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The mention of codecs in another thread reminded me of this. I had problems in the past and would have to search for codecs. This codec pack is the most complete single pack of codecs I have found-there is nothing yet that I have found that it won't play-I highly recommend it!
K-lite is pretty good, although I use ACE MegaCodecs Pack. I found ACE to be the most complete codec pack ever, with K-lite I had some issues playing some video files, with ACE I've never had any single issue.
I'll have to look it up, I wonder what the differences are between the two. Certainly I've yet ti find a problem with missing codecs from the K-Lite, and there is almost always a video running here.
What are codecs and what do they do? I've always just double clicked a video file and that was all, it worked fine. I never heard about codecs until now.
Codecs are protocols, standards and pieces of software that make sure your computer will be able to output the video you want to access. Basically, you install them and your videos work.
I haven't had any problems with missing codecs in a long time. When I first got a computer with XP, I had issues. I don't think XP was equipped with every Codec out there. But it seems Microsoft got their act together (in that respect) and updated all of their software with the up-to-date codecs.
Well you see, when a filed cannot be played, media player can search for appropriate codecs. It doesn't always work though and it won't tell you what codec is missing. So you're left with a hit and miss approach to fixing it.
Those were the issues I faced with XP - codecs missing, but I never knew which ones. I guess maybe I've been lucky with Vista. Either that, or I'm very boring and don't watch anything exciting on the computer!
Vista, without a doubt has a more complete set. In fact, every version of media player is better than the last, they all come with more codecs. So update you and it will get better, but still won't be complete.
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