What is the best codec pack for WMP11?

[Walter R.[_2_]]

I am using win Xp Pro SP3 and Windows Media Player 11.

What is the best codec pack that will allow me to watch most DVD movies on
WMP11? I like the way WMP displays movies.

Until I bought a DVD recorder/player, I never realized how many different
codecs are necessary to watch movies on my computer.

Thanks for any enlightenment. This is new to me.

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[X-post to WMP NG]

The best codec is the one required to view the video in question.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

Walter R. wrote:
> I am using win Xp Pro SP3 and Windows Media Player 11.
>
> What is the best codec pack that will allow me to watch most DVD movies on
> WMP11? I like the way WMP displays movies.
>
> Until I bought a DVD recorder/player, I never realized how many different
> codecs are necessary to watch movies on my computer.
>
> Thanks for any enlightenment. This is new to me.

[Walter R.[_2_]]

Right, but how can I find the correct codec for a particular movie?

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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"PA Bear [MS MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> [X-post to WMP NG]
>
> The best codec is the one required to view the video in question.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>
> Walter R. wrote:
>> I am using win Xp Pro SP3 and Windows Media Player 11.
>>
>> What is the best codec pack that will allow me to watch most DVD movies
>> on
>> WMP11? I like the way WMP displays movies.
>>
>> Until I bought a DVD recorder/player, I never realized how many different
>> codecs are necessary to watch movies on my computer.
>>
>> Thanks for any enlightenment. This is new to me.
>

[ju.c[_3_]]

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 20 MB (Freeware)
http://www.codecguide.com/features_mega.htm


ju.c


"Walter R." > wrote in message ...
> I am using win Xp Pro SP3 and Windows Media Player 11.
>
> What is the best codec pack that will allow me to watch most DVD movies on
> WMP11? I like the way WMP displays movies.
>
> Until I bought a DVD recorder/player, I never realized how many different
> codecs are necessary to watch movies on my computer.
>
> Thanks for any enlightenment. This is new to me.
>
> --
> Walter

[Daave[_8_]]

Seconded.

ju.c wrote:
> K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 20 MB (Freeware)
> http://www.codecguide.com/features_mega.htm
>
>
> ju.c
>
>
> "Walter R." > wrote in message
> ...
>> I am using win Xp Pro SP3 and Windows Media Player 11.
>>
>> What is the best codec pack that will allow me to watch most DVD
>> movies on WMP11? I like the way WMP displays movies.
>>
>> Until I bought a DVD recorder/player, I never realized how many
>> different codecs are necessary to watch movies on my computer.
>>
>> Thanks for any enlightenment. This is new to me.
>>
>> --
>> Walter

[Daave[_8_]]

This utility will do that nicely:

GSpot Codec Information Appliance [version 2.70a]

And that's part of the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack that ju.c mentioned:

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

That will have just about *any* codec you need. :-)


Walter R. wrote:
> Right, but how can I find the correct codec for a particular movie?
>
>> [X-post to WMP NG]
>>
>> The best codec is the one required to view the video in question.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>
>> Walter R. wrote:
>>> I am using win Xp Pro SP3 and Windows Media Player 11.
>>>
>>> What is the best codec pack that will allow me to watch most DVD
>>> movies on
>>> WMP11? I like the way WMP displays movies.
>>>
>>> Until I bought a DVD recorder/player, I never realized how many
>>> different codecs are necessary to watch movies on my computer.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any enlightenment. This is new to me.

[Anteaus]

If you mean the type of DVD intended for standalone players, these do not
require a codec, but a DVD-player app such as PowerDVD or WinDVD to be
installed.

WMP doesn't in fact have the native capability to play DVDs, but if a
suitable app is installed it will use this app's interface.

This differs from the likes of DivX/XViD which does utilise a codec.

To complicate matters further, some codecs can play unencrypted .VOB files
as found on DVDs, but not the encrypted, region-locked ones.

"Walter R." wrote:

> I am using win Xp Pro SP3 and Windows Media Player 11.
>
> What is the best codec pack that will allow me to watch most DVD movies on
> WMP11? I like the way WMP displays movies.
>
> Until I bought a DVD recorder/player, I never realized how many different
> codecs are necessary to watch movies on my computer.
>
> Thanks for any enlightenment. This is new to me.
>
> --
> Walter
> www.rationality.net
> -
>
>
>

[Bennett Marco]

wrote:

>PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>> [X-post to WMP NG]
>>
>> The best codec is the one required to view the video in question.
>
>Now THAT is some useful information. Why did you bother to reply?

He gets like that some days. Maybe he's tired of being an MVP and is
trying to lose the title.

