Codec packs not working on games

Hi

I'm trying to play Resident evil 2 sourcenext version who has better quality videos that the original pc release, the problem is that the cutscenes videos dont show up I only got black screen and static noises. At first i was using FFdshow (lastest) then someone recomended using K lite(mega), unistalled FFDshow and installed K-lite but nothing changed.

Also i tried my RE2 platinum edition who has a diferent video encoding (indeo 5) and even if FFDshow askme if i wanted to use it to see the video, it doesnt show correctly (there is an orange rectangle instead of the video, sound works but with a lot of static) even when i do have FFDshow configured to work with indeo 5

I tried changing the options on both codec pack with no luck (win7Dsfilterfilterstweaker on k-lite and the "Use FFDShow only in" options on FFDshow)

Tried no using neither of the packs, it didnt work.
Tried using the Indeo 5 installer from the platinum edition without any codec pack didnt work either.

My guess its that there is some kind of registry problem and the codecs are no working along with any exe file that is not a media player.
I can play the videos files (.bin files) on media player classic using K-lite (tray icons apears) and FFdshow (tray icons dont apear).

I have Win 7 Ultimate SP1

Video files info from media player classic:
Video: MPEG1 Video 640x480 29.97fps 4000kbps [Stream(E0)]
Audio: MPEG Audio 44100Hz stereo 192kbps [Stream(C0)]

The guy who sugested K-lite also have Win7 and th game works fine for him, but he mention that is a common problem on win 10 but then again searching for a solution I found people with Win 10 that solved this using K-lite so I dont know anymore.

So the question is: there some way to make a "fresh start" of codecs or forcing windows/.exes to use them? (other than the tweaks from the codec packs)

Test if the GraphStudioNext tool that is included with K-Lite is able to open the video .bin file. That tool behaves as a standard DirectShow application.

The codecs are available for use by all DirectShow applications (unless blacklisted).

Indeo 5 codec is included with Windows. It is just not enabled by default.
Codec Tweak Tool > Codec and Filter Management > ACM/VFW (x86)

Also try:
Codec Tweak Tool > Fixes > Re-register base DirectShow Filters

Copy this here:
Codec Tweak Tool > Generate Log

Hi thanks for the help.

GraphStudioNext; if i use x86 doesnt work black screen and static noises but is not the same when I run the game is mor high pitch.

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on x64 works fine

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Indeo 5 codec was alredy enabled on ACM/VFW (x86), tryed enabling 3.1/3.2/4 just in case, didnt work.

Tried re-register base DirectShow Filters there was no visible change.

My Log

Code:

Codec Tweak Tool | Log file | Generated at 2018-09-11 17:51:50

#####  System Information  #####

OS:           Windows 7 Ultimate (6.01.7601) (x64)
CPU name:     AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 250 Processor
CPU speed:    3013 MHz (2t)
Memory:       4096 MB
Screen size:  1366x768 (32bits) (60Hz)
Video card:   AMD Radeon HD 5450
              VendorID: 1002, DeviceID: 68f9
Video mem:    512 MB
Video driver: aticfx64.dll (Version 15.200.1062.1004) (8-3-2015)
Audio device: VIA High Definition Audio
              VendorID: 1106, DeviceID: 4397, SubSys: 18490397
Audio driver: viahduaa.sys (Version 6.0.1.7500) (9-17-2009)

#####  K-Lite Codec Pack  #####

KLCP version: 14.4.0
KLCP type:    mega

Speaker conf: 2.0

MPC renderer: EVR CP
MPC subs:     ISR
MPC audio:    System Default

#####  Decoder Settings #####

LAV Video:
H264=1 HEVC=1 VP9=1 VC1=1 MPEG2=1 MPEG4=1 WMV3=0

LAV Audio:
MP3=1 AC3=1 DTS=1 DTSHD=1 EAC3=1 TRUEHD=1 AAC=1 Vorbis=1 LPCM=1 WMA=0

#####  DirectShow Filters (32-bit)  #####

Description:  GDCL Mpeg-4 Demultiplexor
File name:    c:\gameex\mp4demux.dll
CLSID:        {025BE2E4-1787-4DA4-A585-C5B2B9EEB57C}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Karaoke BootStrap
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\karaokedx\bootstrap.ax
CLSID:        {1387BD6F-8146-44BF-A866-603A5237409E}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Internal LMRT Renderer
File name:    c:\windows\syswow64\lmrtrend.dll
CLSID:        {3C89D121-6F65-11D1-A520-000000000000}
Merit:        00800001 = MERIT_PREFERRED + 1

Description:  Text Karaoke To Video Transform Filter
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\karaokedx\textkaraoke.ax
CLSID:        {45A4D509-D414-4F85-877C-571B3CB347BE}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Gradient Fill Filter
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\karaokedx\bgfx.ax
CLSID:        {4752815E-BCE4-45D6-8053-6A0BC2CCE677}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  TrueMotion 2.0 Decompressor
File name:    c:\windows\syswow64\tm20dec.ax
CLSID:        {4CB63E61-C611-11D0-83AA-000092900184}
Merit:        00600001 = MERIT_NORMAL + 1

