

Digital audio S/PDIF / HDMI passthrough for home theatre systems can be set by the user to output Dolby Digital AC3, Dolby Digital Plus E-AC3, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, even multichannel non-AC3/DTS audio (for example 5.1 channel FLAC) can be set to encode as AC3 and output to digital S/PDIF / HDMI. Audio options during install allow users to set output from basic 2.0 channel stereo, right up to 7.1 channel output. The package detects the best proof tested settings with additional options for CPU, GPU, and DXVA compatibility. Compression types supported include AVC, H.264, x264, H.263, H.261, DivX, XviD, Flash Video, VP3-8, Morgan JPEG, MJPEG, MPEG4, MPEG2, along with many more. After installation you will be able to play 99.9% of files through your media player, along with XCDs, VCDs, SVCDs, and DVDs.Īdditional file associations are applied to make Windows Media Player play BDMV (unencrypted BluRay/AVCHD), EVO (unencrypted HD-DVD), MKV, M2TS, MP4, VOB, OGM, WEBM, FLV, and NUV movie files, as well as AC3, DTS, FLAC, APE, OGG, WV, TTA, OFR, SHN music files, and finally MO3, IT, XM, S3M, MTM, MOD, and UMX tracker audio files.

It additionally contains VFW/ACM codecs for video encoding/editing.įor detailed tables with comparisons of the abilities and contents of the different variants of the codec pack, have a look at the comparison of abilities and comparison of contents pages.The Media Player Codec Pack is a free simple to install package of codecs/filters/splitters used for playing back movie and music files. K-Lite Codec Pack Mega is the complete pack. It additionally GraphStudioNext, and a few extra DirectShow filters. K-Lite Codec Pack Full has some extras compared to the standard variant. This pack is recommended for the average user. It includes Media Player Classic, which is an excellent player for video files. K-Lite Codec Pack Standard contains a few additional features compared to the basic variant. This pack is for those who like a small, no-nonsense pack. K-Lite Codec Pack Basic contains everything you need to play all the common video file formats. There are four variants of the K-Lite Codec Pack: K-Lite Codec Pack Full is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. Basic, Standard, Full, Mega as well as the latest update. K-Lite Codec Pack is a free collection of components needed for audio and video playback in DirectShow players such as Windows Media Player, Media Center, and Media Player Classic.
