Neowin Forums > MKV files in Windows 7's Windows Media Center (x64)?

King Mustard

Jul 31 2009, 17:38

Anyone got them working? I've followed various guides, and nothing has worked.

sammy2

Jul 31 2009, 18:09

same here

DecoyDuck

Jul 31 2009, 18:21

Quote - (King Mustard @ Jul 31 2009, 18:38)

Anyone got them working? I've followed various guides, and nothing has worked.

I gave up with all the reg-hacks, none of them ever worked. Was directed towards (an apparently banned link - doh

) which, except for the occasional jitter, works fine.

Not much help there with the banned link. Sorry

morphen

Jul 31 2009, 20:50

http://www.codecguide.com/klcp_64bit.htm

works like a charm for me:)

Myrdhinn

Jul 31 2009, 20:55

Matroskasplitter works just fine. Google is your friend.

bob21

Jul 31 2009, 22:25

That or you could simply mux these nasty little files to universally supported MPEG files which can be played back in any application. Honestly it boggles the mind what kind of nutter produces these files when the MPEG container can achieve the exact same thing while being universally supported on DVD Players, Consoles, Streamers, PMP's and even PDA Phones and pretty much any other device .

Probably were dropped on their heads as kids

Unimatrix Xero

Jul 31 2009, 22:31

VLC works fine for me

Kyang

Jul 31 2009, 22:33

Quote - (bob21 @ Jul 31 2009, 18:25)

That or you could simply mux these nasty little files to universally supported MPEG files which can be played back in any application. Honestly it boggles the mind what kind of nutter produces these files when the MPEG container can achieve the exact same thing while being universally supported on DVD Players, Consoles, Streamers, PMP's and even PDA Phones and pretty much any other device .

Probably were dropped on their heads as kids

I'm not very familiar with different video types and the like. Do those support chapters?

King Mustard

Jul 31 2009, 23:08

Quote - (Unimatrix Xero @ Jul 31 2009, 23:31)

VLC works fine for me

Erm, read the topic title. I am not looking for software that plays MKV files.

Gio Takahashi

Jul 31 2009, 23:10

I still recommend VLC player. Windows Media Player is too much of a bloat to me, and have, in the past, lagged some of my videos due to its bloatness. VLC is pretty simple.

That said, I recommend CCCP Codec package if you still want to use WMP.

Audioboxer

Jul 31 2009, 23:13

Quote - (Gio Takahashi @ Aug 1 2009, 00:10)

I still recommend VLC player. Windows Media Player is too much of a bloat to me, and have, in the past, lagged some of my videos due to its bloatness. VLC is pretty simple.

That said, I recommend CCCP Codec package if you still want to use WMP.

Windows Media Center.

It's in the topic title

Cmon guys!

As someone else said all you should need is a splitter, Haali Media Splitter is good

King Mustard

Jul 31 2009, 23:47

Quote - (Audioboxer @ Aug 1 2009, 00:13)

Windows Media Center.

It's in the topic title

Cmon guys!

As someone else said all you should need is a splitter, Haali Media Splitter is good

It appears to be 6+ months old and I can't find an x64 version?

Gio Takahashi

Jul 31 2009, 23:49

Okay. Geez. I didn't see the word center give me a break. It's not like it's written in HUGE OBVIOUS FONT.

Ugh, Windows Media Center is even more of a bloat than windows media player. Still, CCCP should do the job regardless. I'm not sure how you can manage to tolerate that, but to each their own.

King Mustard

Jul 31 2009, 23:50

Quote - (Gio Takahashi @ Aug 1 2009, 00:49)

Okay. Geez. I didn't see the word center give me a break. Windows Media Center is even more of a bloat than windows media player. Still, CCCP should do the job regardless.

You can't directly compare WMP and WMC, they're serve different purposes

Gio Takahashi

Jul 31 2009, 23:53

I know they have different purposes, I've tried both of them, and disliked them, except for the Media Center Extension.

I'm curious, what are you using Windows Media Center for anyway?

pasty2k2

Jul 31 2009, 23:53

Quote - (Gio Takahashi @ Aug 1 2009, 00:49)

Okay. Geez. I didn't see the word center give me a break. It's not like it's written in HUGE OBVIOUS FONT.

Ugh, Windows Media Center is even more of a bloat than windows media player. Still, CCCP should do the job regardless. I'm not sure how you can manage to tolerate that, but to each their own.