Description:  Image Filter
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\karaokedx\bgfx.ax
CLSID:        {5002DFF4-94ED-49EE-86A9-9FD3FD690A42}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  PICVideo M-JPEG 3 DirectShow Decompressor
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\common files\pegasus imaging\pvmjpg30.dll
CLSID:        {596CEB5F-F666-41A8-9F78-378B6735272C}
Merit:        00800001 = MERIT_PREFERRED + 1

Description:  CD+G Parser
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\karaokedx\cdgvid.ax
CLSID:        {88405DDC-DFD6-42F3-B602-1D3E875D8C23}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Unzip Filter
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\karaokedx\unzip.ax
CLSID:        {9FB4B36D-9661-408E-A58E-25EE4FB03FCD}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  PICVideo M-JPEG 3 DirectShow Compressor
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\common files\pegasus imaging\pvmjpg30.dll
CLSID:        {9FDBE071-5280-428D-AE15-7EABC2F7E6BD}
Merit:        00100000 = MERIT_SW_COMPRESSOR

Description:  CD+G 2 Video Transform Filter
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\karaokedx\cdgvid.ax
CLSID:        {B721042B-3254-4B67-885B-DA9EB2DB87A7}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  URL StreamRenderer
File name:    c:\windows\syswow64\lmrtrend.dll
CLSID:        {BF0B4B00-8C6C-11D1-ADE9-0000F8754B99}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  Solid Fill Filter
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\karaokedx\bgfx.ax
CLSID:        {C3B69913-842F-44D7-AB74-B613192C0418}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description:  CD+G Grabber
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\karaokedx\cdggrab.ax
CLSID:        {EB603AAB-FDA4-4914-AB32-EC2DCD45F07B}
Merit:        00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

(A total of 100 filters, 15 shown, 85 hidden)

#####  DirectShow Filters (64-bit)  #####

(A total of 83 filters, 0 shown, 83 hidden)

#####  ICM Class Manager (32-bit)  #####

Description:  PICVideo M-JPEG 3 DirectShow Compressor
File name:    c:\program files (x86)\common files\pegasus imaging\pvmjpg30.dll
CLSID:        {9FDBE071-5280-428D-AE15-7EABC2F7E6BD} (PICVideo M-JPEG 3 DirectShow Compressor)
Merit:        00100000 = MERIT_SW_COMPRESSOR

(A total of 4 filters, 1 shown, 3 hidden)

#####  ICM Class Manager (64-bit)  #####

(A total of 3 filters, 0 shown, 3 hidden)

#####  Default source filters (32-bit)  #####

.bin    {1387bd6f-8146-44bf-a866-603a5237409e}  Karaoke BootStrap Filter
.cda    {1387bd6f-8146-44bf-a866-603a5237409e}  Karaoke BootStrap Filter
.cda+g  {1387bd6f-8146-44bf-a866-603a5237409e}  Karaoke BootStrap Filter
.cdg    {1387bd6f-8146-44bf-a866-603a5237409e}  Karaoke BootStrap Filter
.kar    {1387bd6f-8146-44bf-a866-603a5237409e}  Karaoke BootStrap Filter
.lrc    {1387bd6f-8146-44bf-a866-603a5237409e}  Karaoke BootStrap Filter
.zip    {1387bd6f-8146-44bf-a866-603a5237409e}  Karaoke BootStrap Filter

(A total of 72 default source filters, 7 shown, 65 hidden)

#####  Default source filters (64-bit)  #####

(A total of 55 default source filters, 0 shown, 55 hidden)

#####  ACM and VFW Codecs (32-bit)  #####

(A total of 15 codecs, 0 shown, 15 hidden)

#####  ACM and VFW Codecs (64-bit)  #####

(A total of 11 codecs, 0 shown, 11 hidden)


Thanks again

The problem is caused by that Karaoke software that you have installed. One of its filters is set as the default handler for .bin files.

Should be easy to fix.

Start the Registry Editor:
Start > Run > regedit.exe

Then remove this key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\Media Type\Extensions\.bin

You can make a backup of that key with File>Export. That way you can restore it in case it is needed for Karaoke.

GraphStudioNext x86 should then show same graph as for x64. If not, you can lower merit of "Karaoke BootStrap Filter". GraphStudioNext menu > Graph > Insert Filter > Change Merit > Merit unlikely

Awesome now works like a charm.

I now realice when I installed gameex (a front end for games) it came with Karaoke for DirectX so that was culprit.

This is going directly to every Resident evil pc troubleshooting site with your name on it XD

Thanks for the help men and sorry for the trouble.

Great! I like helping to solve this kind of problems. I wish more people would report such issues here. It is so frustrating to see gamers struggle with problems on other forums, sometimes even blaming my codecs. While in reality it is usually caused by other software.