Codec Tweak Tool

This is a stand-alone version of the tool that is included in the K-Lite Codec Pack.

With this tool you can do things like:

• Scan the registry to detect and remove broken references to codecs and filters.
• Generate a detailed log of all installed codecs and filters.
• Enable/disable more than 250 popular codecs and filters (if they are installed).
• Manage preferred source filters (a.k.a. splitters).
• Reset settings.
• Backup and restore settings.
• Adjust preferred decoders on Windows 7/8.
• Various tweaks for disabling MS codecs on Windows 7/8.

XP/2003/Vista/7/8

[ Version 5.6.1 | 0.9 MB | May 4th 2013 ]

MD5: a25d1dcc8ba95edb412855e00fb927f6

MediaInfo Lite

This is a tool to analyze media files. It can give you information about the audio and video format, video resolution, duration, etc.
It optionally includes a shell extension for Windows Explorer. When installed, it will show you information when you move your mouse pointer over the media file.

2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8

[ Version 0.7.62 | 1.6 MB | February 27th 2013 ]

MD5: df0d01cbf6b3619741e96a14de63d9ec

VLC Media Player (a.k.a. VideoLAN)

VLC is an excellent movie player. It has its own plugins for playing different movie formats, so it doesn't need any codecs to be installed. It plays almost everything and also works great for previewing partially downloaded files.

[ Version 2.0.6 | 21.9 MB | April 11th 2013 ]

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