Maybe he uses a remote to select stuff to watch in WMC. I do. Can't do that with VLC.

Audioboxer

Jul 31 2009, 23:53

Quote - (King Mustard @ Aug 1 2009, 00:47)

It appears to be 6+ months old and I can't find an x64 version?

2 secs there is an x64 version, I'll get it for you.

Mr Dan

Jul 31 2009, 23:54

Check this out - http://labs.divx.com/mkvwin7preview

- Dan

Audioboxer

Jul 31 2009, 23:54

Quote - (Gio Takahashi @ Aug 1 2009, 00:49)

Okay. Geez. I didn't see the word center give me a break. It's not like it's written in HUGE OBVIOUS FONT.

So you admit you don't read titles before opening a thread? It doesn't need to be written in huge obvious font, it's a topic title, the first thing you should read

edit: Haali Media Splitter for x64 - http://haali.net/mkv/mkx.y.9.exe All you should need, you don't need a codec pack, you need an mkv splitter.

Gio Takahashi

Jul 31 2009, 23:57

Quote - (Audioboxer @ Jul 31 2009, 19:54)

So you admit you don't read titles before opening a thread? It doesn't need to be written in huge obvious font, it's a topic title, the first thing you should read

Thread title will catch my eyes when I click on new post. It's sometimes easyto mistaken windows media center for windows media player. When I click the thread, the first thing i'll read is the post, and then the rest of the thread. Anyway, no more derailing.

Frank Fontaine

Aug 1 2009, 00:01

Running with 7 RTM + the latest 7 codec pack, and X64 components from Shark 007, MKV files play perfectly for me

SkyDX

Aug 1 2009, 00:23

I have the latest CCCP installed, .mkvs play just fine with WMC even with softsubs.

Audioboxer

Aug 1 2009, 00:32

Both of those codec packs contain a splitter, CCCP uses Haali. He doesn't need to install a codec pack, just the splitter.

Windows 7 has native codecs to play back H264 which will be the video codec inside the MKV file, Windows 7 however does not have a splitter to enable the use of the MKV container.

King Mustard

Aug 1 2009, 00:33

Quote - (Mr Dan @ Aug 1 2009, 00:54)

Check this out - http://labs.divx.com/mkvwin7preview

- Dan

x32 only.

Mr Dan

Aug 1 2009, 00:39

Quote - (King Mustard @ Aug 1 2009, 01:33)

x32 only.

It installs fine on x64 and plays back in windows media 32bit mode, but yeah I see it doesn't work in Media Centre on x64.

Audioboxer

Aug 1 2009, 00:49

Quote - (King Mustard @ Aug 1 2009, 01:33)

x32 only.

I posted a link to Haali above, did you miss it? http://haali.net/mkv/mkx.y.9.exe

King Mustard

Aug 1 2009, 02:33

Quote - (Audioboxer @ Aug 1 2009, 01:49)

I posted a link to Haali above, did you miss it? http://haali.net/mkv/mkx.y.9.exe

Did you not see I quoted Mr Dan?

br0adband

Aug 1 2009, 02:47

I play any and all MKV files using Media Player Classic - Home Cinema x64 (as I run Windows 7 Professional x64) and have 0% issues. Nothing else is used: just the single .exe file for MPC-HC x64 and that's it.

King Mustard

Aug 1 2009, 02:51

Quote - (Audioboxer @ Aug 1 2009, 00:54)

So you admit you don't read titles before opening a thread? It doesn't need to be written in huge obvious font, it's a topic title, the first thing you should read

edit: Haali Media Splitter for x64 - http://haali.net/mkv/mkx.y.9.exe All you should need, you don't need a codec pack, you need an mkv splitter.

Quote - (Audioboxer @ Aug 1 2009, 01:49)

I posted a link to Haali above, did you miss it? http://haali.net/mkv/mkx.y.9.exe

Worked a treat, thank you!

Quote - (br0adband @ Aug 1 2009, 03:47)

I play any and all MKV files using Media Player Classic - Home Cinema x64 (as I run Windows 7 Professional x64) and have 0% issues. Nothing else is used: just the single .exe file for MPC-HC x64 and that's it.

Windows Media Center.

Rob2687

Aug 1 2009, 02:52

Why isn't Haali's x64 splitter posted on their main page? It works great.

sialivi

Aug 1 2009, 02:58

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Audioboxer

Aug 1 2009, 09:49

Quote - (Rob2687 @ Aug 1 2009, 03:52)

Why isn't Haali's x64 splitter posted on their main page? It works great.

