Talk:FAQ:Why does Premiere Pro freeze at “loading CompilerVFW.prm”?

in the registry disable vidc.ffds!!! EVERYTHING IS GRAVY NOW!!!

 * anonymous said:
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This will fix the majority of your problems!
 * in the registry disable vidc.ffds!!! EVERYTHING IS GRAVY NOW!!!
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 * Please provide more detail, otherwise this advice is questionable. Eddie 15:46, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Here's another fix compilerVfw.prm

 * Honey deb 22:49, 22 August 2008 (UTC)honey_deb said:
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 * I had Ace Mega Codecs installed. So this solution worked for me.

From moviecodec.com...

Constantinus wrote: I had the same problem - Premiere Pro 1.5 would stop starting at CompilerVfw.prm. In the Start menu, I went to the “Ace Mega Codecs Pack” group, started “Ace Mega Codecs Pack Dashboard”, went to the “Active Codecs/Filters” tab, to the “Core” branch (they are in alphabetical order), and unchecked “CoreFlac Audio Codec 0.1.0.0”, then clicked on the “Apply ALL Current Settings” button at the bottom. It takes a few moments until it finishes applying the settings (it says “please wait” on the button you just pressed), then you can close the “Ace Mega Codecs Pack Dashboard” and start Premiere - it worked for me.
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 * anonymous said:
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 * The following codec entries in my registry prevented Adobe Premier to load: vidc.3IV2 value: 3ivxVfWCodec.dll vidc.DX50 value: DivxVfWCodec.dll vidc.SEDG Value: SamsungVfWCodec.dll entering a semi colon ';' before each value data entry in the registry allowed the application to load properly.  Registry Navigation Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/WINDOWSNT/CURRENTVERSION/DRIVERS32
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problematic codec
The codec which gave me problem was VIDC.CFHD

3ivx MPEG-4 5.0.2 this codec gave me problems too.