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Lossless codec not showing up
  • Aklem January 2010
    I installed the lossless codec fine, by using the method.
    But it will not show up in my video codecs list in camstudio.
    im in windows 7 64 bit
  • Aklem February 2010
    uh bump?
  • farkas March 2010
    Hi!

    I think, you need to install .Net Framework.
  • Aklem April 2010
    which version?
  • Irestone April 2010
    I am also using Windows 7 (64 bit), am unable to successfully install the lossless codec, I have tried installing the .net framework (the latest version available from Microsoft, version 4.0.30319), and I have verified that the "camcodec.inf" file is located in my c:\windows\system32\drivers area post-install.

    I still do not see the lossless codec showing up in my list of available codecs (under Options -> Video Options -> Compressor section).

    Any other suggestions for how to get this codec successfully installed?
  • Aklem April 2010
    i really wish he would update it, or at least tell us what is the problem
  • sharonj June 2010
    The codec did not show up for me, either, until the next day when I opened the program, there it was miraculously. I am using XP.
  • moisamva June 2010
    Hello!

    I found a solution to that problem.
    It is a 64-bits issue.

    1. Install codec normally (if not done yet).
    2. Extract the codec archive, and copy this file "camcodec.dll" to this location: "c:\Windows\SysWOW64". You will need administrator rights (Windows will prompt you).
    3. Start or restart Camstudio, or any other video program, and check if codec is visible now.

    If it is not sufficient, you can try to make some registry changes:
    Create a pure text file, using Notepad.
    Paste this text:

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    [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"

    Then open (run) the file.
    You will need administrator rights (for example, run Regedit in administrator mode and import the text file in it).
    Finally restart camstudio.

    I hope that will help.
    Maybe the codec creator will fix the installer.
  • TerryBritton January 2011
    moisamva,

    Brilliant! Thank you!

    Terry
  • babaob December 2011
    thank you very much !!
    It was very helpful !! :)
  • babaob December 2011
    and no need to reboot :)
  • summitdads December 2011
    I followed each of the steps moisamva gave in June and they work flawlessly with Windows 7 64 bit. The lossless codec now shows under the options ---> Video options --- Compressor list. These instant solutions are recommended to everyone.
  • George January 2012
    In using Windows XP, after unzipping the file, the install instructions say to right click on the camcodec.inf file and click install.

    But you'll see 5 files listed. Camcodec, Camcodec.dll, copying, install, readme.

    The first file, Camcodec, seems to be missing the .inf extension in it's name.
    Right click on the Camcodec file name. You should then see the install option there. Click install and you should see it being installed. Then you can find it listed in the list of codecs in the Video options section under the Options tab.
  • TerryBritton January 2012
    George, most likely you have your folder options set to hide common extensions. Switching that instead to show all extensions might cause the .inf to reappear.

    Terry
  • EagleScoutMike January 2012
    moisamva , you said to "extract the codec archive" in step 2. What's the codec archive, and how do I get to it??? Can you all please put this in layman's terms. I don't understand!
  • EagleScoutMike January 2012
    Actually, I need help with ALL of step 2. moisamva said, "Extract the codec archive, and copy this file "camcodec.dll" to this location: "c:\Windows\SysWOW64". "

    What's the codec archive, how do you I get to it, how do I extract it, and where is that location that I'm supposed to copy the file camcodec.dll to???
  • nickthegeek January 2012
    @EagleScoutMike

    Download this file:

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio/files/legacy/CamStudioCodec-1.4-w32.zip/download

    Extract the content of the zipfile into a folder somewhere using your preferred unzip software (7-Zip, WinZip, WinRAR, etc.)

    Then follow Moisamva's instructions. Job Done!

    BTW, huge thanks to Moisamva for that solution, I'll get the installer amended as soon as possible.

    Cheers

    Nick :)
  • EagleScoutMike January 2012
    I tried that just now, but my saved videos still aren't showing up in the CamStudio folder. I know they are in that folder because I can see them when I save a new video, but I can't see them when I actually go into it. Also, I know the videos are saved on my computer because when it finishes a video, it pops up the CamStudio Player and I can watch my whole video on it. But, I can't get back to it or anything after that.

    Does anyone know how I can get to the videos in that folder??
  • TerryBritton January 2012
    Videos are never made to be invisible - they are somewhere you haven't looked yet!

    Set "Name of AVI File" under Options/Program Options to "Ask for Filename".

    You may have your videos sitting either in the program folder or in the temp folder you selected under Options/Program Options/Directory for Recording (which selects where the temp files are kept - finished files end up there also in 2.6 r294 if you don't specify "Ask for Filename" in the other setting.)

