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Troubleshooting / Re: Black Screen W/ Sound, Then Crashes

« on: 2008-03-11 02:05:03 »

Removing K-Lite from your computer was completely unnecessary.
 
In the properties page of the ffdshow codec (the video/audio decoder of the K-Lite codec pack, assuming you have the standard version), go to "Direct Show control". There's a list of applications there that you can prevent ffdshow from acting on (Which is what was preventing your ff7 movies to start). All you have to do is add "ff7.exe;" to the end of the list in both the audio and video ffdshow properties pages. Also, make sure you choose the default AVI splitter (Windows one) when installing the codec pack.

And there's no need to have any other codec installed toghether with the K-Lite pack (in your case, Divx).

Well, I actually tried putting the "ff7.exe" in the list of applications that I didn't wan't to use ffdshow and it still didn't work for me.  I didn't however select the default AVI splitter when I installed the codec so maybe that's the problem.  I'm going to try installing K-Lite again and use your suggestions and see if that works.  Right now my game crashes on disc 2 where weapon appears so maybe this will fix it.

I had to copy biglight somewhere else and then rename one of my known good movies to biglight to get past this part.

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Troubleshooting / Re: Black Screen W/ Sound, Then Crashes

« on: 2008-03-08 13:54:38 »

Removing K-Lite from your computer was completely unnecessary.
 
In the properties page of the ffdshow codec (the video/audio decoder of the K-Lite codec pack, assuming you have the standard version), go to "Direct Show control". There's a list of applications there that you can prevent ffdshow from acting on (Which is what was preventing your ff7 movies to start). All you have to do is add "ff7.exe;" to the end of the list in both the audio and video ffdshow properties pages. Also, make sure you choose the default AVI splitter (Windows one) when installing the codec pack.

And there's no need to have any other codec installed toghether with the K-Lite pack (in your case, Divx).

Well, I actually tried putting the "ff7.exe" in the list of applications that I didn't wan't to use ffdshow and it still didn't work for me.  I didn't however select the default AVI splitter when I installed the codec so maybe that's the problem.  I'm going to try installing K-Lite again and use your suggestions and see if that works.  Right now my game crashes on disc 2 where weapon appears so maybe this will fix it.

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Troubleshooting / Re: Black Screen W/ Sound, Then Crashes

« on: 2008-03-05 23:54:34 »

I had something similar happen to me.  I had to completely uninstall any codecs I had installed.  I had recently installed K-Lite Codec and my symptoms started happening immediately after that.  Once I uninstalled, it worked, even though I had deselected ffdshow (I think that's what I deselected).  Anyway, now it runs fine for me and I have a system not as powerful as yours.

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Troubleshooting / Re: Boogdemo file

« on: 2008-03-01 02:03:42 »

Glad to help

Thanks Obesebear.  I had all but given up until you suggested to try Gypt again.  Woot!

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Troubleshooting / Re: Help!! FF7 Freezes and I can't figure out why!!! yarrrrgg.....

« on: 2008-02-29 10:34:32 »

I finally got it to pass by the observatory by trying Gypt again.  I tried it before and it didn't work for me.  Now it did though.

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Troubleshooting / Re: Boogdemo file

« on: 2008-02-29 10:33:04 »

Gypt worked this time.   Woohoo.

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Troubleshooting / Re: STICKY: FF7 Crash Play-Through Requests

« on: 2008-02-29 10:31:33 »

Nevermind, I tried Gypt again and this time it worked for me.  Should I modify my message above, or can the admin remove it please?  Thanks.

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Troubleshooting / Re: Boogdemo file

« on: 2008-02-29 10:02:59 »

I'll try it again but the first time I tried it, it didn't work.

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Troubleshooting / Boogdemo file

« on: 2008-02-29 01:18:23 »

I have problems in the observatory and I've read other people have this file at 222 MB.  Mine is only 10.4 MB.  I am running the game off of the original disks.  Can anyone explain this and could this be what's causing my game to progress no further than that point?

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Troubleshooting / Re: Help!! FF7 Freezes and I can't figure out why!!! yarrrrgg.....

« on: 2008-02-28 03:32:05 »

Yours is / was doing the exact same thing that I just corrected today.  I know you asked this a while ago, but if you didn't get it fixed, or if there's someone else that's still having the problem.  I'm going to guess that your FMVs that occur with the "low-res" characters in the foreground clip, like the scene moves and the people don't.  All that would happen in the game with me, was the music freezing and a left eye blinking, mine was Aeris where yours is Tifa.  Anywho, I followed someone else's advice about codecs, and found that the K-Lite Codec Pack 2.72 (full) DOES indeed fix the problem for me.  My videos don't clip, my videos run smoothly again, and I was able to shoot past the Bugenhagen scene.  I downloaded it here >>> http://filehippo.com/download_klite_codec_pack/?988

The scene then runs further, Bugenhagen actually moving like he's supposed to, the video finishes playing, and everything goes off without a hitch. 

I didn't use Gypt, or any crazy patches.  1.2, with the choco race patch added.  And now the new codec pack, working beautifully.

Athlon 64 3800+
2GB DDR800 Corsair Memory
Nvidia GeForce 6800 Pro (Also tested with a Radeon 9800 Pro)
XP Pro SP2





****EDIT**** It also fixed the fact that I would sometimes lose sound in some FMVs as well.

What did you do when installing the K-Lite Codec Pack?  I tried that and nothing helped for me even after disabling ffdshow.  I must not have had it setup correctly then I guess.

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Troubleshooting / Re: STICKY: FF7 Crash Play-Through Requests

« on: 2008-02-28 03:07:30 »

I wonder if anyone can help me by getting past this observatory part.  I don't have a way to put it online so can I email it to one of you fine people that help us out?  I've tried everything that's been mentioned everywhere I looked.  I've uninstalled, reinstalled, updated video drivers, loaded patches, etc.

I currently am running the 1.02 patch, Chocobo Patch, ff7betap1 and Windows XP

In the observatory, after the shooting star, it plays the movie, then it just sits there.  I can move Cloud all around, but nothing else happens. 

Can someone please help me?  Thanks.

My email is [email protected] or if someone knows of a free hosting site where I can upload my savegame, then I would greatly appreciate it.

Elfiran