k-lite

hi guys. is k-lite working with windows 7? a few months ago, a friend of mine had many problems on her system after she installed k-lite codec pack on her laptop with windows 7 on it. i think windows 7 has built in codecs? they clashed with k-lite's.

it's just, i'd like for ffdshow to play my movies, how can i do it with k-lite, without breaking anything in there? can i just disable (not permanently though) the built-in windows codecs, and install k-lite?

thank you.

 

I personally don't like k-lite because it caused me countless headaches in the past. You should try Satsuki Decoder Pack. It doesn't install each codec individually like k-lite and it doesn't install encoding functions either, which means no conflict. It only install filters and decoders to watch most video files.

Satsuki Yatoshi'S Softs

 

I hate codec packs, period. Honestly, I know that a lot of people recommend codec packs to others, but that's just because they don't know any better and are helping others who themselves don't know any better.

If you want FFdShow to play your movies, just go and get it and install only that.

 

Don't use K-Lite. Use the Combined Community Codec Pack. Same filters (ffdshow, vsfilter, Haali Media Splitter, the whole nine yards) and it just works. Just installed the new beta on my W7 laptop and it works great.

Problem solved.

 

On the other hand, you could have just installed VLC and would of had the bonus of a better player.

 

Havent had problems with K-Lite mega codec pack on any of my machines.

Start > ffdshow > Video Decoder Configuration > Disable the file formats you dont want it to play.

Im pretty sure you can also set it during installation.

 

I recommend CCCP. It installs the minimum needed to play most video/audio formats.

 

VLC sucks at softsubs, instafail. D:

This.

oh hi Namaiki!

 

That's a bold statement. I've given VLC many chances (mainly due to continual development and fan base) but every time is disappoints me. For me, KMP has been the real winner.

 

Bold, not really. VLC works great and you don't need to pollute the system with codec packs.

KMP is nice, is it still being developed?

Another good combination is MPC or MPCHC and FFdShow.

Never understood the necessity to get WMP to work when there are so much better players around.

 

Forget installing codecs and all that crap. Just install SMPlayer or VLC and be done with it.

 

Well, not VLC if you want to play Matroska files with segment linking or if you want to seek in a video.

 

hi guys.

as i understand, microsoft has provided it's own codec support for windows media player 12, and they're good too. but the thing is that it doesn't play .mkv files. also, i watch a few foreign movies which need subtitles. right now, in windows vista, i just use k-lite code pack, and ffdshow has built in subtitles support, but i think they clash with the built in codecs in windows 7.

i don't even mind using the built in codecs if i can just have the subtitles feature from ffdshow without it screwing the whole system up.

is there a way i can disable the built in codecs in windows media player 12, and use k-lite/ffdshow instead?

thanks.

 

I as well have never had any sort of problem with K-lite. It, plus MPC have always worked like a charm for me.

 

do you have k-lite installed right now? can you play a file in windows media player and see if it starts with ffdshow or the built in codecs, please?

when i had windows 7, k-lite clashed with the built in codecs, i had to do 100s of reg fixes and rename certain .dll file to disable the media foundation codecs.

and even then k-lite screwed up the system if i started to watch a movie with subtitles on.

 

What do you use at the moment? Are you still on Windows 7 using Windows Media Player?

edit: oh you're the OP..

 

i'm back on windows vista thanks to this codec nonsense. for every 1 step forward, microsoft sure take 2 steps backwards.

 

You need only the Haali media splitter to play mkv with WMP 12, because WMP 12 plays most of the other codecs out of the box. I wouldn't play videos without embedded subtitles in WMP. Use VLC player instead.
Download link : Haali Media Splitter

 

does this enable the thumbnails?

 

I have what you need:
Shark007 codec pack. The best codec pack for Windows Vista and Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit). Oh and it's free (donation supported).

- Shark007 codec pack is complete (even the 64-bit version), where you can play about anything.
- It doesn't override Windows 7 built-in codecs, so that is very good.
- One simple control panel which modify all it's codecs for convenience.
- Thumbnail support for both versions of Windows (32 and 64-bit).
- Provide the ability to "unlock" Windows Media Player 12 64-bit (changes all file association from the 32-bit version of Windows Media Player 12 to it's 64-bit, and changes all the shortcuts to the 64-bit version, in a simple mouse click). This will allow to use your 64-bit codecs for greater performance, and potentially save some battery life on a laptop.

Don't be fooled with the website look, it's a great codec pack.
32-bit: Shark007.net - Windows 7 Codecs - WMP12 Codecs (install first if you have Win7 64-bit)
64-bit: Shark007.net - Windows 7 x64 Codecs - WMP12 Codecs

Enjoy!

 

Thank goodness the world has yet another codec pack available to (supposedly) help newbies.

 

ErikaL....I have merged your threads as there is no need for 2 threads on the same topic of codecs.

 

what's ye ing problem lad?

thanks, but one was specifically about k-lite, and another on codecs in general

regardless, now i'm on windows 7, k-lite codec pack works just fine as previously stated by someone. thanks for your helps everyone.

 

The threads were merged, but shouldn't one of the two original threads also have been deleted?

 

I never had a problem with k-lite codecs and windows 7, and I use both WMP 12 and Windows Media player classic. I have yet to find a file that has lagged or not played with this setup.

Now VLC on the other hand I haven't been able to t get it to work right on my current Windows 7 machine. On my MBP it does work fine with OSX and was working fine in Windows 7 beta when that first came out, but that was older versions, can't say much about the new version.

 

I prefer using a universal media player like VLC with it's own standalone codecs. I hate installing whole Windows codec packs because I feel as if they do more harm than good in terms of stability, etc.

 

Totally agree with you, and k-lite was one of the guilty ones.
But this has changed since Vista. Thanks to stricter policies, and smarter external codec management system from Windows Media Center/Player 11 (Vista edition, not the XP one), and 12. This has been mostly corrected. Shark007 was the first codec pack that worked perfectly under Vista (at the time of Vista release), as it was the only one where the developer actually READ the documentation... while k-lite and other codec packs setup just worked as if the system was XP, and you get a lot more mess and problems because of the new codec management system. Hence, why I highly recommend Shark007 codec pack (also exists in 64-bit), over any other codec packs. TODAY, k-lite for Win7 has changed this, but I don't trust developers who doesn't take time to read documentation on who to do things right with Windows to ensure smooth transition between OS and prevent any problems. Anyone reading is hard for many these days, but it's no excuse. (Shark007 codec pack doesn't override Windows built-in codecs which are actually superb)

 

Well regardless, I see no need to install third party codecs when Windows already has most needed codecs built in and if not I can just use a standalone player.

No need to clutter up Windows!

 

Windows 7 can't play many formats like MKV's just to name a popular format.

Since Vista, more applications/codecs/services/drivers/fonts/bigger registery on the system doesn't slow down itself. It's all been fixed during Vista 6 year development).

For the registry side, it is now more a database than anything else, so you can get any results instantly, so application start-up and system boot is not affected.

Services, are been revamp to only run when an event is called (as it should be working.. hence why we have services and not background applications), so disabling services doesn't provide any performance boost.

Codec, I mentioned

Font's uses a cache system, and new management system where it doesn't load fonts that are not in use. Oh and new Font rendering engine for Vista and improved in Win7.

The rest I don't know how the magic works, but it does an excellent job (especially in Win7).