CoolCatBad Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081115/...rs-transcoding/ http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/E...-T585_WH08.pptx The days of searching for codec packs appear to be over with native support for most media files built-in to Windows 7. These are the new Media Foundation capabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punio4 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Nice. But will it play DVDs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted November 16, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 16, 2008 It's good to see MS supporting MPEG-4, I like that they included an MPEG-2 decoder in Vista. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldiers33 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 finally i dont have to install crap divx drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgfan Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 They really could do with a few other formats... Ogg-related formats (Vorbis, Theora, etc.), at least, because Microsoft's competitors (most Linux distros and Apple) provide ways of playing ogg audio files at minimum (for video files and container formats, MPlayer and that ffplay application that comes with ffmpeg do well). Sure, things like the Combined Community Codec Pack, VLC, the K-Lite Codec [Mega] Pack and KMPlayer (not the KDE front-end to MPlayer) provide the necessary items to play these files, but it would be a lot better if Microsoft supported these formats out of the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 finally i dont have to install crap divx drivers Bear in mind however these encoders are not a replacement for commercial alternatives. The limitations include simple profiles, maximum bitrate and resolutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 finally i don't have to install crap divx drivers You could always install ffdshow which plays back most videos. Btw, DivX isn't a driver, it's a codec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scirwode Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I have no idea what that picture means :blink: . Scirwode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted November 16, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted November 16, 2008 Has anyone tried Vista Codec? http://shark007.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci7 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Has anyone tried Vista Codec? http://shark007.net/ using it from ages the best codec pack IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gary7 Subscriber² Posted November 16, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted November 16, 2008 using it from agesthe best codec pack IMO Yes it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profets Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Nice. But will it play DVDs? yes. vista home premium & ultimate also play dvds already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boeing 787 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 (edited) codec packs suck...just download GOM and your all set. Edited November 16, 2008 by hardgiant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesVault Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I hope Microsoft will release a codec update for Vista. May be in Vista SP2 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown_97784568745 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 (edited) The days of searching for codec packs appear to be over with native support for most media files built-in to Windows 7. Far from it. Bear in mind that (right now) it will only play H.264 if it's in an MPEG4 container. So if you have an mkv file with a H.264 stream, it will not decode it even if you install an mkv splitter (or the mkv splitter is incompatible with the new media foundation, we'll just have to find out). Edited November 16, 2008 by bb10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bytestar Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 MKV plays for me perfect i have installed from the Vista Codec Pack only 2 Options: Gabest components. Haali components. All other option i have deseleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown_97784568745 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 (edited) MKV plays for me perfect i have installed from the Vista Codec Pack only 2 Options:Gabest components. Haali components. All other option i have deseleted. That pack is bloated and warez... But anyway, does that MKV file have a H.264 stream? Do you mind doing a testrender? Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?mywnoynzjod Click on the textreport tab and open an mkv file. Copy the text and post it on pastebin.com and paste the url here. Edited November 16, 2008 by bb10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bytestar Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 here the test report link http://pastebin.com/d1952cc23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown_97784568745 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 here the test report linkhttp://pastebin.com/d1952cc23 - MPC - Video decoder {008BAC12-FBAF-497B-9670-BC6F6FBAE2C4} - C:\Program Files (x86)\VistaCodecPack\filters\MPCVideoDec.ax (1.1.845.0) As you can see, you're not using the built in Microsoft H.264 decoder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus- Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 codec packs suck...just download GOM and your all set. never heard of it. Sure VLC isnt better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViperAFK Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I wish they would add flac support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown_97784568745 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I wish they would add flac support. They want you to use WMA Lossless. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_here Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 using it from agesthe best codec pack IMO +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyller Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 /me wants more flac, ogg, mpc, mkv, mka ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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