    Terry
  • booklover January 2012
    Or, if you're using version 2.6, you can go to the Program Options menu and tell the program where to save the video files. I have a directory/folder named CamStudioData where ALL my videos go. Be sure to save CamStudio after you tell it which directory so it will remember it when you open it again.
  • tanatrata January 2012
    Hello Nick. We are waiting for fixed installer during half year. :O If you plan for double waiting, it is 1 year for simple repair. @-) Why that? You promise, but nothing in progress! :-W
  • serge1966 January 2012
    Thanks to moisamva the solution worked great
  • TeaSipper February 2012
    I have 64-bit windows 7 as well and am having the same issue. The lossless codecs (1.5 that came with v2.6b r294 and 1.4 I downloaded discreetly) are not shown in the Compressor list of the Video options under Options. I have followed moisamva's instruction and the first one (copying the camcodec.dll file to location: "c:\Windows\SysWOW64" and restart CS) failed. I want to move on to the second suggestion, but am not familiar with what to do with Notepad.

    I copied and pasted the following: "Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    [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"

    and what to do with this document? What to save it as? Or keep it open? The instruction just said "open(run) the file" after copy and paste, but how do I open(run) it?

    Thanks for your input, anyone.
  • Newbie_at66 February 2012
    I would like to know, too.
    I'm nervous about editing the Registry.
    Somebody, please help.
  • nickthegeek February 2012
    @TeaSipper

    I don't have 64-bit Windows, so bear with me ...

    Did you reboot your machine after you copied the camcodec.dll?

    Regarding the registry entries, I tried to post instructions but run out of space here.

    Download them here:

    http://camstudio.org/64bit-reply.txt

    I take no responsibility for any issues caused doing this.

    Cheers

    Nick :)
  • andrew_camstudio February 2012
    Hi All,

    I had the same problem as described in this thread and followed moisamva's instructions on Windows 7. I am however using a work computer which does not allow changes to the registry. So I figured out another way to make the same changes to the registry which doesn't require so much technical knowledge. I wish I could simply post an attachment here, but unfortunately I'll just have to write out instructions to re-create what worked for me:

    1. Download the latest Codec.
    2. Extract it from the zip file.
    3. Double click camcodec.inf or drag it to notepad.
    4. Find the section that looks like this:

    [camcodec.AddReg]
    HKLM,SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaResources\icm\VIDC.CSCD,Description,,%Description%
    HKLM,SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaResources\icm\VIDC.CSCD,Driver,,"camcodec.dll"
    HKLM,SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaResources\icm\VIDC.CSCD,FriendlyName,,%Description%

    HKLM,Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\camcodec
    HKLM,Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\camcodec,DisplayName,,"CamStudio Lossless Codec"
    HKLM,Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\camcodec,UninstallString,,"rundll.exe setupx.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultUninstall 132 %12%\camcodec.inf"


    5. Add the following two lines:

    HKLM,SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc,"camcodec.dll",,"CamStudio lossless codec [CSCD]"
    HKLM,SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32,VIDC.CSCD,,"camcodec.dll"


    6. Save the file.
    7. Right click on the file, click 'Install'. If you've already done this (e.g. before reading this post), dont worry - you can do it any number of times.
    8. Start CamStudio. You should now see the Lossless codec listed.
  • andrew_camstudio February 2012
    In addition, I might note that I have done this using CamStudio version 2.6 **c** - a seemingly much more stable version of CamStudio available at

    http://sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio/files/next/

    To get this working with Windows 7, I also needed to download
    - msvcr100.dll 808 Kb
    - mfc100.dll 5.23 Mb

    I did this by downloading and installing the Visual C++ Redistributable:

    [choose which URL depending on your computer's architecture]
    (x86) http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5555
    (x64) http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14632

    Then I searched c:\windows for those file names and copied them into my CamStudio folder - and all works beautifully.

    I have tested this on both Windows XP (x86 architecture) and Windows 7 (x64 architecture).

    Hope this all helps.

    Andrew
  • TeaSipper February 2012
    Thank you, Nick and Andrew.

    Nick, I closed and re-opened CS before confirming the codec isn't there. It still isn't there. And I don't think I will try your suggested instructions due to my unfamiliarity to registries thing.

    Andrew, what is the notepad saved as at 6 of your instructions? No title is fine? Also where is it saved? So many questions to be answered for this newbie. Why do I need "Visual C++ Redistributable"?

    I'm not trying to be intentionally sternly difficult, but just don't want to mess up with my computer with possible risk factors around uninformed of. Is there a better workaround way without technical knowledge involved for newbies?
  • andrew_camstudio February 2012
    Hi TeaSipper,

    You should be editing a file, not creating it (see step 3) - so that should answer your questions on what name the file should be and where it should be located.

