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The K-Lite Codec Pack is a 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.

K-Lite Codec Pack Changelog:

• Updated Media Player Classic Home Cinema to version 1.3.1595.0
• Changed default video renderer in MPC-HC on Vista/7 to “EVR Sync”
• Changed default H.264 decoder from “ffdshow (libavcodec)” to “DivX H.264″
• This gives better decoding performance, certainly on computers with multiple CPU cores
• Updated Gabest MP4 splitter to version 1.3.1572.0
• Updated AC3ACM to version 1.5
• Updated Codec Tweak Tool to version 4.2.0
• Updated Win7DSFilterTweaker to version 2.8
• Minor changes

Downloads (32-bit):
K-Lite Codec Pack 5.7.0 : Full
K-Lite Codec Pack 5.7.0 : Mega
K-Lite Codec Pack 5.7.0 : Standard
K-Lite Codec Pack 5.7.0 : Basic

Download (64-bit):
K-Lite Codec Pack 3.2.0 : 64-bit

This is a bundle of 64-bit DirectShow filters that can be used together with 64-bit players, such as Windows Media Center. This pack can co-exist without problems with the regular (32-bit) K-Lite Codec Pack.

The 64-bit versions of Windows can run 32-bit software perfectly fine. So it is recommended to use the regular K-Lite Codec Pack when possible. That one contains more, better and faster decoders. You only need 64-bit filters for use with 64-bit applications.

Contents of version 3.2.0 : 64-bit

• ffdshow [revision 3158]
• AC3Filter [version 1.63b]
• AC3File [version 0.7b]
• Haali Media Splitter [version 1.9.63.13]
• MP4 splitter (Gabest) [version 1.3.1572.0]
• FLV splitter (Gabest) [version 1.3.1572.0]
• RealMedia splitter (Gabest) [version 1.3.1572.0]
• MPEG splitter (Gabest) [version 1.3.1572.0]
• CDXA Reader (Gabest) [version 1.3.1572.0]
• DirectVobSub [version 2.37]
• Codec Tweak Tool [version 4.2.0]
• Win7DSFilterTweaker [version 2.8]
• GraphStudio [version 0.3.2.0]

K-Lite Codec Pack Changelog:

* Updated ffdshow to revision 3054
* Updated AC3Filter to version 1.62b
* Updated AC3File to version 0.7b
* Updated FLV splitter to version 1.2.1207.0
* Updated Gabest MPEG splitter to version 1.2.1207.0
* Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.20
* Added more file association options for audio file types
* Minor changes

Download K-Lite Codec Pack 5.05 : Full

Also Available:
K-Lite Codec Pack 5.05 : Mega
K-Lite Codec Pack 5.05 : Basic

K-Lite Codec Pack Changelog:

* Updated Media Player Classic Homecinema to version 1.2.1005.0
* Updated Media Player Classic to version 6.4.9.1 rev. 98
* Updated ffdshow to revision 2732
* Updated Gabest MPEG splitter to version 1.2.997.0
* Updated Gabest Ogg splitter to version 1.2.997.0
* Updated DirectVobSub to version 2.39.5.1
* Updated x264VFW to revision 1114
* Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.11
* Fixed small issue with internal filter configuration in MPC
* Fixed file association issue when using regular the version of MPC
* Fixed crash with DVD playback that was present in version 4.6.2
* Minor changes

Download K-Lite Codec Pack 4.70 : Full

Also Available:
K-Lite Codec Pack 4.70 : Mega
K-Lite Codec Pack 4.70 : Basic

Changelog:

* Added Media Player Classic Home Cinema version 1.1.843. This version of MPC has some new functionality. Such as internal DXVA decoders for H.264 and VC-1 video, and support for the video renderer EVR. At this moment the regular version of MPC is still included and used by default. Once the Home Cinema version becomes more stable, it will become the default.
* Please read the FAQ if you want to use the DXVA functionality of MPC-HC. All requirements to make it work are explained in there.
* Updated Media Player Classic to version 6.4.9.1 rev. 82
* Updated ffdshow to revision 2202
* Removed libtheora and tremor plugins for ffdshow. Libavcodec is used instead.
* Updated LAME MP3 ACM codec to version 3.98.2
* Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.7.7
* When creating file associations for WMP/BS.Player/ZoomPlayer, the icon of the player is used as filetype icon. The MPC style icons are now only used when associating files to MPC.
* Minor changes

Download K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 4.31

Also Available:
K-Lite Codec Pack 4.31 Full
K-Lite Codec Pack 4.31 Basic

Changelog 4.0.0 -> 4.1.0 | (2008-07-28)

* Updated Media Player Classic to version 6.4.9.1 rev. 72
* Updated ffdshow to revision 2055
* Downgraded Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder to version 8.1.0.1608 because a few people were having trouble with the newer version
* Updated AC3Filter to version 1.51a
* Updated x264VFW to revision 913
* Updated DirectVobSub to version 2.39
* Removed Indeo audio codec
* Removed Indeo IVF source filter
* Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.7.4
* Added an index to the FAQ
* Minor changes

