Which codec pack?

Colossus · 30 Nov 2007 at 23:02

What codec pack do you recommend using for vid and audio? a lot of them seem bloated with stuff you will never use.

Just re-formatted and realised that half my stuff does not play.

Glaucus · 30 Nov 2007 at 23:08

what os?

Faffer · 30 Nov 2007 at 23:21

I use K-lite codec pack with Media Player Classic. Seems to play everything I need it to play.

Dougsnake · 30 Nov 2007 at 23:22

Faffer said:
I use K-lite codec pack with Media Player Classic. Seems to play everything I need it to play.

Nuff said

Gas Panic! · 30 Nov 2007 at 23:31

CCCP: Combined Community Codec Pack. Plays back everything, and Media Player Classic is included too.

Also get Quicktime Alternative and RealPlayer Alternative, and you can have MPC play those back too.

http://www.cccp-project.net/

ns400r · 30 Nov 2007 at 23:31

FFDSHOW.

badgaz1 · 30 Nov 2007 at 23:35

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack and CCCP are both very good, I just choose one of those two at random when I format haha as they are both as good as each other really.

MarcLister · 1 Dec 2007 at 00:01

Rivey said:
CCCP: Combined Community Codec Pack. Plays back everything, and Media Player Classic is included too.

Also get Quicktime Alternative and RealPlayer Alternative, and you can have MPC play those back too.

http://www.cccp-project.net/

Can't really improve on this I reckon.

So the above and VLC as well.

mattyfez · 1 Dec 2007 at 00:29

Yeh, I use Klite codec pack and VLC mediaplayer

Dingleberry88 · 1 Dec 2007 at 01:31

Colossus said:
a lot of them seem bloated with stuff you will never use.

Which is why you should only install what you need. Or just use VideoLAN.

Kobrakai · 1 Dec 2007 at 01:33

All I ever install is DivX, XviD and AC3. They play everything I’ve ever needed to play anyway.

jbloggs · 1 Dec 2007 at 02:03

FFDShow for XP

Vista Codec package - for Vista

Or simply use VLC Media Player....or a combination.

macca672 · 1 Dec 2007 at 02:43

I just use VLC and have no other codec packs installed and dont have a problem running any formats (so far

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Raymond Lin · 1 Dec 2007 at 03:12

Don't really install any specific codec packs anymore. what I do is get Divx player from divx's site, and then uppon installation don't install the player, just the codec and that seems to be enough to play 99% of stuff. And also install VLC player for the 1% that doesn't play through WMP.

Bony Maloney · 1 Dec 2007 at 05:15

Vista Codec pack: http://shark007.testbox.dk/ + Codec components from the same site if you have Vista x64.

dbmzk1 · 1 Dec 2007 at 05:51

mattyfez said:
Yeh, I use Klite codec pack and VLC mediaplayer

You don't need codecs with VLC, that is the entire reason for using it.

Personally I use FFDSHOW and Media Player Classic. On both XP and Vista 64.

Do not install a codec pack, there is no need and they can potentially cause problems

Munky1080 · 1 Dec 2007 at 06:31

yeah, don't get codec packs. Use VLC, and if you ever have a problem, get a program called "G-Spot" which tells you what codecs you need to play a file...it's a great small program. codec packs are too intrusive for my liking.

knowledge123 · 1 Dec 2007 at 07:20

I prefer to use the Home Cinema version of Media Player Classic, purely for it's G15 compatibility, amongst other things.

mattyfez · 1 Dec 2007 at 07:32

dbmzk1 said:
You don't need codecs with VLC, that is the entire reason for using it.

Personally I use FFDSHOW and Media Player Classic. On both XP and Vista 64.

Do not install a codec pack, there is no need and they can potentially cause problems

Im sure I installed VLC and then had to install k-lite for some reason....anyway, it works.
While we are on the subject, ive been trying to convert a .WMV to .3gp mobile phone format, and it just wont work at all, just keeps saying error/cancelled. its the only wmv ive tried to do this with...do some wmv's have some sort of protection on them?

this_is_gav · 1 Dec 2007 at 10:21

Kobrakai said:
All I ever install is DivX, XviD and AC3. They play everything I’ve ever needed to play anyway.

Quoted for truth, as they say.

I only install DivX for encoding though (use it for streaming on our website at work rather than WMV). I install LameMP3 for encoding too. Oh, and an old version of X264 too, before they removed the VFW format. Have to say there's nothing I've been unable to play yet, though I have VLC on just in case that does happen.

Detest codec packs with an absolute passion. I like to stay in control of what codecs are doing, not some random installer.