FFDSHOW rev. 1355 (20070715) (open source)

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joekatz 18 Jun 2009 1:24 FFDSHOW rev. 3004 (20090614)
The review from "Ultragod" should be removed. His main points about FFdshow are wrong. 1) FFdshow + MPC play flv files, downloaded from youtube today, without problems. 2)FFdshow does react to the changes. Of course one has to click on "Apply". 3) The rest of his review is about other software. FFdshow is essential software, such as Winrar or 7zip, Haali splitter and Media Player Classic.
Rikoshay 16 Jun 2009 23:06 FFDSHOW rev. 3004 (20090614)
To the last reviewer, this piece of software is still better than many codec packs and players that have it built in, due to its flexibility, performance, and customizations. It CAN play most if not all the file types of YouTube, including h.264 HD movies, although it isn't completely optimized for h.264 yet. But it's great for MP3, AAC, AC3, etc. Not to mention that it DOES have an equalizer option in the Audio decoder settings, it's under EQUALIZER! Also, in order to see the change so you don't have to close it, you have the video running in the player (this is true for MPC), you just right-click, select the Filters Tab and open FFDShow from there. And I agree somewhat about the base and treble thing, but that's what your control panel is for; you set it up there and you customize your equalizer on your player or something else appropriately. If you want hand-controlled base and treble on-the-fly, hook up a receiver or something :P.
Ultragod 07 Jun 2009 1:49 FFDSHOW rev. 2981 (20090601)
This USED TO BE the best codec package. Now U don't even need a codec package at all! =) Just get 'Gom Player' - but it can't play some MP3 & video, so use 'VLC Player' 4 the remainder, & 4 what VLC can't do (or if U prefer uber-detailed playlist fiddling) use 'Foobar' player. So, between Gom, VLC, & Foobar, U can play whatever. I USED 2 use FFDSHOW + MPC (Media Player Classic) & Real Alternative (like MPC) - BUT, these programs no longer play the new Youtube format (they altered it - but others ignore the crippleware hack they have done). I guess my point is, WTF good is a codec package that can't play everything? Gom plays the most stuff (video-wise). VLC is flexible in some neat ways, & Foobar is great 4 MP3 types that Gom can't play (because they R retarded Asians who haven't got a clue that MP3 is the #1 most common media format - DUH!! - lots of sub-types of MP3 tho'!) The #1 most annoying thing about FFDSHOW now (for the past couple years actually) is it no longer reacts 2 changes in settings. U literally have 2 adjust something, then CLOSE THE PLAYER, Re-Launch the player, then C if the color or whatever other changes U made have the effect U like. THis is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!! That is just LLLLAAAMMMEEE! WTF! It USED 2 @ least RESPOND 2 your commands! =)) What a fuking piece of CRAP! Used 2 B kewl, but they lost their way - total bongheads or something. WTF good is a codec pack that makes U re-load the fuking player just 2 C if tweaking this slider or that on your EQ has the effect U wanted? OMG! HAHAHA =)) U R kidding right? What a sick joke this codec pack is! HAHAHA LoL ROFL!! N E way, pass this junk by - use Gom, VLC, & Foobar - end or story. & Winamp of course is GARBAGE! Aimp2 Portable is interesting tho' - if U wanna' pitch-shift yer' MP3 LoL - doesn't have a high pass filter tho', & U can't just double the bass - but must do everything. What would B nice is a codec pack with the following features 2 add 2 Gom - a 'Gom Fixer' U might call it: 1) Standard Windows skin (none of this chrome or jellybean bullsh*t). 2) Functions arranged in TABS (like a multi-tabbed web browser), instead of INSANE ANNOYING UNMANAGEABLE POPUP WINDOWS! If U wanna' adjust color, click the 'color' tab, & have everything right there instead of a bunch of maddening submenus, etc. 3) Compatability with ALL MP3 variants. Half the MP3 out there, Gom can't even play. That's just sad (& VLC is wierd & ugly 2 use, & Foobar is overcomplicated) 4) Variable high pass filter (so can get more mileage out of yoru sound by removing the sub-bass yer speakers can'reproduce - but just distort when they try) 5) BASS & TREBBLE SLIDER CONTROL!! WTF is with all these GD codecs & players with the multi-band EQ?!?! Everybody ass-raping each other bending over trying 2 repeat Winamp's MISTAKE!!! That's right: MISTAKE! Oh no - let's not make it easy & quick 2 dial in a sound. Let's make people have 2 flick through 9 or more different little MICROSCOPIC sliders - ROFL!! IDIOCY! 