[Tim Meddick]

I have never had any problems viewing *any* video format since I
installed the imaginatively titled [& free] XP Codec Pack 2.3.4

Click on the link below to download the latest release :

http://www.xpcodecpack.com/dl/XP-Codec-Pack-2.4.9.exe

...or the link below to go to the XP Codec pack website

http://www.xpcodecpack.com/

....and click on the "download" button...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Walter R." > wrote in message
...
>I am using win Xp Pro SP3 and Windows Media Player 11.
>
> What is the best codec pack that will allow me to watch most DVD
> movies on WMP11? I like the way WMP displays movies.
>
> Until I bought a DVD recorder/player, I never realized how many
> different codecs are necessary to watch movies on my computer.
>
> Thanks for any enlightenment. This is new to me.
>
> --
> Walter
> www.rationality.net
> -
>

[zachd [MSFT]]

Bear actually makes a great point. I have some clips I can send to you that
won't work with codec pack X or Y.

I realize not many people understand that, but Bear is smart enough here to
realize that there's more to life than throwing a codec pack handling ~50
codecs against a clip that could be using any of *800* codecs.

Not a lot of people realize that, but when you actually deal with multimedia
you realize that stuff like the Camtasia or other random codecs actually
require downloading *those* codecs, not some random codec pack. =)

WMP's "Web Help" button on the error dialog should probably tell you what
codec is missing, which is the first step to tracking down the one correct
codec.

--
Speaking for myself only.
See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
--
> wrote in message ...
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>> [X-post to WMP NG]
>>
>> The best codec is the one required to view the video in question.
>
> Now THAT is some useful information. Why did you bother to reply?

[Miriya]

I recommend using VLC media player (it can play anything). Best part is
it's free and completely free of spyware. It is also the most popular
player out there.

VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various
audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as
well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

If you also want free codecs, the K-Lite Codec Pack should be able to
play 99% of all the movies that you download from the internet.


--
Miriya

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[Thank you, Zach.]

zachd [MSFT] wrote:
> Bear actually makes a great point. I have some clips I can send to you
> that
> won't work with codec pack X or Y.
>
> I realize not many people understand that, but Bear is smart enough here
> to
> realize that there's more to life than throwing a codec pack handling ~50
> codecs against a clip that could be using any of *800* codecs.
>
> Not a lot of people realize that, but when you actually deal with
> multimedia
> you realize that stuff like the Camtasia or other random codecs actually
> require downloading *those* codecs, not some random codec pack. =)
>
> WMP's "Web Help" button on the error dialog should probably tell you what
> codec is missing, which is the first step to tracking down the one correct
> codec.
>
> --
> Speaking for myself only.
> See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info.
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>>> [X-post to WMP NG]
>>>
>>> The best codec is the one required to view the video in question.
>>
>> Now THAT is some useful information. Why did you bother to reply?

[Bill in Co.]

Or Media Player Classic.

Miriya wrote:
> I recommend using VLC media player (it can play anything). Best part is
> it's free and completely free of spyware. It is also the most popular
> player out there.
>
> VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various
> audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as
> well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
>
> If you also want free codecs, the K-Lite Codec Pack should be able to
> play 99% of all the movies that you download from the internet.
>
>
> --
> Miriya

[Alex Clark]

The other important thing to note about VLC is that it plays multi-region
DVDs without any kind of "you can only switch region X more times" nonsense.
I regularly play both US and UK DVDs on my desktop with no problem
whatsoever.

And it really will play just about anything you throw at it. One time I
opened notepad, bashed at the keyboard until I had a few thousand random
characters and saved it. When I opened that file in VLC, it showed a clip
from The Matrix. It really is that good.



"Miriya" > wrote in message
...
>
> I recommend using VLC media player (it can play anything). Best part is
> it's free and completely free of spyware. It is also the most popular
> player out there.
>
> VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various
> audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as
> well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
>
> If you also want free codecs, the K-Lite Codec Pack should be able to
> play 99% of all the movies that you download from the internet.
>
>
> --
> Miriya

[ANONYMOUS[_4_]]

On 24 July, 03:08, wrote:
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>
> > [X-post to WMP NG]
>
> > Thebestcodecis the one required to view the video in question.
>
> Now THAT is some useful information. *Why did you bother to reply?



Well perhaps it is time for Pig-Bear to renew his memebrship of the
Pig Society so he needs to post anything to make up the required
numbers. Mind you, he is 78 and he has nothing else to do apart from
posting rubbish on these newsgroups. I sugest we should leave him
alone so that he can pass his remaining life in happiness. He hasn't
got much to live.