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Why use a codec pack for a single codec? On windows you can use FFDSHOW or LAV or XVID to decode divx.

• velodrome 13y ago
  It does have options. You can choose what to install in the codec pack.
• Daiz 13y ago
  Installing separate decoders for every single format is just dumb and a waste of time. Something like LAV Filters will handle pretty much everything you throw at it, and on top of that you just need a media player like MPC-HC and a decent subtitle renderer like xy-vsfilter. Incidentally, this is pretty much exactly what CCCP gives you with a simple single installer.
• jules 13y ago
  Because my time is more valuable than 2MB of disk space.
  • Semaphor 13y ago
    So install CCCP and not a codec pack :)
    • cdash 13y ago
      I thought CCCP is a codec pack, it's in the name?
      • makomk 13y ago
        At this point, I think the only codec CCCP installs by default is LAV, and it may not even include any other codecs anymore; it's called a codec pack mostly for historical reasons. The main advantage of CCCP is that it has sensible default settings and a good configuration app. It also installs various non-codec DirectShow filters for stuff like subtitle support.
        • Semaphor 13y ago
          Gabest's FLV Splitter is a FLV decoder. Personally I do not think 2 codecs are commonly understood as a codec pack but HN strongly disagrees. The funny thing is that when people complain about codec packs in general it's that they bloat your system with tons of codecs you do not need, not that you get one codec for nearly everything and one for FLV.
    • FedRegister 13y ago
      CCCP = combined community codec pack
      • Semaphor 13y ago
        Yes, but it's not what's commonly understood as codec pack.
        • josteink 13y ago
          I would say it's exactly what is understood as a codec pack.
          • Semaphor 13y ago
            I always thought codec pack was seen as a pack of several codecs and not just two.
      • Semaphor 13y ago
        I do not see 2 codecs as a pack.
        • FedRegister 13y ago
          The current incarnation is only two codecs, but previous versions had more. If anything it's a testament to the maturity of LAV Filters now.
          • Semaphor 13y ago
            The version I knew when I started using it had only ffdshow.