6) About point #5, the bass & treble control should B SHELVING. That means, not just a 'hump' @ this or that frequency, but go ALL the way up & down. This gives INSANE deep, solid bass response 4 instance =) Ideally could choose what the center frequency & 'Q' (bandwidth) of the controls R as well. 7) Fuking SKIP forward & back control! WTF is with these rice heads & their retarded omission of skip buttons? OMFG!! Gom - written by a bunch of retards! 8) About point #1, that 'standard Windows skin' thing should NOT have their 'take' on it where U end up stopping/pausing the damn media any time U click ANYWHERE on the damn window. That should ONLY occur when U click the actual video or the play bar or something like that - not the damn FRAME~!! 9) Steal the pitch shift element from AIMP2 =) BUT, make it so can just double the LOW stuff down, so ADDS some sub-bass - not destroys the ENTIRE sound spectrum. Knowadimean? It's a neat toy, but needs that feature added - so can use it as an EHHANCEMENT tool 2 extend the LOWS, & not just something that can only pitch shift/alter the ENTIRE thing. Bla bla - not like N E 1 will listen. U wonder Y nobody buys 'multimedia PCs' & still just goes 2 the Best Buy & picks up a fukin' DVD 'just fukin' worx' box & so on? WELL THIS IS WHY!! Oh yea' - I wanna have 2 navigate through a bunch of submenus, instead of a cheap $30 DVD box that will give me COMMON SENSE like bass & treble slider - NOT!! If U 'PC Heads' expect market penetration, U gotta' start using some COMMON SENSE! WTF with this Winamp crazyness. Where's my fukin' bass & trebble slider? =D GIVE IT 2 MEEE! Yeesh - retards!! Programmers R fukin' retards - seriously
geaf 12 Mar 2009 5:15 FFDSHOW rev. 2754 (20090310)
This is THE only decoder you probably need to playback the video files you 'obtain' on your PC. It handles all the popular formats like Xvid, DivX, mpeg4 and MPG,MPEG and even MKV easily. What are you reading these for...just download it now!
tribbb 12 Mar 2009 2:30 FFDSHOW rev. 2754 (20090310)
the day i used ffdshow i stopped using anything else. gr8 stuff. btw : r2754 is corrupted ? "Setup files are corrupted, obtain a new install file" that's the message i got.
PVR4me 27 Oct 2008 10:25 FFDSHOW rev. 2253 (20081026)
FFdshow is great for pros, and pro-ams But so is CCCP. And CCCP takes the pain of learning out of FFshow nightlies for everyone else Once upon a time I used FFdshow nightlies
blackmoor 31 Aug 2008 17:50 FFDSHOW rev. 2094 (20080830)
I've been using these "nightly builds" for several years now and without this, my HTPC would be a far inferior beast for all it's processing and graphical power. Read ALL the information you can find on this software and suitable settings (for example, www.team-mediaportal.com forums), read it again, then install it, set it up, and enjoy vastly superior images, especially on large HD1080p screens. Or, keep using 'one setting suits all' products from your regular over-priced vendors. It did take me a while to work everything out, but I can now take a fresh install and customise it appropriately in 2 mins, so it's not difficult, but I will admit that I couldn't have done this with any degree of certainty until I actually researched the software. However, When you buy a car, do you expect the Owners Manual to tell you EVERYTHING about the vehicle, or do you rely on third party manuals, expert mechanics and home-trained motoring geeks? Same with this - let the developers do the good stuff designing the beastie, and let the geeks have fun breaking it, working out what works for them (the developers might not even know this!) and then publishing their findings online. Seriously good results - my wife even commented on it...
