If you want to install a particular codec for playing a file on Windows Media Player, you need first know the exactly missing codec, which usually requires the help of third-party detector software (MediaInfo, VideoInspector, and Codec Installer are good options. They can read the video information, check the video/audio codec, and even direct you to the sources where you can download the missing codec). Meanwhile, here is a way you may also give a try without asking for help from these tools:
Due to different scenarios, the way above to check out the missing codec would not always workable. Therefore, by comparison, we strongly recommend that you update the Windows Media Player codec packs or install an all-round codec pack that contains most codecs, as the parts below show.
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WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro can read data information in a wide range of video/audio formats. You can use it to view video or audio codec, bit rate, resolution, aspect ratio, frame ratio, sample rate, etc. Meanwhile, it can convert files to be compatible with the player for easy viewing without installing Windows Media Player codecs.
We have summarized all the practical methods of updating, installing and finding downloadable codecs for Windows Media Player. These methods are well tested and effective in most cases. Go and try them.
With Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7, you already have a very powerful tool for playing, managing, synchronizing and copying of video and audio files.If you are using an earlier version of Windows such as Windows XP, we recommend that you install the current version of media player, to the benefit of all features and functionality.Download - Windows Media Player for Windows XP
It is very easy to play a video file by using Windows Media Player. If you save a video file on your hard disk, double-click the file to launch. You can watch videos on the Internet (such as the library of ARD or ZDF) by using Windows Media Player, you might need a small browser add-on program for it. To do this, follow these steps: more in the following parts of this series.1. Click Start.2. Type Media Player in the seach box.3. Click Windows Media Player in the Programs list.4. Windows Media Player is started. In the left navigation pane, you will find your Videos library. Click it to view all the video files associated with this library.If the video you want to play is on your hard disk, but not in this library, you should add the video to the Videos library so taht you can access it at any time via the Windows Media Player. To do this, right-click Videos.5. Click Manage Video library.6. In the right pane, click Add, specify the location where you put your videos, and then click Include folder.7. Click OK. All videos that you save in this folderare automatically added to the library.8. Tip:To play a video file immediately in the media player and also automatically add it to the videos library, click the corresponding file entry in the Windows Explorer, right-click and then click Add to the Windows Media Player playlist.
To properly play video (and even music files), Windows Media Player required an appropriate codec. Codecs are small programs that encode digital signals in a file or data and decode. Only in this way, the player can interpret the streams as a music or film and play correctly. If a codec is missing in the system, the corresponding video file cannot be played. You will receive an error message.Because Windows Media Player is well equipped with and all major audio and video formats - including 3GP, AAC, AVCHD, MPEG-4, WMV and WMA and AVI, DivX, mov, and XviD files, this error message generally does not appear.
You can easily control what codecs are already installed and ensure that the media player when loads automatically new codecs from the Internet.1. Click Start.2. Type Media Player in the search box 3. Click Windows Media Player.4. The Windows Media Player is started. If the row that contains the menu commands is hidden, press [CTRL] and [M] at the same time. Then in the menu bar, click Help.5. Click About Windows Media Player.6. The following dialog box, click Technical Support Inoformation.7. Windows Media Player opens then a technical details list view in your browser. Scroll to the Video Codecs section. You will see all codecs and file formats supported by the respective codec.
You can configure the Windows Media Player so that it automatically downloads and installs updates and codec enhancements from the Internet when available. This makes more sense in most cases than manually in the Internet codec packs to search for. Some of the circulating on the Internet, free codec packs are not mature or with malicious software. In the worst cases, these programs break the functionality of Windows Media Player.1. Start Windows Media Player as described above, and then click Tools on the menu bar.2. Click Options.3. On the Player tab, select either Once a day or Once a weekunder Automatic updates.4. Click OK.
The package detects the best proof tested settings with additional options for CPU, GPU, and DXVA compatibility. Audio options during install allow users to set output from basic 2.0 channel stereo, right up to 7.1 channel output. Digital audio S/PDIF / HDMI passthrough for home theatre systems can be set by the user to output Dolby Digital AC3, Dolby Digital Plus E-AC3, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD, even multichannel non-AC3/DTS audio (for example 5.1 channel FLAC) can be set to encode as AC3 and output to digital S/PDIF / HDMI. Included in the package are a number of encoder codec's, allowing you to encode files in formats such as DivX and XviD in your favourite encoding application. Please note that protected formats may require a specific player. 32-bit and 64-bit version of Windows Media Player are supported as well as most other players. The package supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.
Media Player Codec Pack supercharges your Windows Media Player by adding support for dozens of new video and audio formats. If you'd rather not download a universal player to play all of your favorite songs and movies, this will be an essential boost to your built-in media player.
This comprehensive pack adds support for FLAC, MP4, FLV, and other video formats as well as some obscure audio files on both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. You can install it by choosing between two installation modes -- easy and detailed. We recommend using detailed as you will be able to control exactly which items to install. Media Player Codec Pack sets itself up with recommended settings, but you can change its surround sound, compression, and other settings to fine-tune your media player completely. You can even choose which codec packs you want and which can save space if you think there are some formats you'll never use. Once you have Media Player Codec Pack installed, Windows Media Player plays all of the listed formats without much of a hitch. Additionally, all resolutions, including High-definition (HD) and Standard-definition (SD), are supported.
If you're happy with Windows Media Player but just want it to play more file types, then Media Player Codec Pack is for you. It saves you the trouble of downloading a new media player just to play the files you couldn't otherwise play using your standard media player. 2ff7e9595c
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