The K-Lite Codec Pack has a couple of major advantages compared to other codec packs:
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It it always very up-to-date with the newest and/or best components.
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All components have been carefully selected. It is not just a random bunch of stuff thrown together.
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It is very user-friendly and easy to use.
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The installation is fully customizable, meaning that you are able to only install those components that you really want.
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For some formats a choice can be made during installation between different filters. This allows you to tweak the pack to your own specific needs and preferences.
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Uninstallation removes everything that was installed by the pack. Including all registry keys.
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It is extremely easy to make a fully customized unattended installation with the integrated wizard.
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It has been very well tested. The pack doesn`t contain any conflicting or buggy codecs.
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It tries to avoid potential conflicts with other codecs already installed on your computer.
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The pack is able to detect broken codecs and filters on your system, and helps you to remove them.
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It is a very complete package, containing everything you need to play your movies.
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This pack has a huge user base. This means that problems are found and resolved quickly.
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Suitable for both novice and expert users.
Contents:
Player:Media Player Classic
ffdshow: ffdshow, ffdshow VFW interface, extra plugins
DirectShow video decoding filters: XviD, DivX, On2 VP6, On2 VP7, MPEG-2 (Cyberlink), MPEG-2 (Gabest), MPEG-1 (MainConcept)
DirectShow audio decoding filters: AC3/DTS/LPCM (AC3Filter), Vorbis (CoreVorbis), AAC (CoreAAC)
DirectShow audio parsers: MusePack (MONOGRAM), WavPack (CoreWavPack), FLAC (madFLAC), Monkey`s Audio (DCoder), OptimFROG (RadLight), DC-Bass Source, AC3/DTS Source (AC3File), AMR (MONOGRAM)
DirectShow source filters: AVI splitter (Gabest), AVI splitter (Haali Media Splitter), MP4 splitter (Haali Media Splitter), MP4 splitter (Gabest), Matroska splitter (Haali Media Splitter), Matroska splitter (Gabest), Ogg splitter (Haali Media Splitter), Ogg splitter (Gabest), MPEG PS/TS splitter (Gabest), MPEG PS/TS splitter (Haali Media Splitter), FLV splitter (Gabest), CDDA Reader (Gabest) , CDXA Reader (Gabest)
DirectShow subtitle filter: DirectVobSub (a.k.a. VSFilter), DirectVobSub (a.k.a. VSFilter)
Other filters: Haali Video Renderer
VFW video codecs: XviD, DivX Pro, x264, On2 VP6, On2 VP7, Intel Indeo 4, Intel Indeo 5, Intel I.263, huffyuv, I420 (Helix), YV12 (Helix)
ACM audio codecs: MP3 (Fraunhofer), MP3 (LAME), AC3ACM, Vorbis, DivX ;) Audio
Real Alternative: RealMedia codecs, RealMedia plugin for Internet Explorer, RealMedia plugin for Firefox/Mozilla/Netscape/Opera , RealMedia DirectShow splitter
Tools: Codec Tweak Tool, GSpot Codec Information Appliance, MediaInfo Lite, VobSubStrip, GraphEdit, Haali Muxer, FourCC Changer, Bitrate Calculator
Update history of K-Lite Mega Codec Packv5.4.0 (November, 5. 2009)
Updated Media Player Classic Home Cinema to version 1.3.1330.0 Added version 1.2.1008 of MPC-HC as alternative for those who have problems with the newer versions Updated ffdshow to revision 3126 Added preferred filter tweaker for Windows 7 Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.24 Options to install secondary decoders: DivX H.264 decoder, Monogram AAC decoder, Gabest AVI splitter Secondary decoders are disabled by default and can be activated with the Codec Tweak Tool Fixed settings issue when user chose to store MPC settings in an INI file Moved Media Player Classic DXVA options to a separate page so that people notice it better The DXVA H.264 decoder is now disabled by default to prevent people with a buggy graphics driver to get playback troubles Minor changes
v5.3.0 (October, 29. 2009)
Updated Media Player Classic Home Cinema to version 1.3.1311.0 Updated Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder to version 8.4.0.923 Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.23 Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 4.0.0 Added file association options for: The KMPlayer Moved speaker configuration to a separate page in the installer Moved thumbnail options to a separate page in the installer For 64-bit systems the thumbnail options have been moved to the 64-bit K-Lite Codec Pack Added option to use the DC-Bass Source filter for decoding .m4a files Minor changes and fixes
v5.2.0 (October, 15. 2009)
Updated ffdshow to revision 3096 Added DivX H.264 decoder version 8.2.0.26 Updated Gabest MPEG splitter to version 1.3.1290.0 Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 3.1.2 Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.22 Updated RealMedia components to version 12.0.0.301 The RealMedia browser plugin now also works with Internet Explorer 8 File association options have been moved to separate pages in the installer Some file association tweaks Added support for playback of Blu-ray playlist files (*.mpls) from ripped blu-ray discs Minor changes
v5.1.0 (September, 10. 2009)
Updated ffdshow to revision 3065 Updated Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder to version 8.4.0.615 Updated AC3Filter to version 1.63b Updated RealMedia splitter to version 1.3.1268.0 Updated Codec tweak Tool to version 3.1.0 New set of file type icons for Media Player Classic Fixed file properties Explorer tab of Haali shell extension Minor changes
v5.0.5 (August, 6. 2009)
Updated ffdshow to revision 3054 Updated AC3Filter to version 1.62b Updated AC3File to version 0.7b Updated FLV splitter to version 1.2.1207.0 Updated Gabest MPEG splitter to version 1.2.1207.0 Updated x264VFW to revision 1195 Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.20 Added more file association options for audio file types Minor changes
v5.0.0 (July, 16. 2009)
Updated ffdshow to revision 3029 Updated Gabest MPEG splitter to version 1.2.1164.0 Updated Codec tweak Tool to version 3.0.0 Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.18 Support for Unicode filenames has been added to the MediaInfo tool Minor changes
v4.9.5 (June, 25. 2009)
Updated ffdshow to revision 3018 Updated DirectVobSub to version 2.39.5.2 Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.17 Updated GraphStudio to version 0.3.2.0 Fixed crash with ffmpeg-mt Minor changes
v4.9.0 (June, 18. 2009)
Updated ffdshow to revision 2996 Updated Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder to version 8.4.0.330 Updated Xvid to version 1.2.2 Updated AC3Filter to version 1.61b Updated AC3File to version 0.6b Updated Gabest Matroska splitter to version 1.2.1160.0 Updated Gabest MP4 splitter to version 1.2.1160.0 Updated Gabest MPEG splitter to version 1.2.1160.0 Updated Gabest Ogg splitter to version 1.2.1160.0 Added DivX 3.11 codec. This is needed by WMP to be able to play certain old files. Other players do not need it. Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.16 Added the ability to easily change the preferred splitter for TS/M2TS files Minor changes
v4.8.5 (May, 21. 2009)
Updated ffdshow to revision 2954 Updated AC3Filter to version 1.60b Updated x264VFW to revision 1145 Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.15 Added the ability to easily change the preferred splitter for AVI/MP4/MOV/HDMOV/3GP files Minor changes
v4.8.0 (May, 6. 2009)
Updated ffdshow to revision 2925 Fixed a ffdshow threading bug that could make Windows Media Center crash Updated Gabest MPEG splitter to version 1.2.1020.0 Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.14 Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 2.5.3 Minor changes and improvements