Rikoshay 15 Jan 2008 5:44 FFDSHOW rev. 1771 (20080113)
I think I said it before, but the best builds so far come from msvc 2003. Was able to fix playback of a movie that seemed to have delay problems with when I got it.
Xplorer4 14 Jan 2008 16:58 FFDSHOW rev. 1771 (20080113)
And there has only been 3 official betas, the rest simply nightly builds pretty much.
avoidz 30 Dec 2007 4:44 FFDSHOW rev. 1734 (20071229)
Yeah, of course there will be beta versions, but FFDSHOW has been this way for a long time, and there's rarely any change log made available.
enpipi 12 Dec 2007 11:03 FFDSHOW rev. 1695 (20071210)
For all you guys mewling and pewking as Shakespeare would say ... In order to improve software, beta versions and voluntary bug reports are necessary. New versions mean new solutions and new functionality.
peter_new 30 Nov 2007 7:17 FFDSHOW rev. 1650 (20071128)
When there's going to be a stable version again???
avoidz 16 Nov 2007 2:42 FFDSHOW rev. 1606 (20071114)
Yeah, still good, but just how many revisions of this thing are there going to be?? The 2004 stable version works well; is anyone on this project going to release a final stable one? Otherwise, FFDSHOW is becoming less and less essential...
majiktrip 21 Oct 2007 11:50 FFDSHOW rev. 1548 (20071019)
worked perfectly
MightyOne 15 Oct 2007 9:09 FFDSHOW rev. 1530 (20071014)
I'd be more impressed at this stage if FFDSHOW would surpass the 100 or so beta versions and come up with another Stable Version. Did all the good programmers leave ? ? ?
Dast 23 Sep 2007 16:12 FFDSHOW rev. 1471 (20070909)
Minus a star for this build because it doesn't seem to be able to handle subtitles (vobsubs) correctly. I'm using the stable build until this is solved.
Sliztzan 17 Sep 2007 5:31 FFDSHOW rev. 1471 (20070909)
In the beginnings of this codec they claim it was so much less CPU intensive than Divx. I don't know, I'm just taking their word for it. Now Divx codec has improved greatly from the early days so I've been testing this claim and don't see any improvement in CPU usage over the current Divx codec. The advantage this filter has over Divx is that after installation it will play most any video you have no matter what codec it uses. This is something Divx can't do.
joekb10 13 Sep 2007 18:31 FFDSHOW rev. 1471 (20070909)
A bug is found in VobSub of Subtitles section for bulit 1471 (20070909). It doesn't start up until I open the video window several times and it shows in the wrong position on screen. Yes, .srt and other format subtitle file just works great.
MightyOne 04 Jul 2007 5:02 FFDSHOW rev. 1324 (20070701) Beta 3
Excellent Package. From my understanding, this is codec manager as well. You can pick and choose and install different codecs and tell fdshow to use them instead of the pre-installed...should u want to. Its been working pretty good for me...but every know and then....something goes amiss. Not the greatest with .264. A MUST have if u ask me.
earthasa 12 Jun 2007 21:00 FFDSHOW rev. 1280 (20070612)
I am very happy with it. Only problem feature for me is the AC3 encoded output; it doesn't work with all audio sources, so I am forced to leave it disabled. IDEAL would be if it was only used for multi-channel (>3 ch) output, since spdif devices can all handle stereo pcm that the sound card outputs, compressing stereo/mono audio and losing quality doesn't make sense.
Qbidiot 05 Jun 2007 5:01 FFDSHOW rev. 1245 (20070604)
This software is absolutely fantastic. I only wish there was a change log. Would be nice to know if it's worth updating every other day.
joeb10 07 May 2007 21:04 FFDSHOW rev. 1133 (200700504)
Years ago, I refuse to trust this filter when I found it somehow was installing some codecs that doesn't always work until now it works perfect. Quicker response, no skippy frames and the best of all is no "blue screen of death". Works so good when using this filter with media player classic. I like what this filter has is the subtitle displayer with lots of styles to choose from. More user friendly than it was ever before. Keep it up, it's worth it.
