K-Lite Codec Pack Full 5.6.1 / Update 5.5.9 Build 20100104 / 5.5.8 Beta / 3.1.1 - x64

K-Lite Codec Pack Full 5.6.1 / Update 5.5.9 Build 20100104 / 5.5.8 Beta / 3.1.1 - x64 offers a comprehensive collection of DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs, and tools. Codecs and DirectShow filters are needed for encoding and decoding audio and video formats.

The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your audio and movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play all the popular audio and video formats and even several less common formats.

The full variant has many additional features. It supports playback of several (lossless) audio formats. It contains VFW/ACM codecs that can be used for encoding. It has playback support for a few legacy audio and video formats. This package is suitable for power users.

Major Features:

1. It is updated frequently. So it is always up-to-date with the newest and/or best components.
2. All components have been carefully selected for specific purposes. It is not just a random bunch of stuff thrown together.
3. It is very user-friendly and easy to use.
4. Works great with Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center. But also with all other DirectShow players, such as Media Player Classic, BS.Player, ZoomPlayer, and others.
5. The installation is fully customizable, meaning that you are able to install just those components that you really want.
6. The pack has many options, which allows you to tweak it to your own specific needs and preferences.
7. Uninstallation removes everything that was installed by the pack. Including all registry keys. All changes are properly undone.
8. It is extremely easy to make a fully customized unattended installation with the integrated wizard.
9. It does not contain any codecs or filters that are known to be bad, buggy or unstable. In fact, the installer is able to detect and disable several known troublemakers.
10. It tries to avoid potential conflicts with other codecs installed on your computer. The installer is able to detect and remove over 100 different codec and filter packs.
11. The installer is able to detect broken codecs and filters on your system, and helps you to remove them.
12. It is a very complete package, containing everything you need to play your movies.
13. The pack has options to activate thumbnail generation in Windows Explorer for several popular video file formats, which are by default not thumbnailed in Explorer.
14. The pack automatically configures Media Center to recognize all common audio and video file formats, so that such files show up in your media library.
15. This pack has a huge user base. This means that problems are found and resolved quickly.
16. There are different variants of the pack. From very small to large.
17. The pack is suitable for both novice and expert users.

Enhancements:

• Updated Media Player Classic Home Cinema to version 1.3.1458.0
• Updated Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder to version 8.4.0.1014
• Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 4.1.1
• Updated Win7DSFilterTweaker to version 2.7
• Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.27
• Broken codecs/filters can now also be removed during an unattended installation. This is optional and enabled by default.
• Various small tweaks
• Minor changes

Requirements: Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, and Windows 7.