Error loading a vide file using VideoReader

After:

    vidObj = VideoReader('test-mpeg.mpg');

I get this error:

    Error using VideoReader/init (line 442)
    File could not be read due to an unexpected error. Reason: Class not registered "

    Error in VideoReader (line 132)
                obj.init(fileName);

I also tried an ".avi" file and got the same error message. I am using Matlab R2011b (64-bit) on my school's Windows Server 2008 by remote logging in. What is the cause of this? Could it be that I am missing a Windows library file? If so what should tell our IT guy to add?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

How are you logging in? The audio and video facilities have difficulty in MS Windows if you log in via remote desktop or terminal server. You should be able to use them if you use VNC however.

[Daniel]

Hi, I am having similar problems and I have tried using teamviewer to connect to the server. I am still getting the same error. Is there another reason for this error?

Answer 2

[Matthew Cordaro]

What you are seeing is an error where a class (I believe it's Windows Media Foundation stuff) that matlab is expecting to find in the registry, isn't installed.

So you need to install "Desktop User Experience" which is turned off by default in server 2012. It contains the necessary registrations that the Video Reader Class requires.

I had the same problem. Once I turned this on, everything worked fine.

[Julien]

Thank you. It solved perfectly my problem

Answer 3

[Sahand]

I do in fact log in via Remote Desktop. I'll try VNC and post an update.

Thanks!