Anyone recommend a codec pack?

Kreeeee · 31 Jul 2007 at 21:57

I'd like to vies avi, divx, xvid etc on a virgin PC. Cheers guys.

Chaos · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:00

Just grab vlc media player.

squiffy · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:01

FFDSHOW. Scales too

caister · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:09

vista codec pack your never need anything else

chaparral · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:10

Try here http://www.jtow.net/users/triess/ (vista only)

marc2003 · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:11

squiffy said:
FFDSHOW.

^

Kreeeee · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:13

Sorry, I have WinXP, not vista. Thanks for the fast response guys, is there an official ffdshow resource site?

marc2003 · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:17

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/FFDShow.htm

Kreeeee · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:18

marc2003 said:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/FFDShow.htm

<3

MarcLister · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:21

http://cccp-project.net/

COMMUNISTS RULE!!

Might give this ffdshow a go.

Craig321 · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:22

Chaos said:
Just grab vlc media player.

marc2003 · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:29

in my previous experience, admittedly a very long time ago - i found that vlc displayed my videos a lot more "blocky" than ffdshow does. that's why i use ffdshow now.....

no doubt some bugger will be along in a minute to contradict me.

MarcLister · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:31

Where is bledd when you need him eh!

Think he's an ffdshow guy anyway so meh.

jbloggs · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:35

Along with those mentioned you could also try:

Cole2k Media - Codec Pack

XP Codec Pack

Or (as suggested) just use VLC Media Player which is very good!

Kreeeee · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:43

Got ffdshow and cccp now. Using ffdshow for its customisation at the moment though. Thanks a ton for the insanely fast replies!

allllec · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:45

ffdshow myself,

also got very advance but easy to use interface for all kinds of modifications.. personally one i like is auto levels.. no more stupidly dark carppy divx videos anymore!

bledd · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:51

ffdshow for xp

if you're using vista 64bit, then use the 'vista codec package', otherwise you can't play xvids etc in mce

allllec · 31 Jul 2007 at 22:57

You sure? ive never had a problem.. let me just go check now

*edit*

infact ignore me im a tool.

ive not actualy ran mce in x64 since ive had it.. my bad.. infact i dont even have it.. removed it with vlite lol

lay-z-boy · 31 Jul 2007 at 23:41

ffd show latest beta with sse(2) optimisations 4tw

bledd · 1 Aug 2007 at 00:09

alllec, i'd take that sweary out (not a big one i know -might be a big one, i'm not sure!

)

vlite for the win

, still not using vista myself, there seems to be a really dumb problem with certain 7900gt cards, they work perfectly in xp, but mess up on almost all drivers in vista, so until i get mine sent off for replacement, i'm happy with xp

can't say there's that much vista offers me at the moment, dx10 is the only thing that springs to mind

and yes, free-codecs sse2 ffdshow :cool: