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MP3 Sound Codec
If MP4SP detects a suitable MP3 codec on your PC, it will use it, and your
video file sound track will be MP3. Otherwise, it will use the standard IMA
ADPCM codec. There are MP3 encoders (usually packaged together as
an encoder and decoder) available on the Web for you to download. If
you choose to use the LAME codec, make sure that you have a version
built with the ACM front-end. You can find other MP3 codecs on the
web by using the search terms ACM, MP3 and CODEC in your favorite
web search engine. Once this MP3 codec is installed into your system,
MPG4 Translator will be able to create final video files with MP3 sound,
even if the source video file does not have an MP3 sound track.
If you are unsure what codecs (audio
and/or video) have been installed on your
computer, you can see the list by going to
the following location.
For Windows XP, click on Start > Settings
> Control Panel > Sounds and Audio
Devices Properties > Hardware >
choose Audio Codecs, then click on
Properties. You will find a list here of
all the audio codecs that are installed
on your computer. Decoding of MPEG 2
video files is currently not supported by
MPG4 Translator. These are usually .mpg
or .mpeg format files, not the required AVI file. There are other tools
found on the Internet (FlaskMPEG, Rippack, etc.) that may be downloaded
in order to help you with these file types. A good starting place is the
website www.digital-digest.com.
9.2 Using MPG4 Translator
To the left you see the image of the main MPG4 Translator program. When
you first run the program, if the DivX™ codec has not been installed yet,
you will be notified. You should download the codec and install it on your
computer. If the Virtual dub program has not been installed, you will also
be notified, and you should install it (either with the Archos Installation