Discrete_BOB_058 wrote on 2020-12-29, 06:21:

I got this error while launching Pitfall The Mayan Adventure. I looked up in Google, it said to install Indeo codec. I installed the latest version but the same problem still exists. I am using a 64 bit OS. Is there any setting I should change?

Have a look at this https://thisoldrecliner.neocities.org/pitfall.html

EDIT: and this, which the first link refers to --> Game will ONLY work with CD in drive

If you intend to make a disk image from your CD and play off of that, do note that the only free application that I knew of that supported mounting mixed mode CDs with CD audio support was Magicdisc, but that no longer works in recent versions of Windows 10 . The only non free application that I know of that supports mounting mixed mode CDs with CD audio support is Daemon Tools and it works in recent versions of Windows 10 (the lite version may have non desired components that some consider malware, be careful) .

AFAIK Indeo is blocked as a security risk on Windows 10. It can be worked around but I'm on my phone at work and don't have the details to hand.

It's blocked since Windows 8.

Run this in an admin command prompt to re-enable it:

1cd %WINDIR%\SysWOW64
2regsvr32 ir50_32.dll /s

But that's for Intel Indeo v5.

IV32 means Intel Indeo v3. It's a totally different codec. Old Windows versions such as Windows 98SE have it installed already, but not Windows 8.
Since I can never find a 32 bit package of this codec than can be installed on Windows 8/10, I usually convert the videofile to Cinepak. Cinepak is still recognized by modern Windows versions.
You can do it with ffmpeg :
https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/

1ffmpeg -i "INPUT_FILE.AVI" -c:a copy -c:v cinepak "OUTPUT_FILE.AVI"

It's very slow, but it usually works. Rarely, it's not recognized, and VirtualDub must be used (as VirtualDub will use the official Cinepak VfW codec, not the one built from scratch from the ffmpeg team) on an ancient system (such as Windows XP or 98SE) that can still decode Intel Indeo v3.

Anyway, once the file is converted, rename the output file and input file so the game uses it.

I don't remember if Windows 10 still haves the files but for Windows 8.1 all the indeo video codecs come with the system they are just disabled.

You can re-enable them with a registry edit:

1Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
2
3[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
4"C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir32_32original.dll"="Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2"
5
6[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
7"vidc.iv32"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir32_32original.dll"
8
9[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
10"C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir41_32original.dll"="Intel Indeo® Video 4.5"
11
12[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
13"vidc.iv41"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir41_32original.dll"
14
15[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
16"C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir50_32original.dll"="Indeo®-video 5.10"
17
18[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
19"vidc.iv50"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir50_32original.dll"

Indeo audio codecs are also disabled and can be enabled:

1Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
2
3[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
4"C:\\Windows\\system32\\iac25_32.ax"="Indeo® audio software"
5
6[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
7"msacm.iac2"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\iac25_32.ax"

Of course you are doing this with your own risk since Microsoft has delibarately disabled these codecs due to security concerns.

To uninstall the abowe registry edits and disable the indeo codecs again:

1Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
2
3[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
4"C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir32_32original.dll"=-
5
6[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
7"vidc.iv32"=-
8
9[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
10"C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir41_32original.dll"=-
11
12[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
13"vidc.iv41"=-
14
15[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
16"C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir50_32original.dll"=-
17
18[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
19"vidc.iv50"=-

1Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
2
3[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
4"C:\\Windows\\system32\\iac25_32.ax"=-
5
6[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
7"msacm.iac2"=-

That still works on Windows 10. Better than converting to Cinepak. Thank you !

AFAIK, the splash/intro video is the only thing you need indeo for, and that video is not particularly interesting and can be skipped.

Additionally, you can watch it using Media Player HomeCinema, which has a built-in Indeo decoder, so no need to jump through hoops to install a potentially unsafe Indeo codec . The video file is an AVI file in the assets folder on the CD .

Dee-Dee wrote on 2020-12-29, 14:14:

I don't remember if Windows 10 still haves the files but for Windows 8.1 all the indeo video codecs come with the system they ar […]
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I don't remember if Windows 10 still haves the files but for Windows 8.1 all the indeo video codecs come with the system they are just disabled.

You can re-enable them with a registry edit:

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1Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
2
3[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
4"C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir32_32original.dll"="Intel Indeo(R) Video R3.2"
5
6[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
7"vidc.iv32"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir32_32original.dll"
8
9[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
10"C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir41_32original.dll"="Intel Indeo® Video 4.5"
11
12[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
13"vidc.iv41"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir41_32original.dll"
14
15[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
16"C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir50_32original.dll"="Indeo®-video 5.10"
17
18[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
19"vidc.iv50"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\ir50_32original.dll"

Indeo audio codecs are also disabled and can be enabled:

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1Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
2
3[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\drivers.desc]
4"C:\\Windows\\system32\\iac25_32.ax"="Indeo® audio software"
5
6[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32]
7"msacm.iac2"="C:\\Windows\\system32\\iac25_32.ax"

Of course you are doing this with your own risk since Microsoft has delibarately disabled these codecs due to security concerns.

Than you very much 😀.

xcomcmdr wrote on 2020-12-29, 12:58:

It's blocked since Windows 8. […]
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It's blocked since Windows 8.

Run this in an admin command prompt to re-enable it:

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1cd %WINDIR%\SysWOW64
2regsvr32 ir50_32.dll /s

But that's for Intel Indeo v5.

IV32 means Intel Indeo v3. It's a totally different codec. Old Windows versions such as Windows 98SE have it installed already, but not Windows 8.
Since I can never find a 32 bit package of this codec than can be installed on Windows 8/10, I usually convert the videofile to Cinepak. Cinepak is still recognized by modern Windows versions.
You can do it with ffmpeg :
https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/

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1ffmpeg -i "INPUT_FILE.AVI" -c:a copy -c:v cinepak "OUTPUT_FILE.AVI"

It's very slow, but it usually works. Rarely, it's not recognized, and VirtualDub must be used (as VirtualDub will use the official Cinepak VfW codec, not the one built from scratch from the ffmpeg team) on an ancient system (such as Windows XP or 98SE) that can still decode Intel Indeo v3.

Anyway, once the file is converted, rename the output file and input file so the game uses it.

Currently DeeDee's solution seems easier so I will give this one a try in the future.

darry wrote on 2020-12-29, 16:02:

AFAIK, the splash/intro video is the only thing you need indeo for, and that video is not particularly interesting and can be skipped.

Additionally, you can watch it using Media Player HomeCinema, which has a built-in Indeo decoder, so no need to jump through hoops to install a potentially unsafe Indeo codec . The video file is an AVI file in the assets folder on the CD .

Just wanted to make sure everything is compatible or not, things are breaking with newer versions of Windows.