Reliable Codec Packages...

Originally Posted by Mucknuggle

Or save yourself the trouble and get the Combined Community Codec Pack. It even has a wiki.

OH BOY A WIKI, IT'S NOT AS IF ANYONE COULD HAVE THAT. AND AN EXECUTABLE SETUP PROGRAM IS SO HARD TO RUN.

I will, as always, throw out the recommendation for Defilerpak. Everything you need, nothing you don't.

That, or just use a player like VLC Player that plays everything by itself.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Rock

Just get ffdshow. It's like Defilerpak but without the useless junk. Plus, it's not an actual codec pack - which is a good thing if you ask me.

Yeah, but what happens if you come across a packaged format, like OGM or MKV.

The you have to find a suitable media splitter for it.

That's one way the packs are convenient, you don't have to search all around for everything you need.

Also, ffdshow is also installed with CCCP (but then again, what codec pack doesn't install ffdshow.)

There's nowhere I can't reach.