K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codec is short for Compressor-Decompressor. Codecs are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play all the popular movie formats and even some rare formats.
The K-Lite Codec Pack has a couple of major advantages compared to other codec packs:
- It it always very up-to-date with the latest versions of the codecs.
- It is very user-friendly and the installation is fully customizable, meaning that you can install only those components that you really want.
- It has been very well tested, so that the package doesnt contain any conflicting codecs.
- It is a very complete package, containing everything you need to play your movies.
Contents of K-Lite Codec Pack Basic:
ffdshow:
DirectShow source filters:
- Haali Media Splitter [version 1.10.175.0]
- MP4 splitter (Gabest) [version 1.3.1959.0]
- MPEG PS/TS splitter (Gabest) [version 1.3.1959.0]
- FLV splitter (Gabest) [version 1.3.1959.0]
DirectShow video decoding filters:
- WebM VP8 [version 0.9.9.0]
Other filters:
- Haali Video Renderer [version 1.10.175.0]
Tools:
- Codec Tweak Tool [version 4.4.5]
- Win7DSFilterTweaker [version 3.2]
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