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Free Download Codec Pack for Windows Media Player

Media Player Codec Pack, Xvid Codec, Cinepak Codec, Indeo 5 Codec and GSpot
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Now there are thousands of codec is available for audio and video compression. There are codecs that are suited to streaming video over the Internet, playing music on your MP3 player, there are codecs for speech and even codecs for screen capture.

In a word, there are so many codecs available. Which can help you decode and encode files for Windows Media Player. This article recommends 5 good codecs for windows media player.

1. Cinepak Codec

Cinepak was the primary video codec of early versions of QuickTime and Microsoft Video for Windows, but was later superseded by Sorenson Video, Intel Indeo, and most recently MPEG-4 and H.264. However, movies compressed with Cinepak are generally still playable in most media players (including the Microsft Windows Media Player ).

Cinepak Codec 1.10.0.11 Free Download



2. Indeo 5 Codec

The Indeo 5 codec installer includes several other codecs from Ligos. Although it used to ship with Windows, Microsoft stopped distributing this codec with Windows XP SP1.

Indeo 5 Codec Free Download



3. GSpot

This little app let's you see what codecs a video file is using and can tell you if you have the codec needed to play it. Features include the ability to establish what video codecs (audio and video) are required to play an AVI file, determine whether these codecs are installed on your system, and isolate problems associated with these codecs.

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4. Media Player Codec Pack

The Media Player Codec Pack is a simple to install package of codecs/filters/splitters used for playing back music and movie files.Video file types supported include 3GPP, MKV, OGM... Audio file types supported include AC3, DTS, AAC, APE, FLAC ...

Media Player Codec Pack 3.8.0 Free Download



5. Xvid Codec

The Xvid Codec (formerly capitalized differently: XviD) is a video encoding and decoding (playback) codec designed to compete with the popularDivX codec.

Video file types supported include VOB, DAT, FLV, PS, TS, NUV. Audio file types supported include OGG, Vorbis, MO3, IT, XM, S3M, MTM, MOD, UMX.

X Codec 1.2.1 Free Download




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by Tsinghua on 05/11/2009Audio & MP3
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