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Can anyone let me know on this thread or message me directly via the forum if this works, please?
Cheers
Nick
Even with the manual 64bit registering method described above, Premiere will not be able to correctly import any file encoded with CamStudio Lossless. Only the audio track will show up. You have to resort to the Lagarith or UT codec instead.
Bye, Malte
What other codecs play well with Premier, Sirblackadder? Anyone? (Perhaps this should be in a different thread...)
* For those not familiar with UT, it is a YV-style codec, like huffyuv, which is probably why Premier recognizes it.
http://forum.doom9.org/archive/index.php/t-143624.html
Version 11.1.0 released
http://umezawa.dyndns.info/archive/utvideo/
OR...
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Ut-Video-Codec-Suite
Terry
It worked!
TYVM.
Malte
Baaaad idea. The videos look perfect in Windows Media player, but become ugly in Adobe Premiere. You get choppiness, ghosting, partial invisibility of newly added content inbetween keyframes and a slew of other strange visual effects.
Hence, there really are only the two major options Lagarith and UT codec as lossless codecs in CamStudio, if you plan to edit your videos in Adobe Premiere. I tried both with equally satisfactional results.
Both Lagarith and UT are derivatives of Huffyuv, aren't they? Anyway - this is great to know that these produce success in Premier, etc.
Terry
Just one note: I had to install version 2.6c, it would not work at all with version 2.6b
A question: why is codec 1.4 downloadable standalone, while codec version 1.5 is part of latest camstudio?
2.6b needs the 2008 version of the Microsoft Visual Studio C++ Runtime Libraries.
2.6c uses the 2010 version, which comes pre-installed on many Win-7 machines in both 32 and 64 bit versions.
Terry
Downloaded CamStudio_Setup_v2.6b_r294_(build_24Oct2010) along with latest codecs, could not get the "Options, Video" to see if any codecs were available.
Tried the regedit suggestions, still a no go.
Tried adding mfc100 and msvcr100, still no codecs so uninstall that version of the program.
Then tried ver. CamStudio_2.6b_r264_build_14july2010. tried everything again, still could not get the "Options, Video" to see if any codecs were available.
Rebooted and shut down computer several times during these steps as well.
Tried going back to CamStudio ver 2.0, now can get passed "Options, Video and see No Compressor available now. Still no codecs.
I am running Windows Vista Ultimate.
Hope the following can be of help as well:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name ArgyleBill-PC
System Manufacturer nknow
System Model Unknow
System Type x64-based PC
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+, 3000 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 8/8/2008
SMBIOS Version 2.5
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
User Name ArgyleBill-PC\Argyle Bill
Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 3.87 GB
Available Physical Memory 1.44 GB
Total Virtual Memory 7.75 GB
Available Virtual Memory 5.55 GB
Page File Space 3.87 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Thanks for the great solution on how to install the codec in 2.6v. Worked perfectly!
Sandra
That is indeed very, very strange. The CamStudio 2.0 version requires nothing to run as it is all self-contained in its own folder! And the 2.6b r294 example not even showing its Video Options panel is entirely odd. Search here and I don't think you'll find other examples of this error! So, I'm stumped. Perhaps one of the programmers will see this and make a comment.
sloughmi,
Glad Moisamva's approach is working for you, at least!
Terry
I do not have a c:\Windows\SysWOW64 on my drive. There how do I edit the following since there is no Wow6432Node, WindowsNT, or Drivers32 in my registry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
"camcodec.dll"="CamStudio lossless codec [CSCD]"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
"VIDC.CSCD"="camcodec.dll"
Mine is like this:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\
Even if I edit the solution to match mine i get an error after trying to import the reg file
"The specified file is not a registry file. You can import only Registry files." the file name is codec.reg and was created in notepad.
If it doesn't run at all with any version, something is very broken.
The SysWOW folders are on Windows 7 machines only, I believe. So, that fix is not for your case - but you shouldn't even need that fix, as this is deeper than codecs simply not appearing - your entire video options panel is broken! Have you re-installed the 2008 MS C++ Runtime Libraries? That might be something that will work.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5582
Terry
Terry
Edit by Nick: now that I have a Windows 7 64-bit laptop I was able to test Andrew_CamStudio's solution and following b0otable's video I can confirm it worked on my machine.
