Codec Pack help & info

[jamjar]

Hi All I know this has been asked before ,but i can,t seem to find a recent thread ,what is the best or most used Codec Pack ? thanks in advance

 

[hornetstinger]

Don't use any.

Your video/audio players will play them fine without any codecs.

 

[jamjar]

oh okay thanks ,i did read this , but wanted some feedback

 

[Glanza]

Shark 007 if you do need to install any. You shouldn't for most things though.

Not sure why this is in networking though?

 

[bledd]

Use MPC-BE or VLC as your video player and you won't need codecs.

Manually install any codecs you need for encoding.

 

[Rroff]

VLC will handle most stuff you are likely to encounter for mainstream viewing.

I still throw K-Lite on (with lots of stuff option) with MPC though personally - though you have to be a little careful to avoid variants floating around with adware, etc.

 

[ANDARIAL]

CCCP

 

[KIA]

VLC. Codec packs are too bloated.

 

[jellybeard999]

Use MPC-BE or VLC as your video player and you won't need codecs.

Manually install any codecs you need for encoding.

This. It's not 1999 any more - most players include any necessary codecs for decoding. Codec packs install every codec under the sun, which normally ends up creating conflicts.

 

[Spudgun]

MPC-HC will pay practically anything (https://mpc-hc.org/) Codec packs are so 10 years ago