Download K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 4.1.0

Also Available:
K-Lite Codec Pack 4.1.0 Full
K-Lite Codec Pack 4.1.0 Basic

Changelog 3.9.5 -> 4.0.0 | (2008-07-07)

• Updated Media Player Classic to version 6.4.9.1 rev. 55
• Updated Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder to version 8.1.0.1513
• Updated Updated ffdshow to revision 2035
• Updated Updated DivX to version 6.8.3
• Updated Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder to version 8.2.0.530
• Updated x264VFW to revision 889
• Updated LAME MP3 ACM codec to version 3.98
• Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.7.3

Download K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 4.0.0

Also Available:
K-Lite Codec Pack 4.0.0 Full
K-Lite Codec Pack 4.0.0 Basic

Changelog 3.8.5 -> 3.9.0 | (2008-04-15)

• Updated Media Player Classic to version 6.4.9.1 rev. 49
• Updated ffdshow to revision 1937
• Updated Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder to version 8.1.0.1513
• Updated madFLAC to version 1.8
• Updated Haali Media Splitter to version 1.8.122.18
• Updated DivX encoder to version 6.8.2.6
• Updated x264VFW to revision 808
• Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.6.3
• Changed default DivX decoder to ffdshow (on Win2000/XP)

Download K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 3.9.0

Also Available:
K-Lite Codec Pack 3.9.0 Full
K-Lite Codec Pack 3.9.0 Basic

Songbird is a desktop media player mashed-up with the Web. Songbird is committed to playing the music you want, from the sites you want, on the devices you want, challenging the conventions of discovery, purchase, consumption and organization of music on the Internet.

Songbird is a player and a platform. Like Firefox, Songbird is an open source, Open Web project built on the Mozilla platform. Songbird provides a public playground for Web media mash-ups by providing developers with both desktop and Web APIs, developer resources and fostering Open Web media standards, to wit, an Open Media Web.

Songbird 0.5 Final has entered the station with hundreds of bug-fixes and several new features:

Windows users have a shiny new MTP Add-on that introduces MTP Device Support! Most portable media players and cell phones integrate the MTP spec so try plugging in your device and share your findings on the MTP Device Compatibility Wiki Page. The extension requires Windows XP-SP2 or Vista, as well as WMP v11.

Media Views
Tired of music players that look like spreadsheets? Media Views provide new ways of displaying, manipulating, exploring, and contextualizing your media library. Songbird ships with two default views: a traditional playlist view, and a second playlist view with three filter panes. Developers can create new Media Views and upload them to the Add-ons site. This example media page replaces the standard playlist filters with tag clouds. To experience your music web 2.0 style, load your library, then select Tag Cloud from the View menu. Click the tags to toggle the filtering on and off.

Improved Filter Picker
Genre, Artist, and Album aren’t the only useful ways to filter your music collection. We’ve streamlined the filter picker list and fixed a few bugs that make it easier than ever to navigate your collection.

New List Background
After several requests from our community we’ve made our Library and Playlist backgrounds easier on your eyes. Keep sending us your ideas, suggestions, and requests, your feedback helps us improve the ‘bird!

Improved Rating UI
We’ve clarified the rating widget display by showing circles for unrated items and improved usability by allowing you to more easily change or un-rate a track.

Hot Keys on the Mac
Mac users, you can now use common hot-keys to quit, hide, or open Songbird preferences just like the rest of your applications. We also fixed the issue which allowed the application to be dragged under the menu bar, yay!

Always on Top
Never lose your Rubberducky Mini Player under a stack of windows! Now you can set it to always be on top. Any Feather developer can expose this feature in their feather.

Songbird 0.5 Download Page

The European Commission has fined US computer giant Microsoft for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour.

Microsoft must now pay a record 899m euros ($1.4bn; £680.9m) after it failed to comply with a 2004 ruling that it abused its position.

The ruling said that Microsoft was guilty of not providing key code to rival software makers.

EU regulators said the firm was the first to break an EU anti-trust ruling.

The fines come on top of earlier fines of 280m euros imposed in July 2006, and of 497m euros in March 2004.

“Microsoft was the first company in 50 years of EU competition policy that the Commission has had to fine for failure to comply with an antitrust decision,” Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said in a statement.

Future improvements?

An investigation concluded in 2004 that Microsoft was guilty of freezing out rivals in products such as media players, while unfairly linking its Explorer internet browser to its Windows operating system at the expense of rival servers.

The European Court of First Instance upheld this ruling last year, which ordered Microsoft to pay 497m euros for abusing its dominant market position. Last week, the firm announced that it would open up the technology of some of its leading software, including Windows, to make it easier to operate with rivals’ products.

“As we demonstrated last week with our new interoperability principles and specific actions to increase the openness of our products, we are focusing on steps that will improve things for the future,” Microsoft said.

Further cases

But the firm is still being pursued by Brussels.

Last month, the European Commission launched two new anti-competition investigations against Microsoft into similar issues.

The first will look at whether there are still problems regarding Microsoft abusing its dominance of the PC market to grab market share of the internet.

The Commission will also investigate the continued interoperability of Microsoft software with rival products.

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