Because it's still in beta I guess...

limok

Aug 1 2009, 12:02

Get the gabest matroska x64 splitter and register it regsvr32.exe, u could even get the x64 ac3filter if you want, but the built in codecs should suffice.

Frank Fontaine

Aug 1 2009, 12:49

Quote - (Audioboxer @ Aug 1 2009, 01:32)

Both of those codec packs contain a splitter, CCCP uses Haali. He doesn't need to install a codec pack, just the splitter.

Windows 7 has native codecs to play back H264 which will be the video codec inside the MKV file, Windows 7 however does not have a splitter to enable the use of the MKV container.

Nope, he doesn't have to, but there are other benefits of having a codec pack installed

King Mustard

Aug 5 2009, 15:35

Quote - (Audioboxer @ Aug 1 2009, 01:49)

I posted a link to Haali above, did you miss it? http://haali.net/mkv/mkx.y.9.exe

I'm not getting sound when playing an MKV within WMC with that.

EDIT: Installing the latest CCCP (Combined-Community-Codec-Pack-2008-09-21) didn't help.

King Mustard

Aug 5 2009, 15:48

Quote - (morphen @ Jul 31 2009, 21:50)

http://www.codecguide.com/klcp_64bit.htm

works like a charm for me:)

How did I miss this? Worked perectly, thank you!

ilev

Aug 5 2009, 15:59

Quote - (King Mustard @ Jul 31 2009, 17:38)

Anyone got them working? I've followed various guides, and nothing has worked.

MKV playback is fully supported.

The Win7codecs package which I have created does not change or interfere with what Microsoft has going on concerning native codec support in Windows Media Player 12 and Media Center.
DXVA accelerated H264 playback is provided by the codec package for all other capable players.
The latest release contains a new Settings Application which enables the user to choose a different splitters 'on the fly' for specific filetypes. The application will also allow you to choose from 10 different speaker configurations from 'same as input' and all the way up to full 7.1 channel output....

http://http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?act=announce&f=12&id=11.net/win7codecs.html

ilev

Aug 5 2009, 16:06

Quote - (King Mustard @ Jul 31 2009, 17:38)

Anyone got them working? I've followed various guides, and nothing has worked.

MKV playback is fully supported with http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?act=announce&f=12&id=11 codec pack

The Win7codecs package which I have created does not change or interfere with what Microsoft has going on concerning native codec support in Windows Media Player 12 and Media Center.
DXVA accelerated H264 playback is provided by the codec package for all other capable players.
The latest release contains a new Settings Application which enables the user to choose a different splitters 'on the fly' for specific filetypes. The application will also allow you to choose from 10 different speaker configurations from 'same as input' and all the way up to full 7.1 channel output....

Camlann

Aug 5 2009, 17:24

I play all my media files in WMC incl. MediaBrowser

To geht mkv files played you need the Shark Codec Pack and the x64 Components
I got a Reg-File from Hack7MC.com, but the website is down since a few days... so here is the Reg-File

