I am using a computer to render MPEG2 video and I am convinced that I don't have good enough codecs on it.
I'm not sure:
a) which ones I have exactly
b) where to get really good ones
c) how to produce an Mpeg2 quality video that plays on most computers/players

I ran a free program called Gspot to identify my codecs.
Does anyone have an idea if I'm using a below-standard codec?

Thanks!



Gspot analysis (shortened version)


MDVD Alex MicroDVD Video (hacked MS MPEG-4) http://www.tiasoft.de/
AMPG Array VideoONE MPEG Array Microsystems
AEMI Array VideoONE MPEG1-I Capture Array Microsystems
ASV1 Asus Video Asus
VCR9 ATI VCR 9.0 ATI Technologies
VCR1 ATI Video Codec 1 ATI Technologies
VCR2 ATI Video Codec 2 ATI Technologies
VYU9 ATI YUV ATI Technologies
VYUY ATI YUV ATI Technologies
DXTC DirectX Texture Compression Microsoft
DXT1 DirectX Texture Compression Format 1 Microsoft Corporation
DIVX DivX 4 (OpenDivX) Project Mayo
DVC DVC/DV Video IEC 61834 and SMPTE 314M
MPG3 FFmpeg DivX (MS MPEG-4 v3) ?
DIV1 FFmpeg OpenDivX ?
FLJP Field Encoded Motion JPEG D-Vision
M4S2 Fully Compliant MPEG-4 v2 simple profile codec Microsoft
H264 ITU H.264 ITU
mJPG Motion JPEG -
MJPG Motion JPEG -
MPGI MPEG Sigma Designs
MPEG MPEG-1 Chromatic Research
MPG4 MPEG-4 Microsoft
I420 RAW I420 ?
RGBA Raw RGB w/ Alpha * No codec needed
MP2v S-Mpeg 4 version 1 Microsoft
MP42 S-Mpeg 4 version 2 Microsoft
MP43 S-Mpeg 4 version 3 Microsoft
MP4S S-Mpeg 4 version 3 Microsoft
UMP4 UB Video MPEG 4 http://www.ubvideo.com
WJPG Winbond JPEG? ?
WMV1 Windows Media Video V7 Microsoft Corporation
XMPG XING MPEG XING Corporation

Just thought I'd add to this because it's an issue that's been bothering me for some time. Does anyone know of a good guide to codecs in general? I know how to install (not always properly though) some of them but all in all I have no idea what's happening with my video codecs and how to identify problems when they happen etc. Think it might be helpful to Bansaw and other amateurs like me who experience such headaches over codecs.

I can just about play / edit anything. All I did was install a codec pack, the Nimo one I think.

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Nimo_Codec_Pack.htm

If you need a free DV codec get the panasonic one,

http://users.tpg.com.au/mtam/install_panvfwdv.htm

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