BcMester 05 May 2007 2:15 FFDSHOW rev. 1133 (200700504)
I love the thing, I've never had ANY playback problems since I use it, but will the new version ever get out of beta? :)
Rikoshay 01 Mar 2007 17:07 FFDSHOW rev. 960(20070223)
A few weeks ago I had some problems running .MKV and even .OGM files. I just couldn't get a proper setup to watch anime with the Japanese audio as the one to play. Before this, I used MPC and the Ogg Splitter to play .ogg files and AAC, but finally decided to use FFDshow to playback those files... ...It works perfectly. Now I can normalize it properly in FFDshow, and use Matroska Media Splitter to play the .mkv files with Jpn audio first. Great down-mixing capabilities and fast, reliable seeking in the movies.
bigdog660 01 Feb 2007 8:52 FFDSHOW rev. 858 (20070130)
Just waiting for Dolby Digital Plus support ;-)
avoidz 18 Jan 2007 15:16 FFDSHOW rev. 788 (20070117)
This is essential software. But with no real changelog I'm not downloading the latest version. I still use ffdshow-20041012-sse2 with no problems.
jbeale 30 Dec 2006 15:25 FFDSHOW rev. 723 (20061229)
Beta FFDShow rev723 (20061229) fixes a problem with the current "stable" version, in that most codecs were not working under VirtualDub (which uses the VfW interface). EG. MPEG4, MPEG2 did not work. They do work on my machine with the rev723 version.
Zeos 11 Dec 2006 21:30 FFDSHOW rev. 684 (20061211)
FFDshow is all you need.. But why has a new version come out 10 times in the last 3 weeks? What problems are they fixing?
leviticus 10 Dec 2006 19:32 FFDSHOW rev. 673 (20061210)
Best codec out there!
neokilly 30 Nov 2006 7:33 FFDSHOW rev. 598 (20061127)
Yes, why the changelog disappeared for the last versions? It's more difficult to know if the new version is worth being installed if we don't know where the changes are IMHO
Xplorer4 30 Nov 2006 2:13 FFDSHOW rev. 598 (20061127)
Hell any more I only use this codec. :)
avoidz 19 Nov 2006 21:00 FFDSHOW rev. 529 (20061113)
Anyone got a changelog for this version?
thekingo7 13 Nov 2006 17:59 FFDSHOW rev. 514
This is an amazing little codec, would give it 10 stars if I could, can handle almost anything, and runs very smoothly in the backround.
thegadget 12 Nov 2006 10:23 FFDSHOW rev420
Every time I received a new avi from my supplier it needed a different codec for Windows MP10 - got real fed up ! Uninstall all the codecs - install FFDSHOW - plays everything - and with much better sound quality -stereo sounds like stereo now !
Xplorer4 11 Nov 2006 2:59 FFDSHOW rev420
This is one of only 2 codecs I use. I don;t bother with codec packs ffdshow and X-Vid MPEG 4 get all my jobs done. :)
levidos 25 Jun 2006 11:11 FFDSHOW 2006-05-26
"After our reviewers tried FFDSHOW they removed the DivX codecs from their PCs and never looked back." It's true. I don't use anything else anymore... :D
davide 25 Jun 2006 3:43 FFDSHOW 2006-05-26
Hi, this is my first posting! I updated to the latest version and had conflicts with WMP11 and PowerDVD which wouldn't play my avi files. I uninstalled the latest ffdshow 2006-05-06 and reinstalled 2005-12 which resolved the problem! At the time I didn't have time to play with the settings, which could be the problem. Never mind, I'll report back once I have a spare 5 mins. Apart from that previous versions have been faultless!
cyclope87 30 Apr 2006 7:29 FFDSHOW 2006-04-20 SSE
thaks for all
avoidz 23 Apr 2006 4:14 FFDSHOW 2006-04-20 SSE
@ michi90 - it does look different on my PC, but if these later builds DO work better on most people's systems I'll take your word for it and use them. And yes, an updated Changelog would be nice with each new release.
