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Xvid codec not appearing as an avi option
I have downloaded the same Xvid codecs that I used for After Effects CS4, 32-bit Windows XP, but now that I am running Windows 7, 64-bit, After Effects CS5, Xvid does not appear as an avi video codec option.
Any suggestions?
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Codecs must be 64-bit to work with After Effects CS5.
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Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
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After Effects Help & Support
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I have installed the 64 bit K-lite codec pack and still do not see these available codecs.
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Do you have any recommendations on 64 bit xvid and divx codecs?
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Ok, Dave,
I’ve seen your recomendations before and I totally agree with them. Rendering lossless in AE and encoding somewhere else (Adobe Media Encoder, Sorenson Squeeze, for example) is way better.
But now, in Adobe Media Encoder, the option to use DivX codec (AVI container) is missing. I’m on Windows 7 64-bit, what can I do to get this option available?
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Ok, so there are clearly issues with xvid and CS5. I have found a solution that keeps the program from freezing up while rendering out a single pass AVI (we use them when rendering short static videos).
In the options for the xvid codec: There is a button for “other options”, under the encoding tab, you must uncheck “Display Encoding Status” When that is unchecked, our AE renders fine.
John
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I am unable to see an xvid codec in the available list of video codecs for AVI options. See attached. Where did you obtain the xvid codec and how did you get AE to recognize it?
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Here is the image…
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Hey Guys,
I have the same problem with my CS5.5 64bit, so I asked the official XVid members, and here is their answer: (I haven’t try it yet, but I’ll do it tomorrow…)
Official Reply:
in recent versions of Xvid, there is no special 32-bit or 64-bit installer package anymore. So there’s just one Xvid setup file for Windows that contains both the 32-bit and the 64-bit codec and automatically installs the right version. The latest Xvid installer (v1.3.2) can be found here:
https://downloads.xvid.org/downloads/Xvid-1.3.2-20110601.exe
Basically, it is not important whether you have Windows 64-bit or 32-bit.The real question is whether your After Effects program runs as 32-bit or64-bit process. That’s because 32-bit applications can only communicatewith 32-bit codecs and 64-bit programs only with 64-bit codecs. So if yourAfter Effects is 64-bit, it will require also Xvid as 64-bit.
The above installer should install both 32-bit and 64-bit Xvid on your system. You can check if Xvid got properly installed and is correctly usable in both 32-bit and 64-bit by using a simple video editing application that is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit, like e.g. the excellent and free VirtualDub: https://www.virtualdub.org
If Xvid shows up in the codec list of both 32-bit and 64-bit VirtualDub, then the Xvid codec got properly installed…
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I installed and now I see the xVid option when rendering in Adobe Media Encoder. I’m still confused as to why I don’t see it as an option in Adobe Premiere Pro, considering it’s the same rendering engine. But THANK YOU!
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I take it back…just had to re-start Premiere.
Again, many thanks!
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