Which XviD decoder to install?

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RickD

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#53631 11-Dec-2009 21:14

For XviD playback is it better to install the XviD codec or ffdshow? If I just install XviD codec will I be able to play DivX as well?
Is there a performance or video quality difference between using the XviD codec or ffdshow?

Cheers!

Damager

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#281646 11-Dec-2009 21:36

ffdshow definitely :-) does divx too.

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rvangelder

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#281659 11-Dec-2009 23:11

ffdshow-tryout. i've had it through vista media center, windows 7 media center rc, to windows 7 media center rtm. works as it should.

richms

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#281667 11-Dec-2009 23:26

I had the real divx codec once, and it was putting a watermark on things at random. So out that went and in went ffdshow and no problems. Plus ffdshow has lots of processing options that make low bitrate stuff more tollerable like deblocking etc.

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hbk

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#281907 13-Dec-2009 10:52

Cheers, installed ffdshow.

old3eyes

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#281994 13-Dec-2009 19:05

richms: I had the real divx codec once, and it was putting a watermark on things at random. So out that went and in went ffdshow and no problems. Plus ffdshow has lots of processing options that make low bitrate stuff more tollerable like deblocking etc.

You can remove the watermark in the setup options..

Regards,

Old3eyes

allstarnz

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#282186 14-Dec-2009 10:46

+1 for ffdshow, nice and simple. Also works well together with Haali Media Splitter