Working with codecs

Using AVI-files and codecs may lead to problems and obscurity. To get in the way of  problems we listed some hints concerning this issue.

A Codec is an application that compress and decompress multimedia datas. 

Basically you can assume that theses codecs are installed on a Windows-PC (from Windows 95): 

• RLE: Microsoft RLE Codec 
• IV32: Indeo Codec R3.2 by Intel 
• CVID: Cinepak Codec Radius Inc. 
• CRAM: Microsoft Video 1 

Further codecs automatically are installed with the installation of Windows-Media-Player. For example the Indeo^® video 5.10 is a popular codec.

Within our models we use to work with the Codec Indeo^® video 5.10. 
Textures used as AVI-files are generated with this codec and only can be played on systems having this codec installed. In case of a missing codec, please use this download to install Indeo^® video 5.10:

	Download
	Indeo® video 5.10 (Download ca. 2,0 MB)

On our web sites you also find AVI-files generated with the XviD MPEG4 Codec.  In case of a missing codec, please use this download to install XviD MPEG4:

	Download
	XviD MPEG4 Codec (Download ca. 0,3 MB)