Figure 4-2. A hex editor or text editor will show you the 4CC code embedded in the
beginning of most movie files
Installing and Managing AX Codecs
In an attempt to find the right codec to play a video, you might come across
a lone .ax file with no installer. This is indeed a codec, albeit not a friendly
one.
To install the codec, just copy the .ax file to your \Windows\System32 folder.
Next, right-click the .ax file, select Properties, and then click the Change button
(under the General tab). Click Browse, navigate to your \Windows\
System32 folder, select regsvr32.exe, click Open, and then clickOK. Thereafter,
you can simply double-click .ax files to register them.
Alternatively, you can open a Command Prompt window (cmd.exe), type cd
\Windows\System32 to change to that folder, and then type regsvr32
FLVSplitter.ax to register the file. (Or, type regsvr32 /u FLVSplitter.ax to
unregister/uninstall it.)
If you see a message like ???DLLRegisterServer in C:\Windows\System32\
FLVSplitter.ax succeeded,??? then the new codec is installed and ready to use.
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Media
Once you??™ve installed the codec, try playing the video again. Keep in mind
that there are often multiple versions of a single codec available??”sometimes
from different vendors??”so you may need to install several codecs
before you find the one that works.
After a bit of searching, you??™ll probably figure out how widespread this
video codec problem really is.
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