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K-Lite Codec Pack Description
K-Lite (Mega) Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video components for Microsoft Windows that enable the operating system and its software to playback various audio and video formats generally not supported by the operating system itself. K-Lite Codec Pack also includes several related tools, including Media Player Classic, GSpot Codec Information Appliance and Codec Tweak Tool.
K-Lite Codec Pack Edition
K-Lite Codec Pack is a big family. There are six different editions of K-Lite Codec Pack. Now let’s have a look at them.
1. Basic: The Basic edition is the smallest edition and enables a Microsoft Windows computer to play Matroska(MKV), MP4, Ogg and Adobe Flash video (FLV) files in addition to various types of AVI files. It only consists of ffdshow (for audio and video decoding), DirectVobSub (for subtitle decoding), Codec Tweak Tool and four other minor components. This edition does not come with Media Player Classic.
2. Standard: The Standard edition includes all features of the Basic edition plus a DVD Video decoder, Media Info Lite and Media Player Classic Homecinema. This editions enables DVD playback in Microsoft Windows. The author recommends this package for normal users.
3. Full: The Full edition includes 31 additional components and four additional tools in addition to those included in Standard edition and adds video encoding capabilities to Microsoft Windows PCs. However, no encoding or conversion tool is included in the package.
4. Corporate: The Corporate edition has does not include 5 of the components included in Full edition and has a different DVD Video decoder component than the one that is present in Full edition. The author recommends this package for corporate environments.
5. Mega: The K-Lite Mega Codec Pack is a combination of K-Lite Codec Pack Full, Real Alternative and 14 other additional components not present in any other edition. Amongst these components, there is the original Media Player Classic (along with Media Player Classic Homecinema), GSpot Codec Information Appliance and FourCC Changer.
6. 64-bit: The 64-bit K-Lite Codec Pack is an independent package of 64-bit codecs that can be used with 64-bit players on a 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows and can co-exist side by side with one of the other editions.
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