OAKside24 23 Apr 2006 0:39 FFDSHOW 2006-04-20 SSE
I'd appreciate if I knew the Who What When Where *Why on all these FFDSHOW releases. There is no changelog, notes, description since way back. Please..
amarinci 21 Apr 2006 16:09 FFDSHOW 2006-04-13 SSE
This is alfa and omega for *.avi files.
michi90 29 Mar 2006 11:51 FFDSHOW 2005-12-21 SSE
"ffdshow-20041012-sse2.exe Sourceforge build is the best version of this excellent codec pack. The picture quality on the older build is much better than newer FFDSHOWs" I don't think so. In my eyes there are no visual differences. Newer versions (I'm using 20050803) have the advantage of stable overlay colors, when you run ffdshow settings (and you don't have to re-adjust your settings anymore for example with zoomplayer overlay reset etc.). In earlier (official) versions (2004) you have to use the overlay setting inside ffdshow to adjust the picture.
khalid80 21 Mar 2006 8:10 FFDSHOW 2005-12-21 SSE
good goood good
Rikoshay 13 Mar 2006 16:28 FFDSHOW 2005-12-21 SSE
Yeah, after several tests on two machines (one with a Athlon XP 2700+ and a Turion64 @ ~1.8GHz), the SSE version looks the best and uses the least amount of CPU when running videos. If you have an AMD processor, I'd go with ffdshow-20041012-sse.exe from the sourceforge page.
avoidz 01 Mar 2006 2:24 FFDSHOW 2005-12-21 SSE
After encoding an XviD (1.1) movie and testing it in a few different media players, I still reckon the ffdshow-20041012-sse2.exe Sourceforge build is the best version of this excellent codec pack. The picture quality on the older build is much better than newer FFDSHOWs. Maybe it's better default settings, but I'm sticking with the 2004 codecs for now.
vrevrevre 26 Jan 2006 3:33 FFDSHOW 2005-12-21 SSE
2 serious problems with this version : - The "gradual denoise" in "Blur&NR" is broken - ffdshow doesn't appear in the list of Directshow filters in iuVCR, thus it can't be used at all So, I went back to the old version (12-Oct-2004)
alex4444 17 Jan 2006 3:46 FFDSHOW 2005-12-21 SSE
Very useful! Works like a charm. The only thing that freaks me out is seeing on its download page at sourceforge the last version being from 2002 or 2004.
KilKitenz 11 Jan 2006 11:30 FFDSHOW 2005-12-21 SSE
Combine this with Media Player Classic (Celtic Druid), Zoom Player, and VLC and you're set. NEVER use WMP!! If you're a tech tard then get CCCP's FFDshow manager ;)
abdullah8 29 Dec 2005 4:53 FFDSHOW 2005-12-21 SSE
thank you very much
idragonet 09 Dec 2005 16:29 FFDSHOW 2005-12-08
very good!!!!!
ntstatic 06 Dec 2005 3:01 FFDSHOW 2005-12-01
The filter is really faster than the original divx xvid etc plus there are lots more controls.
ansonloon 05 Dec 2005 17:05 FFDSHOW 2005-12-01
thank you very much
ToNo1 05 Dec 2005 6:59 FFDSHOW 2005-12-01
H�� v�rk !
lucabello 03 Dec 2005 10:14 FFDSHOW 2005-12-01
but the hd file (wmvhd and other) are impossible to see with ffdshow. Whi not? thanks
pggii 02 Dec 2005 1:07 FFDSHOW 2005-12-01
There's not much to be said about this little gem of a program. If you're using it, you can tell the difference and you're lovin' it. If you're not using it...doesn't matter. You just don't know what you're missing. Kinda like trying to explain chocolate cake to someone whose never tasted it...
