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Latest update

K-Lite Codec Pack 8.2.6

Wednesday February 1st, 2012

An update for the codec pack is available. It contains newer versions of ffdshow and LAV Filters. Download.

News

K-Lite Codec Pack 8.2.0

Wednesday January 25th, 2012

A new version of the codec pack has been released. Download.

K-Lite Codec Pack (64-bit) 5.7.0

Wednesday January 25th, 2012

A new version of the 64-bit codec pack has been released. Download.

Usenet tutorial

Thursday November 10th, 2011

Do you want to learn how you can easily download content from Usenet? Read our usenet tutorial HERE.

Win7DSFilterTweaker 4.7

Tuesday December 20th, 2011

This is a useful little tool that allows you to configure your preferred DirectShow filters for decoding for example H.264, MPEG-4 and VC-1 video in Windows 7. This makes it possible to use third party decoders instead of the native decoders that come with Windows 7. Download.

Adobe Flash 11.1.102.55

Thursday November 10th, 2011

Adobe has released a new version of the popular Flash plugin.

Here are convenient direct download links: Internet Explorer (x86)(x64), Firefox/Opera/Other (x86)(x64).

VideoLAN 1.1.11

Friday July 15th, 2011

A new version of VLC Player has been released. Download.

Reviews

"This pack is great. It gives super smooth playback of my x264 mkv videos."

"I have been using this since forever. It's the best pack available. No doubt about that."

"Plays everything I throw at it."

"With this I am finally able to play FLV and Matroska videos. And FLAC audio."

Polls

Do you use DXVA hardware acceleration?
Yes, my computer is too slow to play smoothly without it.
Yes, although I can also play videos fine without it.
No, my computer is fast enough to not need it.
No, it gives me problems.
  
What is your favorite audio player?
Winamp
foobar
Windows Media Player
Media Player Classic
Something else
  
Which Operation System do you use?
Windows XP
Windows XP x64
Windows Vista
Windows Vista x64
Windows 7
Windows 7 x64
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What is your favorite video player?
Media Player Classic
Windows Media Player
VLC Player
KMPlayer
BS.Player
PotPlayer
GOM Player
Something else