Supported File Formats
In addition to file formats that are supported by default
(MP3, AVI, WAV, MPG etc) you can install DirectShow filters
to add support for new file types
DirectShow Filters
Extension |
Description |
Codec/Filter/Driver |
MP4 |
MPEG 4 audio and/or video |
3ivx D4 (30 days demo) |
M4A |
MPEG 4 audio only |
3ivx D4 (30 days demo) |
MOV, QT |
Apple QuickTime |
QuickTime Alternative (includes AAC decoder) |
OGG, SPX, FLAC, ... |
Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Theora, FLAC, and WebM |
Xiph.Org Directshow Filters (Open Source) |
Encoders
Extension |
Description |
Encoder Software |
FLAC |
Free lossless audio codec |
FLAC for Windows (Open Source) |
OGG |
Open Source media file |
OggEnc (Open Source) |
SPX |
Speex: A free codec for free speech |
Speex Windows binaries (Open Source) |
Other Useful Sources
- wmplugins.com
- Official resources for Microsoft Windows MediaPlayer
- ffdshow
- Open Source DivX and XviD encoder/decoder
- RareWares
- Collection of audio codecs for various platforms
- vorbis.com
- Home of the Open Source Ogg Vorbis format
- free-codecs.com
- Collecions of misc. codecs
- coreaac.corecodec.org
- DirectShow filter for AAC
- FLAC
- Free lossless audio codec
- Real Alternative
- Play RealMedia files without RealPlayer
- BeSweet
- Audio transcoding tool that supports MP3,AC3,WAV,MP2,AVI,Aiff,VOB,Ogg Vorbis
- WMP Audio Lossless Guide
- How to play FLAC, ACE etc. using Windows Media Player and add these files to Media Library
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