CCCP or KLite Codec Pack?

[rh71]

Brand new Vista install, need divx encoder/decoder, media player classic, real media, quicktime support, etc.

I've been using KLite for years... is CCCP much better and why?

Really don't want individual downloads.

 

[mc866]

I use cccp, most people will probably tell you not to use a codec pack

 

[Crusty]

I use http://www.ffdshow.info/ for all my needs

 

[Quiksilver]

I use k-lite, mainly because it has EVERYTHING. CCCP still lacks a few codecs that k-lite has(and has I've encountered said codecs). On top of that I just use real player and quicktime alternative.

 

[Kaido]

Yeah I use K-Lite, updated often and has tons of stuff.

 

[ForumMaster]

i have used the k-lite mega codec pack for years. always works perfectly and has almost any conceivable codec that exists.

 

[Qbah]

I use Vista Codec Pack, works for me Out of the two, I'd say K-Lite as I've been using it before for years without issues.

 

[Gooberlx2]

I use k-lite. Both are based around ffdshow, but k-lite has proven more compatible with a few odd formats/codecs, and much more friendly with windows media encoder (which I use often enough).

 

[Tarrant64]

Originally posted by: mc866
I use cccp, most people will probably tell you not to use a codec pack

Surprisingly nobody has said this, but I will be the first. Or at least recommend that you stick with only one codec pack. Once it's installed, it can be a pain to remove (yes, even if uninstallers are provided). I haven't had much luck installing one codec on a clean install, not like it, remove it, install another one, and had it work properly. Just a heads up.


That being said, I have used CCCP and K-Lite in the past. I prefer the later.

 

[Canai]

Codec packs are bad, mkay? Try out GOM player, if it doesn't have the codec to play something, it'll send you to their website to download the specific codec.

I've had a lot of slowdown / wait times while trying to skip around video files with codec packs. With only the specific codecs I need, I've had no problem.

 

[rh71]

Good to know KLite is still the winner here... I was thinking since CCCP came out more recent than KLite, it would be better but apparently not.

And by the way, the latest Media Player Classic 6.4.9.1 (in the packs) has loudness/distortion issues. Downloaded 6.4.9.0 and it is problem free... FYI to anyone who has come across this.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I use ffdshow or if you don't want a codec, just get VLC. They just released a new version of it.

 

[crisscross]

I use and recommend KM Player works very well and never needed a codec.

 

[nordloewelabs]

Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
I use ffdshow or if you don't want a codec, just get VLC. They just released a new version of it.

agreed! and if you dont like VLC, try MPC. i have both.

 

[0roo0roo]

klite
i use gomplayer for timestretch

 

[sourceninja]

I use VLC for all my windows, mac, and linux playing and converting needs.

 

[rh71]

i need at least the divx encoder and without a pack, it's not free.... no?

 

[abaez]

I haven't installed one in years. With VLC, ffdshow and gom playing pretty much everything, I thought codec packs were relics. Guess not..

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Isn't ffdshow a codec pack?