avcodec-61.dll: download the file and fix the error
64-bit (x64) FFmpeg
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avcodec-61.dll is a file of the software FFmpeg (“FFmpeg codec library”), published by FFmpeg Project. Version offered here: 61.19.101, 64-bit.
If this file is missing or damaged, the program that uses it does not start and Windows displays an error message. Two methods can fix the error, below.
Method 1 · quick · about 1 minute
Download only avcodec-61.dll
Ideal if only this file is reported missing: you replace a single file, without reinstalling anything.
- Version
- 61.19.101
- Architecture
- 64-bit (x64)
- Size
- 58.18 MB
- Publisher
- FFmpeg Project
Then:
- Extract avcodec-61.dll from the zip file and copy it to the folder of the program showing the error (where its
.exefile is). - Still getting the error? Also copy it to
C:\Windows\System32(64-bit Windows only), then restart.
64-bit version: it does not work with a 32-bit program. In that case, use method 2.
SHA-256: 17ce73ee03dacef64d5419279a2b97c2f30db9c2ecdaed94674c8797b6a096df ·
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· Product: FFmpeg
Method 2 · complete · depends on the program
Reinstall the program that shows the error
The program normally provides avcodec-61.dll itself, in the exact version it expects. Recommended if several files are missing or if the error comes back.
- Settings › Apps › Installed apps: uninstall the program or game concerned.
- Reinstall it from its original setup program, then restart your computer.
Error messages related to avcodec-61.dll
- The program can't start because avcodec-61.dll is missing.
- Failed to load avcodec-61.dll
- Error loading avcodec-61.dll. The specified module could not be found.