Recommended free codecs to play DVD in Windows Media Player 11? [closed]
Solution 1:
Most MPEG-2 codecs are hard to find by themselves, as nowadays most people just download codec packs and don't bother with individual codecs. You can download such a codec pack and then extract the ones that interest you.
The latest K-Lite pack contains two MPEG-2 codecs:
- MPEG-2 (Cyberlink) [version 8.4.0.205]
- MPEG-2 (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.4]
If you want a very complete codec pack, use the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack. It is the K-Lite variant with the most codecs. However, as far as MPEG-2 codecs are concerned, only these two codecs are included in all K-Lite versions.
To find a codec's filename, you can use InstalledCodec :
InstalledCodec is a small utility displays the list of all Codec drivers and DirectShow filters currently installed on your system. For each component the following information is displayed: Display Name, Type, Disabled Status, Installed/Modified Time, Description, Company Name, Filename, and more...
Installing a codec is normally only a matter of copying it to its place (normally system32) and issuing regsvr32 on it. See this guide:
How to install/uninstall DLL and AX codec/filter files
Solution 2:
I came accross the GPL MPEG-1/2 DirectShow Decoder Filter which gives DVD playback in WMP.
The only possible problem was a warning from the Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility that it does not support synchronization - not a problem for me.