# Plots broken on Windows bc FFMPEG broken bc avcodec-58.dll cant be loaded

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-broken-on-windows-bc-ffmpeg-broken-bc-avcodec-58-dll-cant-be-loaded/48092>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** plotting\
**Created:** [October 10, 2020, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-broken-on-windows-bc-ffmpeg-broken-bc-avcodec-58-dll-cant-be-loaded/48092 "2020-10-10T07:56:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![touste](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/touste/32/10758_2.png) [@touste](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/touste)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-broken-on-windows-bc-ffmpeg-broken-bc-avcodec-58-dll-cant-be-loaded/48092/22 "2020-10-29T08:09:19Z")

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> [@LoadError: InitError: could not load library "avcodec-58.dll" (Windows 10)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/loaderror-initerror-could-not-load-library-avcodec-58-dll-windows-10/48091/13):
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> Hi, I also got the exact same error on a new install (Windows 10, Julia 1.5.2). Turned out my system was a Windows N version (without video codecs installed by default). Installing [the media feature pack](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3145500/media-feature-pack-list-for-windows-n-editions) solved the issue. It might be helpful to put a warning in the Readme if this can be reproduced.

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**Author:** ![gdalle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gdalle/32/27854_2.png) [@gdalle](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gdalle)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 8:02am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-broken-on-windows-bc-ffmpeg-broken-bc-avcodec-58-dll-cant-be-loaded/48092/23 "2024-08-19T08:02:37Z")

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