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Panasonic DV Codec
By Video Consultant | July 3, 2007
If are using VirtualDub to process DV you will need the Panasonic DV Codec.
WARNING ! These instructions are intended for experienced computer users. Editing your registry can cripple your PC. If you are using XP I would do a System Restore Point.
Install Instructions:
* Download here
* Unzip the files and right click on PANADV.INF and select install.
* That’s it !
To use the codec in VirtualDub select Video/compression from the menu. Select the Panasonic DV Codec.
UnInstall Instructions:
Here’s where things get tricky. You have two choices here, and both involve editing the registry.
* Open the registry editor by clicking on the Start button and then click Run.
* Type in regedit.
* You can disable the codec by navigating down to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32\vidc.dvsd=pdvcodec.dll and rename vidc.dvsd to xidc.dvsd
* If you need to enable the codec in the future just rename it back
Alternatively you can delete the files pdvcodec.dll and panadv.inf from your System or System32 directory. Then remove the following entries from the registry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc] “pdvcodec.dll”=”Panasonic DV Codec” [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32] “vidc.dvsd”=”pdvcodec.dll” [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaResources\icm\vidc.dvsd] “Driver”=”pdvcodec.dll” “Description”=”Panasonic DV Codec”
The Panasonic codec only works with Type-2 DV files. For Type-1 DV files the directshow built-in MS DV codec gets used.
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