zhitch 30 Nov 2005 16:51 FFDSHOW 2005-11-29
for the nay sayers...there is a nifty feature under Windows called Uninstall a Program.... and unlike some programs..it actually removes all its traces...i fully applaud the progress this project has made and if your familiar with Open Source at all..then you know this is still in "Beta" stage so it may just be hit or miss with your particular hardware...all I can say is it works like a charm for me.. and I havent noticed any lack of audio or time-shifting problems..if yer looking for a polished perfect build.. then wait till it goes stable...till then remeber what you payed for it...NADA
avoidz 25 Nov 2005 22:18 FFDSHOW 2005-11-24
This is still my favorite codec package, but lately there's been a build-a-week of FFDSHOW - once a month would be better. Keep up the good work and improvements, though! :)
tednor 24 Nov 2005 17:16 FFDSHOW 2005-11-21
I appreciate the efforts of any and every party working in open-source applications, but FFWD show has got to be the biggest joke in terms of recent builds. I'll try this one, silly me, but past builds have caused all sorts of problems, most recently some "interesting" tempo variations that it took days to diagnose, that is when i had sound at all... My advice to these guys is to exhibit patience and release more slowly,stable builds equals public acceptance!! Stop with the bells and whistles already while you're at it. That's why i couldn't diagnose properly - too many functions had been given over to FFDShow too quickly and I had no idea they were there! Why does everything one instsalls these days have to run the whole damned computer? If it's gonna' go earn my rent and then cook me dinner - okay we're go!! until then, keep it simple stupid...
aitf311 22 Nov 2005 8:00 FFDSHOW 2005-11-21
How do you guys know which build is good and which isnt? They have always played whatever I throw at it...??
Rikoshay 14 Nov 2005 14:15 FFDSHOW 2005-11-11
Another great build. Even better then the last one I tried. Thanks ansi & icl 8!
ToNo1 13 Nov 2005 19:14 FFDSHOW 2005-11-11
The best!No problems .
egpharo 10 Nov 2005 2:13 FFDSHOW 2005-11-09
Thanks for the codec. It's great. :)
fafik 05 Nov 2005 11:21 FFDSHOW 2005-11-03
thanks for this softwear!!
Rikoshay 04 Nov 2005 20:06 FFDSHOW 2005-11-03
Finally! Somebody who knows what to do! I applaud msvc 2003 and ansi for making a version of FFDSHOW that works with all the good old and new stuff. Works fast and effecient. I give it a 6! Keep up the good work.
Rikoshay 29 Oct 2005 13:46 FFDSHOW 2005-10-27
What's everybody talking about? This build may not be as quality-wise as some previous builds, but It doesn't crash my computer. I'm pretty sure that all sites get the same changelogs, that's to keep it consistant. It's an okay build, but if you don't want okay, then go back to ffdshow-20050920-fixed. That one was the last real good one.
KYOVSIORI 28 Oct 2005 4:04 FFDSHOW 2005-10-18
IT�S GOOD
Rekrul 25 Oct 2005 7:05 FFDSHOW 2005-10-18
Does not work! I tried two different versions, ffdshow-20051009.exe & ffdshow-20051018.exe. When I run either under Windows 98SE, the installer gets as far as asking me which components I want and when I click Next, it crashes with an illegal operation error.
GCwinter 22 Oct 2005 22:35 FFDSHOW 2005-10-18
Works well., Not much tinkering required,. Thanks.,
javas 21 Oct 2005 6:50 FFDSHOW 2005-10-18
Plays everything I want to play without a problem. Great software!!
bilsery 19 Oct 2005 6:22 FFDSHOW 2005-10-18
Not a bad program. THe few annoyances are minimal compared to the better performanace that comes with every build!
Kurimasta 01 Oct 2005 10:58 FFDSHOW 2005-09-30
Nothing bad about the subtitling or the video rendering. The AC3 sound still sucks pretty bad. If it don't work don't put it in the release yet!!! Ah well, back to ac3filter =)
avoidz 01 Oct 2005 2:37 FFDSHOW 2005-09-20 Fixed
I'd rate this higher but it's _still_ an unofficial build (where's the original author?). I'm still using the ffdshow-20041012-sse2.exe build which works just fine :)
Rikoshay 26 Sep 2005 21:12 FFDSHOW 2005-09-20
I gotta admit, this a lot better than some of the last builds. It still got's some kinks, but it works for the time being. I just hope that they can get out an official build that has all of the new cool features. Either way, this program is still the best out there for almost every file!
jaehomo 24 Sep 2005 10:06 FFDSHOW 2005-09-20
Iv3_imt: Of course you can use it with pathetic Windows Media Player. It can be used with any media player that uses DirectShow.
mikkelle 22 Sep 2005 6:20 FFDSHOW 2005-09-20
Ihave used ffdshow since i first connect to internet.But for this last update i can say that it's the worst.I was forced to reinstall it for a several times and it still didn't help. And do you know what did help? Version ffdshow 12/2003!!!!????????
