ffdshow is a DirectShow filter and VFW codec for many audio and video formats, such as DivX, Xvid and H.264. Over 70 bugs have been fixed, codecs have been updated, and support for a few new formats has been added in the tryouts. Vista is now supported.

XP Codec Pack is one of the most completed codec packs which helps you to play all major audio and video formats.

- AC3Filter 1.51a
- AVI Splitter 1.0.0.9
- CDXA Reader 1.0.0.2
- CoreAAC (AAC Decoder) 1.2.0
- CoreFlac Decoder 0.4
- FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 2008.07.05
- GPL MPEG-1/2 Decoder 0.1.2.0
- Matroska Splitter 1.0.3.0
- Media Player Classic 6.4.9.1
- OggSplitter/CoreVorbis 1.1.0.79
- RadLight APE Filter 1.0.0.4
- RadLight MPC Filter 1.0.0.4
- RadLight OFR Filter 1.0.0.4
- RealMedia Splitter 1.0.1.2
- RadLight TTA Filter 1.0.0.2
- The Codec Detective 2.0
- VSFilter (DirectVobSub) 2.38

StarCodec is a codec pack, an installer of codecs for playing media files and is distributed free of charge. StarCodec provide a convenient and stable media environment with audio environment option, video quality option and including stable and excellent codecs. StarCodec is optimized for various media players. Includes XviD, DivX, ffdshow, x264, MPEG-1/2, MP3, OGG, AC3, DTS codecs. Version 20080624 updates ffdshow tryouts 2021, MediaInfo 0.7.7.2, DivX 6.8.3 and x264 encoder 20080618.

A pack of codecs, including/understanding all that it is necessary to read all the findable videos on Internet and encoder
A pack of codecs, including/understanding all that it is necessary to read all the findable videos on Internet and encoder in DivX 5 Pro, XviD, Real, QuickTime.

This software provides a single interface to enable you to manage all its components.

It makes it possible to decontaminate and reactivate the codecs in real time, to reinstall the codecs failing

Just the most used (popular) codecs are included (see below). If you are looking for a big pack with lots of codecs, filters, tools, this is the wrong place. Lots of codecs can mess up your Windows.

Unlike other codec packs, you can select the components you want to install, you get uninstall support, detection for previous installed versions, update for new versions - you don’t have to download the whole pack again.