Audio/Codecs
freeware
x64 Components
Did you buy x64 but find that almost nothing will play in MediaCenter? Do you want to watch your favorite video's in MediaCenter? These package is tested on Ultimate x64. It is a fully functional standalone installation which may be included in an unattended environment using the switch -ai. The Codec Package is the only supported 32bit package to use in conjunction with this installation. You will experience reduced functionality using any other package. It is fully uninstallable through the Windows...
freeware
K-Lite Codec Tweak Tool
K-Lite Codec Tweak Tool can detect and remove broken codecs and DirectShow filters. It can generate detailed lists of all installed codecs and filters on your computers.
freeware
Codec
Codec is an advanced codec pack that contains the latest version of codecs to play popular multimedia formats: DivX Pro Codec Full, XviD, Cinepak Codec by Radius Inc., Ligos Indeo XP Codec, AC3Filter, Fraunhoffer IIS Mpeg Layer-3 ACM Codec, Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Vorbis DirectShow Filter Decoder, Ogg Vorbis DirectShow Filter, and Ogg Vorbis Audio ACM Codec.
freeware
LameXP
LameXP is a graphical front-end for the LAME MP3, Ogg Vorbis and Nero AAC audio encoders. Supported input types are Wave, MP3, MP2, OGG/Vorbis, FLAC, MP4/AAC, AC3, DTS, WavPack, Musepack, TTA,
Speex, Monkey's Audio, Shorten, ALAC and WMA. It also reads M3U, PLS and ASX playlists as well as Cuesheets. The easy-to-use interface supports multiple languages, including English, German, Spanish and Italian. Batch processing is implemented and multi-threading will be used, if several processors/cores are...
open source
Windows Essentials Codec Pack
Windows Essentials Codec Pack is a collection of the most essential Audio and Video DirectShow Codecs and Filters. With Windows Essentials Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all movies and music files that you download off the internet, stay up to date with the latest Codecs with the Audio / Video Codec Update Service, and eliminate the many conflicts and error caused by using multiple codecs to decode the same file types.
W.E.C.P. is designed as a user-friendly near complete solution for all...
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CodecInstaller
CodecInstaller is here to help you understand which codec you need and to let you install it in minutes. It detects the Audio and Video codecs installed on your system, analyzes files to understand which codecs they require and suggests you to install them. An advanced feature of CodecInstaller is the Filter Mappings Editor, a tool that will let you change the priority and the types of media a filter will process. This will help solving the issues created by filters producers that set a priority too high...
shareware ($20}
Ashampoo Music Studio
Ashampoo Music Studio is an all-in-one digital music creation and management. This program has been a favorite of digital music fans and the latest version now includes everything you need to create, edit and manage your digital music collection. And using it is nearly as simple as operating a CD player.
adware
Win7codecs
Win7codecs is an audio and video codec package for Windows 7. The installer will automatically remove most other popular codec releases from your computer before installing this concise yet comprehensive package. You won't need to make any adjustments or tweaks to enjoy your media content immediately. Windows Media Player and Media Center will instantly recognize all your files as playable.It does not contain a media player and it does not associate file-types. With this package installed you will be...
freeware
Realtek High Definition Audio Codecs
Realtek High Definition Audio Codecs for most sound cards.
freeware
LAME
LAME is an educational tool to be used for learning about MP3 encoding. The goal of the LAME project is to use the open source model to improve the psycho acoustics, noise shaping and speed of MP3. LAME is not for everyone - it is distributed as source code only and requires the ability to use a C compiler. However, many popular ripping and encoding programs include the LAME encoding engine.
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InstalledCodec
InstalledCodec is a small utility displays the list of all Codec drivers and DirectShow filters currently installed on your system. For each component the following information is displayed: Display Name, Type, Disabled Status, Installed/Modified Time, Description, Company Name, Filename, and more. It allows you to easily disable or enable any Codec/DirectShow component or export the list into text/xml/html file.