News - VLC 2.0 receives makeover

[aidanjt]

If you have a problem with the codec packs, you're pretty much screwed and have to nuke the whole thing.

Which is why I said K-Lite. It's the one among the few which doesn't blow up Windows.

[jim]

Which is why I said K-Lite. It's the one among the few which doesn't blow up Windows.

I'm sure you're right, but I'm beyond trusting any of them now.

[blueball]

Which is why I said K-Lite. It's the one among the few which doesn't blow up Windows.

k-lite completely trollied my win install

Haven't installed a codec pack since and havent needed to (I used to think I needed them but not any more) each to their own I guess

[Terbinator]

I should point out that when i said MPC was my de facto player, i did mean K-Lite - i just assumed they were synonymous with each other.

[Biscuit]

Which is why I said K-Lite. It's the one among the few which doesn't blow up Windows.

Erm... no

k-lite completely trollied my win install

Haven't installed a codec pack since and havent needed to (I used to think I needed them but not any more) each to their own I guess

This... i have had serious problems with K-Lite. Its one of the better of the bunch but its certainly still a messy bulky installation that can cause issues.

[this_is_gav]

Aidan, I thought you were being sarcastic at first!

I can't stand codec packs to begin with, but I thought most felt that K-Lite was the Norton of the codec-pack world?

If you need a codec pack, and I certainly haven't in the past 5 years, then most seem to suggest Shark007.

I install the XviD encoder for some videos at work (for some videos to play on non-hardware accelerated PCs), but that's it.

[edzieba]

CCCP has served me well as a CODEC pack, mainly because they seem actively involved with MPC-HC and ffsshow development and neither lag behind or include extraneous crap (who even needs a standalone VP6 codec anyway when installed along with ffdshow?). I'd say something pithy about LAVsplitter and LAVaudio/video making it obsolete, but CCCP is already switching to using them anyway. MadVR and reclock are nice to have, though.

I keep a copy of VLC handy for really esoteric and/or older formats that I don't want the installed codecs for cluttering up the place (e.g. Real Video) or are malformed enough that MPC-HC chokes on them, but it's such an unpleasant experience to use that it remains a last resort. The amount of rigmarole you have to go through just to get even half-decent deinterlacing working!
If you want you video to just play, VLC is great. If you want it to look good, then MPC-HC is the way to go by far.

[aidanjt]

but I thought most felt that K-Lite was the Norton of the codec-pack world?

Nope. It is the most complete, but it doesn't adversely impact loading times or performance.

If you need a codec pack, and I certainly haven't in the past 5 years, then most seem to suggest Shark007.

Tried it, it's buggy and slows down file opening times to a crawl, and leaves junk behind when you uninstall it.

I install the XviD encoder for some videos at work (for some videos to play on non-hardware accelerated PCs), but that's it.

I also play flvs and matroskas which need rarer codecs and muxers which aren't so straight forward to install individually by hand..

[Agent]

Aidan, I thought you were being sarcastic at first!

I can't stand codec packs to begin with, but I thought most felt that K-Lite was the Norton of the codec-pack world?

I know what you mean, It's that rare I disagree with aidanjt I thought he was trolling for a moment

I've had some bad experiences with K-lite in the past too, but I've not tested it recently (twice shy and all that). Maybe I'll try it again in the future, on the understanding that aidanjt gets the full rage and any fallout that may occur

[aidanjt]

I've had some bad experiences with K-lite in the past too, but I've not tested it recently (twice shy and all that). Maybe I'll try it again in the future, on the understanding that aidanjt gets the full rage and any fallout that may occur

And I will gladly accept said wrath, providing the Windows install has had no prior 3rd party codecs installations previously.

[tribaljet]

I have to say K-Lite has destroyed my system in the past, up to the point of having to nuke the whole thing and start anew. But, recent versions are more appeasing to the gods of stability, as in allowing for codec conflicts, and doing a much cleaner job.

[Biscuit]

I also play flvs and matroskas which need rarer codecs and muxers which aren't so straight forward to install individually by hand..

Surely you mean De-Muxers?

[aidanjt]

Surely you mean De-Muxers?

Multiplexers demultiplex as well.