Codec package

[bambam]

Hi
i would like to know if there is a good codec package out there that you woulkd recommand that i could download and install it on a fesh installed windows xp machine that would include DivX XVid Mpeg2 etc etc If possible without any spyware. I am looking for the more stable and complete set of codec so i can install all these file in one step.
Thanx a lot

[mats.hogberg]

No, no, no. Don't. Take the trouble and install the codecs you really need, as you need them. Pretty soon you'll have a system that cand deal with 99.9% of every avi/mpeg you can throw at it, while not carrying around lots of redundant/conflicting codecs.

/Mats

[teegee420]

I think most people will agree that codec packs are not a good idea. The possiblility that they'll create conflicts on your system is just too great. You're much better off using something like G-spot to determine which codecs you need when you're not able to watch a particular movie and installing them individualy. However if you are lazy and don't want to bother with this and you want to take your chances, I'd recommend the K-lite codec pack.

[zworg2]

Sorry have to agree,

Install as and when you need them, and do not install any you do not need.

I have seen a number of threads where the problems people have been having have been corrected by removing a unused codec or two.

Don't take the risk, spend that little extra time and download when you need them.

As teegee420 put, use G-Spot to determine any new one you need when you cant read a file.

Zworg2

[bambam]

Ok well i didnt know that it cold cause me trouble to install a package
so i will installed each of them manually

I would like to know if i download DivX version 5 codec
does this codec will let me read a DivX 3 movie ?

What other codec should i install beside
DivX, Xvid and MPG-2 ?

[mats.hogberg]

ffdshow is a nice one to have around as default... DirectVobSub too.

/Mats

[bambam]

Ok
Let's say you format your computer and want to reinstall your codec
you only install ffdshow and most of the movie will work ?

[teegee420]

As you may know, FFDSHOW does cover a lot of codecs but not all like 3ivx, VP3 and DV AVI. You only need to cross those bridges(or other usupported codecs) should you come to them.

[bambam]

So if you personally format your computer and reinstall it
you would only install this FFDSHOW codec package and then wait the day you have a file that use a missing codec ?

[teegee420]

That's what I would suggest to *you*. I only use FFDSHOW so TMPGEnc can decode Xvid files, and I don't use it for playback of any type of file. That's just me though.

[bambam]

I don't use it for playback of any type of file

What do you mean by that ?


This package seem to have codec for DIVX 3-4-5 and XVID
But i can't read MPG-2 SVCD file. What do you suggest to install to be able to read those file ?

[teegee420]

I meant that I don't use FFDSHOW to decode any files when I'm playing them in my media player. As you mentioned, FFDSHOW can handle a number of different encoded files, but I use the individual codecs(Divx,XVID,etc.) instead of relying on FFDSHOW.

For mpeg-2 you can try this mpeg-2 codec, or install Power DVD.

[bambam]

Ok thank you very much

[fritzi93]

Ouch. K-lite if you insist on a pack. Avoid Nimo codec pack at all costs.

[bambam]

With FFDSHOW it pretty much did the job