    Good question RE the Visual C++ Redistibutable - the only reason I mention this is that when I started up CamStudio verion 2.6c is that I received error messages telling me that those two DLLs were missing, hence a need to get them from somewhere.

    After following the steps in my first post - you could try running Recorder.exe and see if that works. If you receive the error message like I did (regarding one of those DLL files being missing) then you also will probably have to download and install the Visual C++ Redistibutable pack.
  • TeaSipper February 2012
    Thank you, Andrew. I did follow your instructions posted earlier. And sorry I mis-read your post and didn't actually think.

    A surprise is that after following your instructions, my CS has lossless codec 1.5 embedded though the one I downloaded and used in following the instructions was CS lossless codec 1.4!! Big smile on my face!

    Thank you very much, Andrew.
  • b1s0hp February 2012
    andrew_camstudio
    Thank you, your instruction is very helpful!
  • nickthegeek February 2012
    andrew_camstudio, thanks a lot for posting that.

    Can anyone let me know on this thread or message me directly via the forum if this works, please?

    Cheers

    Nick :)
  • andrew_camstudio February 2012
    Glad to help all. Enjoy! :-D
  • Sirblackadder February 2012
    A word of caution: don't use the CamStudio Lossless codec if you ever plan to edit the files with Adobe Premiere!

    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
  • TerryBritton February 2012
    That is true about Premier and other Adobe products not recognizing CamStudio Lossless. Of course, since it is lossless, you can convert to Lagarith or UT without any damage to your quality.

    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
  • Sebiale February 2012
    @andrew_camstudio
    It worked! :D
    TYVM.
  • Sirblackadder February 2012
    For me, Lagarith works just fine. File sizes are a bit humongous at times and encoding may take awhile on lower-end systems, but all in all, directly recording to Lagarith is a time-saver in my workflow since "CamStudio -> Lossless encoder -> VirtualDub to Lagarith -> Adobe Premiere" takes longer than just "CamStudio -> Lagarith -> Adobe Premiere"

    Malte
  • Sirblackadder February 2012
    By the way - I, while being an idiot, actually bought Camtasia after first encountering the hourglass bug in CamStudio. The TechSmith codec does a fantastic job in keeping file sizes small, so after coming back to CamStudio due to audio quality issues in Camtasia, I thought: well, let's just use the still installed TechSmith codec in CamStudio.

    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.
  • TerryBritton February 2012
    Interesting, Sirblackadder.

    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
  • gggeek March 2012
    I had the same problem, on windows 7 64bit, and moisamva instructions to register the dll by hand worked perfectly, thanks.

    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?
  • TerryBritton March 2012
    Just a legacy thing on the 1.4 codec, for people with 2.0.

    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
  • Argyle_Bill April 2012
    I have tried everything mentioned above concerning the issue of the codec did not show up for me either. I started off using ver 2.0, here no codecs, uninstalled the program.

    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
  • Argyle_Bill April 2012
    I have posted a video showing the results between CS 2.0 and 2.6, r294.
    http://youtu.be/Wi4NGCb8U3o
  • sloughmi April 2012
    Moisamva,

    Thanks for the great solution on how to install the codec in 2.6v. Worked perfectly!

    Sandra
  • TerryBritton April 2012
    Argyle_Bill,

    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
  • Argyle_Bill April 2012
    I think I might have the problem for me, but not the fix, please help.
    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.

  • Argyle_Bill April 2012
    The CamStudio 2.0 was installed as a sub-folder under "Program Files (x86)" on my computer. I did try the portable version of "CamStudio Portable 2.0" and it is in it's folder, but still has the same issue on my computer.
  • TerryBritton April 2012
    Argyle_Bill,

    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
  • TerryBritton October 2012
    Here is a video by b0otable showing how to fix the installer for Win7 64-bit systems.

    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.
  • vanderloo5 December 2012
    Well I've been through this whole thread and tried it all and still can't get the codec to show in video options. After trying everything here with the camcodec.dll file and nothing worked, tried to get k-lite codec to show up and, after downloading k-lite, I copied all of the .dll files to the sysWOW64 folder and nothing is showing up. I have about 5 hours into this so far and I'm out of ideas. I would like to somehow get xvid mpeg4 into my video options. I'm also running windows 7 64 bit. working with camstudio 2 6b
  • bmoreken December 2012
    Cam is a 32 bit program, so you need properly registered 32 bit codecs to get it to work. Get the Xvid MPEG-4 codec at:

    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
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