and play video files. These codecs need to be installed on players as well as managers.

Read more: Codec - wikipedia.org

The DISE installation package is able to download and install extra codecs.

Recommended codecs

DISE recommends using FFDshow for a large variety of video formats. For mp4 support, please also install LAV splitter

Override codecs

Overriding a codec is done either on the Manager for a specific video object, or on the player for all videos of a certain type:

1. In the video object, Options tab, check Override auto-detected media format and in the dropdown, select the wanted codec, for example "LAV Splitter + FFDShow".
2. To set a default for all videos, copy the example text below and paste in a new text file. Currently, in the example, the ".mov" and the ".mp4" file extensions will be decoded using "LAV Splitter + FFDShow". The selected codec needs to be installed on the player.
3. Save the file as "MediaFormatOverride.settings" and put this file in the DISE's global settings file folder, generally "%PROGRAMDATA%\DISE\DISE 8".
   
   

Types
{
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_DEFAULT=0
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_ASF=1
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_QT=2
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_FLASH=3
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_ASF_WMFDemux=4
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_COREAVC=5
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_HAALIFFDSHOW=6
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_ELECARD=7
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_ELECARD_RTSP=8
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_TERACUE_NS=9
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_LAVFFDSHOW=10
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_MLMULTIFORMAT=11
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_LAV=12
   MEDIA_FORMAT_TYPE_HAALILAV=13
}
Format
{
   Ext=".mov"
   Type=12
}
Format
{
   Ext=".mp4"
   Type=12
}