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Latest update

K-Lite Codec Pack 6.3.8 Update

Tuesday September 7th, 2010

There is an update pack available that upgrades version 6.3.0 of the codec pack to version 6.3.5. It contains newer versions of MPC-HC, ffdshow, madFLAC, Haali Media Splitter, x264 VFW, and more. Download.

News

Win7DSFilterTweaker 3.6

Tuesday September 7th, 2010

This is a useful little tool that allows you to configure your preferred DirectShow filters for decoding H.264, MPEG-2, 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.

VideoLAN 1.1.4

Friday August 27th, 2010

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

K-Lite Codec Pack 6.3.0

Friday August 13th, 2010

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

K-Lite Codec Pack (64-bit) 3.8.0

Friday August 13th, 2010

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

Adobe Flash 10.1.82.76

Wednesday August 11th, 2010

Adobe has released a new version of the popular Flash plugin. Here are convenient direct download links: Internet Explorer, Firefox/Opera/Other browsers. A few security vulnerabilities were fixed in this release, so updating is highly recommended.

ConvertXtoDVD 4.0.12.327

Friday May 21th, 2010

ConvertXtoDVD is an advanced video conversion tool that makes it easy to convert and burn your videos onto a DVD. It supports many different formats of input files, including AVI, MKV, MP4 and FLV. Download.

Polls

What is your opinion about the internal DXVA H.264 decoder of Media Player Classic?
I like it very much. It allows me to play my videos with very low CPU usage.
It gave me problems, so I had to disable it.
I don't know
  
What is your preferred version of Media Player Classic?
Home Cinema 1.3.2189 (or newer)
Home Cinema 1.2.1008
Regular 6.4.9.1
I don't know
  
Which improvement would you like to see first in the K-Lite Codec Pack?
Functionality to more easily switch between primary and secondary decoders with the Codec Tweak Tool
Include tool for fixing unseekable WMV files
S/PDIF passthrough options in the installer
More help information in the installer
More help information in the F.A.Q.
Include a tool for changing filter merits
Documentation for Win7DSFilterTweaker
  
Which Operation System do you use?
Windows XP
Windows XP x64
Windows Vista
Windows Vista x64
Windows 7
Windows 7 x64
Something else
  
What is your favorite video player?
Media Player Classic
Windows Media Player
VLC
KMPlayer
BS.Player
GOM Player
Something else