Here is a direct download for the 64-bit version of the camcodec.inf I used on my machine
http://camstudio.org/camcodec-win7-64bit.inf
Rename the current camcodec.inf to camcodec.inf.old, then download this to the camcodec folder and rename it to camcodec.inf.
Right click > Install as normal.
Please note, this is only for Windows 64-bit users and I have only tested this on Win7 64-bit - I don't know about Windows Vista 64-bit.
Also I take no responsibility if this screws up your machine.
http://jawormat.republika.pl/xvid.html
You can get x264 at:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/x264vfw/files/x264vfw/37_2200bm_33968/x264vfw_37_2200bm_33968.exe/download
Both of these work well with CamStudio. The Cam lossless does not. You might consider what you’re getting with K-lite and whether you really want all that stuff on your computer.
Ken
I guess now I have no choice but to go shopping for alternative software.
Direct Link > http://jawormat.republika.pl/Xvid_132_24062011_x86_and_x64.exe
As well as x264vfw using the provided link.
Both are now showing in Video Options.
Cheers
Nick
The acid test here is to first try a test using the MSV 1 codec with 2.6b. If that doesn’t work, I’d try a 2.0 install and give that a go. I’d have to think that, at that point, the thing will be working.
I do have my doubts about the 2.6 versions. My 2.6c will work perfectly fine with a given codec and setting and then throw up an inexplicable error message when repeating the same task.
If we assume that both the x264 and MPEG-4 codecs have been properly installed (registered), and the program isn’t working using those codecs, I don’t see how we can get around the fact that the program isn’t getting usable information from the computer’s graphics processing. We’re seeing more threads concerning the problem with Cam “crashing” upon beginning the capture process, and that would seem to be related to this issue.
Ken
Agreed. I have done a few test recording using XVid (HD 720 Home profile - all other settings default as recommended by Terry) which seems to record absolutely fine on my system, although the audio is a bit funky sounding which could well be my internal mic.
The preinstalled Win7 that came with my laptop (Acer V3-531) already had the VS 2010 C++ 32-bit and 64-bit runtime files installed so I didn't need to install anything else.
I just installed 2.6c then followed the instructions and video in this thread to get the CamStudio Lossless Codec, x264vfw and XViD installed and running.
The tests I did were using a fixed region of 639x479 counteracting the missing pixel glitch (which we're still looking into BTW) and video-wise at least are fine.
(^= the missing pixel glitch and recording dimensions indivisible by 2 or 4 are the number 1 and 2 reasons for CamStudio "crashing" on recording start)
If I can grab an hour or so do some other tests with different codecs and upload them to YouTube.
Cheers
Nick
I have yet to see a post here, in which a user has experienced a crash upon start involving 2.6, where the poster has come back and said that he/she has figured out what the problem was and that it had been fixed. I would hope that anyone who has such an experience would come back and report the outcome.
Ken
I'm using Windows 7, CamStudio v2.6. Thanks!
Particularly thanks to TerryBritton and b0otable for the last mentioned instructional video. That cinched the deal and made certain that all was working as it should be.
Will now look to what bmoreken has just posted to see if I can get other decent codecs working on the system. For example none of the k lite stuff will show up.
As to Xvid and the annoying window that it opens whenever it starts up, you get rid of that in it's configuration area by clicking on the "OTHER OPTIONS" button at the bottom of the preferences dialog box and un-checking the box next to "Display encoding Status".
DivX gave me too many problems and freezes to trust it again, but the 2.6c version (and soon to be released 2.7 version) shows all the codecs. Look in the "Next" folder at our SourceForge site. That version unzips a folder and does not use an installer. Just run recorder.exe.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio/files/next/
Terry
I noticed your video was skewed. This usually is due to the dimensions not being even-numbers for the width and height, as YouTube creates an MPEG-4 version of your video, and it will mess up the lossless codec-recorded vids if they aren't already compliant. The lossless codec is VERY simple, and will allow un-even numbers for the width and/or height. I have a video that shows how to straighten it up for re-uploading to YouTube once repaired here:
Keep at it! :-)
Terry