K-Lite Codec Pack Basic

KLCP·CodecGuide.K-LiteCodecPack.Basic

A collection of DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs, and tools.

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. There are four variants of the K-Lite Codec Pack: The basic variant contains everything you need to play all the common video file formats. Such as AVI, MKV, MP4, OGM, and FLV. This pack is for those who like a small no-nonsense pack. It is small, but powerful. The standard variant contains a few additional features compared to the basic variant. It contains Media Player Classic, which is an excellent player for video files. This pack is recommended for the average user. The full variant has some extras compared to the standard variant. It additionally contains GraphStudioNext, and a few extra DirectShow filters. The mega variant is the most complete pack. It additionally contains VFW/ACM codecs for video encoding/editing. For detailed tables with comparisons of the abilities and contents of the different variants of the codec pack, have a look at the comparison of abilities and comparison of contents pages.