Free package of media player codecs that can improve audio/video playback

K-Lite Codec Pack Full

K-Lite Codec Pack 5.40 (Full)

  -  14.2 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    K-Lite Codec Pack Full 18.6.5

  • Operating System

    Windows XP / XP64 / Vista / Vista64 / Windows 7 / Windows 7 64

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  • Author / Product

    Codec Guide / External Link

  • Filename

    K-Lite_Codec_Pack_540_Full.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    513002ef3ff75592dc5f3e125a4fc187

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of K-Lite Codec Pack 5.40 (Full).


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What's new in this version:

* Updated Media Player Classic Home Cinema to version 1.3.1330.0
* Added version 1.2.1008 of MPC-HC as alternative for those who have problems with the newer versions
* Updated ffdshow to revision 3126
* Added preferred filter tweaker for Windows 7
* Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.24
* Options to install secondary decoders: DivX H.264 decoder, Monogram AAC decoder, Gabest AVI splitter
* Secondary decoders are disabled by default and can be activated with the Codec Tweak Tool
* Fixed settings issue when user chose to store MPC settings in an INI file
* Moved Media Player Classic DXVA options to a separate page so that people notice it better
* The DXVA H.264 decoder is now disabled by default to prevent people with a buggy graphics driver to get playback troubles
* Minor changes Contents of version 5.4.0: Player: Media Player Classic Homecinema [version 1.3.1330.0] Media Player Classic Homecinema [version 1.2.1008.0] ffdshow: ffdshow [revision 3128] ffdshow VFW interface DirectShow video decoding filters: XviD [version 1.2.2] DivX H.264 [version 8.2.0.26] On2 VP7 [version 7.0.10.0] MPEG-2 (Cyberlink) [version 8.4.0.923] MPEG-2 (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.4] DirectShow audio decoding filters: AC3/DTS/LPCM/MP1/MP2 (AC3Filter) [version 1.63b] Vorbis (CoreVorbis) [version 1.1.0.79] AAC (MONOGRAM) [version 0.9.6.0] DirectShow audio parsers: FLAC (madFLAC) [version 1.8] WavPack (CoreWavPack) [version 1.1.1] MusePack (MONOGRAM) [version 0.9.2.0 | 0.4.0.0] Monkey's Audio (DCoder) [version 1.0] OptimFROG (RadLight) [version 1.0.0.1] AMR (MONOGRAM) [version 1.0.1.0] DC-Bass Source [version 1.2.0] AC3/DTS Source (AC3File) [version 0.7b] DirectShow source filters: Haali Media Splitter [version 1.9.42.1] AVI splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.9] MP4 splitter (Gabest) [version 1.3.1290.0] Matroska splitter (Gabest) [version 1.3.1290.0] Ogg splitter (Gabest) [version 1.3.1290.0] MPEG PS/TS splitter (Gabest) [version 1.3.1290.0] FLV splitter (Gabest) [version 1.3.1290.0] CDXA Reader (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.2] DirectShow subtitle filter: DirectVobSub (a.k.a. VSFilter) [version 2.39.5.3] DirectVobSub (a.k.a. VSFilter) [version 2.33] Other filters: Haali Video Renderer [version 1.9.42.1] VFW video codecs: XviD [version 1.2.2] On2 VP7 [version 7.0.10.0] huffyuv [version 2.1.1 CCE Patch 0.2.5] YV12 (Helix) [version 1.2] ACM audio codecs: MP3 (LAME) [version 3.98.2] AC3ACM [version 1.4] Tools: Codec Tweak Tool [version 4.0.2] Win7DSFilterTweaker [version 1.9] MediaInfo Lite [version 0.7.24] VobSubStrip [version 0.11] GraphStudio [version 0.3.2.0] Haali Muxer Bitrate Calculator