CODE

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mkv]
@="MatroskaVideo"
"Content Type"="video/x-matroska"
"PerceivedType"="video"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mka]
@="MatroskaVideo"
"Content Type"="audio/x-matroska"
"PerceivedType"="audio"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\MIME Types\video/x-matroska]
@="MatroskaVideo"
"UserApprovedOwning"="yes"
"Extensions.SpaceSep"=".mkv"
"Extensions.CommaSep"="mkv"
"Extension.Key"=".mkv"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\MIME Types\audio/x-matroska]
@="MatroskaVideo"
"UserApprovedOwning"="yes"
"Extensions.SpaceSep"=".mka"
"Extensions.CommaSep"="mka"
"Extension.Key"=".mka"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Groups\Video\mkv]
@="MatroskaVideo"
"Description"="Includes files with .mkv extensions."
"Extensions"=".mkv"
"FriendlyTypeName"="Matroska Media File"
"MIME Types"="video/x-matroska"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Groups\Audio\mka]
@="MatroskaVideo"
"Description"="Includes files with .mka extensions."
"Extensions"=".mka"
"FriendlyTypeName"="Matroska Media File"
"MIME Types"="audio/x-matroska"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Extensions\.mkv]
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"UserApprovedOwning"="yes"
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MediaType.Description"="Matroska Media File"
"Extension.Handler"="MatroskaVideo"
"Extension.MIME"="video/x-matroska"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Extensions\.mka]
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"UserApprovedOwning"="yes"
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"PerceivedType"="audio"
"MediaType.Description"="Matroska Media File"
"Extension.Handler"="MatroskaVideo"
"Extension.MIME"="audio/x-matroska"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Extensions\Descriptions]
"819"="Matroska Media File (*.mkv;*.mka)"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Extensions\MUIDescriptions]
"819"="Matroska Media File"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Extensions\Types]
"819"="*.mkv;*.mka"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\MLS\Extensions]
"mkv"="video"
"mka"="audio"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\MIME Types\video/x-matroska]
@="MatroskaVideo"
"UserApprovedOwning"="yes"
"Extensions.SpaceSep"=".mkv"
"Extensions.CommaSep"="mkv"
"Extension.Key"=".mkv"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\MIME Types\audio/x-matroska]
@="MatroskaVideo"
"UserApprovedOwning"="yes"
"Extensions.SpaceSep"=".mka"
"Extensions.CommaSep"="mka"
"Extension.Key"=".mka"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Groups\Video\mkv]
@="MatroskaVideo"
"Description"="Includes files with .mkv extensions."
"Extensions"=".mkv"
"FriendlyTypeName"="Matroska Media File"
"MIME Types"="video/x-matroska"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Groups\Audio\mka]
@="MatroskaVideo"
"Description"="Includes files with .mka extensions."
"Extensions"=".mka"
"FriendlyTypeName"="Matroska Media File"
"MIME Types"="audio/x-matroska"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Extensions\.mkv]
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"UserApprovedOwning"="yes"
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"PerceivedType"="video"
"MediaType.Description"="Matroska Media File"
"Extension.Handler"="MatroskaVideo"
"Extension.MIME"="video/x-matroska"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Multimedia\WMPlayer\Extensions\.mka]
"Permissions"=dword:0000000f
"UserApprovedOwning"="yes"
"Runtime"=dword:00000007
"PerceivedType"="audio"
"MediaType.Description"="Matroska Media File"
"Extension.Handler"="MatroskaVideo"
"Extension.MIME"="audio/x-matroska"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Extensions\Descriptions]
"819"="Matroska Media File (*.mkv;*.mka)"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Extensions\MUIDescriptions]
"819"="Matroska Media File"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Extensions\Types]
"819"="*.mkv;*.mka"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\MLS\Extensions]
"mkv"="video"
"mka"="audio"

Here is a Screenshot of my Win7 RTM MC (x64)

Click to view attachment

vassie

Sep 9 2009, 13:50

New version of CCCP out (09-09-09), should fix the problem with MKV thumbnails

chadlachlanross

Sep 9 2009, 14:00

Wow, seems like people go through more work than they need to.

<< warez >> Codec Pack x86 AND x64. Done. Only x64 is necessary for Media Center, but might as well install the x86 so the files play in Media Player as well.

Happily playing MKV files in Windows 7 x64 without issue.

bob21

Sep 9 2009, 14:32

Just MUX the garbage to MP4 with MKV2VOB problem solved.

bryonhowley

Sep 9 2009, 14:54

Just mux the crappy mkv's to something that works with out jumping though hoops. If your files are DXVA compliant I would recommend TsMuxeR. I know that MP4 can support AC3 now but I have never had any luck getting that to work. On the few files I have tried it on if it did not crash MP4Box or Yamb the file would simply not play any audio.

After moving 500gig of mkv's to .m2ts I would never go back to the mkv format again. The best part is that Windows 7 has zero added codec's installed and all my audio and video play without problems.

bob21

Sep 9 2009, 15:04

That works too but Try MKV2VOB next time.

The freeware encoders tend to suck , Premier can create the files directly.

dtomilson

Sep 9 2009, 15:39

Thank you! My friends and I have been trying to get this to work.
Nice alternative to media player classic.. Can now watch it in media player / media player browser.. looks amazing!

rajputwarrior

Sep 9 2009, 15:40

i used this

http://http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?act=announce&f=12&id=11.net/win7codecs.html

and everything worked fine

Joel

Sep 9 2009, 17:14

I love watching the spam filter do its work. I also love how people don't read the link they end up posting, so they bypass it it thinking they're smart.