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codecs

  • 09-10-2006 6:33am
    #1
    tech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭


    What are the best codeces to install for Windows Media player so you can play all kind of formats of video clips and movies


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  • #2
    kaizersoze
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    tech wrote:
    What are the best codeces to install for Windows Media player so you can play all kind of formats of video clips and movies
    K-Lite Codec Pack. Here:
    http://www.free-codecs.com/K_Lite_Codec_Pack_download.htm
    Covers just about everything. Dl the 'Full Pack' (around 18MB).


  • #3
    Lump
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    Just install VLC media player. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

    John


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Lump wrote:
    Just install VLC media player. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

    John
    will do for most thing, not sure about WMV's with DRM protection, but then again they aren't supposed to be viewed easily anyway.


  • #5
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    You should get all you need with K-Lite codec pack, VLC should play almost anything really.


  • #6
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    I use the storm codec pack


    "Storm Codec is an addon & enhance of Windows Media Player, Storm Codec provide a solution to most popular media files, streams and VCD/DVD, it can play RealMedia, QuickTime, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 (DivX/XviD/3ivx, MP4, AVC/H264...), AC3/DTS, ratDVD, VP3/VP6, Indeo, XVD, Theora, Subtitles, OGG/OGM, Matroska, APE, FLAC, TTA, AAC, MPC, Voxware, 3GP/AMR... without any other Media Player (But latest Windows Media Player it recommend for the new Windows Media format)."


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