Iv3_imt 22 Sep 2005 4:26 FFDSHOW 2005-09-20
Can i use with Windows Media Player? Any1 plz confirm it Thank alot
OAKside24 18 Sep 2005 12:56 FFDSHOW 2005-09-09
Tons of options plus the great codecs. FFDSHOW is the best of the best. Hope it never leaves us.
HungLung 05 Sep 2005 12:08 FFDSHOW 2005-08-22
I've tried the last two "unofficial" versions of FFDSHOW with Windows XP SP2 and it causes Nero Express to crash almost immediately, even before I can finish selecting the files I want to burn. The message I get: "nero.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. For more information about this error, click here:" AppName: nero.exe AppVer. 6.6.0.16 ModName: ffdshow.ax ModVer: 1.0.2.18 Offset: 0000a901 To view technical information about the error report, click here." (which I did but it'S way over my head.) The version history says "a hack to not crash nero express" was added. Sadly the hack doesn't work for me.
magus20 23 Aug 2005 15:38 FFDSHOW 2005-08-03
I have been using FFDShow for over two years now and it always plays the files I need it to. Not to mention it doesn't clutter my system with useless files and configurations.
naenon 30 Jul 2005 19:44 FFDSHOW 2005-07-27
This unofficial build works with my computer, and best of all, reads embedded subtitles, which the official release doesn't do for me. Got to stick with it for now.
Rikoshay 15 Jun 2005 14:29 FFDSHOW 2005-06-11
This is much better than the last several builds, and I am currently using it now. Several new features are nice, but I don't like the fact that my CPU goes to 100% every time I change to another movie. They need to put some of that good ol' charm back into it, but keep processing rates low. Overall, okay in it's current stage. One more thing, it would be nice if they prepared for DivX 6, because a lot of people are going to be using it to create movies.
tenplus1 14 Jun 2005 9:56 FFDSHOW 2005-06-11
Ah hah! re-downloaded (maybe a quick update) and it worked perfectly... On to backing up a few movies...
tenplus1 14 Jun 2005 9:50 FFDSHOW 2005-06-11
FFDSHOW is an excellent set of codecs to play and encode all sorts of movies... Unfortunately the FFDSHOW 2005-06-11 download doesnt seem to install... hmm...
avoidz 08 Jun 2005 21:52 FFDSHOW 2005-06-07
This is 5 out of 5 software - in its official builds. Although the official build hasn't been updated since October 2004 (what's up with that?). I'm still using ffdshow-20041012 and haven't encountered any problems. So one point off for not being an official build.
malcdogg 08 Jun 2005 21:38 FFDSHOW 2005-06-07
<blockquote><b><i>Quote:</i><hr> codec packs? no thanx, just ffdshow...<hr></b></blockquote>Hear hear!
dangirl 04 May 2005 2:19 FFDSHOW 2005-04-06
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ToNo1 29 Apr 2005 10:39 FFDSHOW 2005-04-06
no comments ToNo
ToNo1 30 Mar 2005 22:06 FFDSHOW 2005-03-28
Parim ,k�igist ,mida proovinud . (ESTONIA) The best!!!
ktulu14 30 Mar 2005 8:01 FFDSHOW 2005-03-28
Had to go back to the previous version as explorer and real player and nero showtime all crashed with this codec pack. Re-installed the previous one and no problems whatsoever.
farlock 21 Mar 2005 14:09 FFDSHOW 2005-02-16
codec packs? no thanx, just ffdshow...
paciatko 08 Mar 2005 2:46 FFDSHOW 2005-02-16
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ToNo1 17 Feb 2005 20:09 FFDSHOW 2005-02-04
The best
Rikoshay 16 Feb 2005 12:51 FFDSHOW 2005-02-04
Although I Like ffdshow, This new one sucks, bad. The weird way that two movies show up at the same time is just a really bad error, for starters. What I really don't get is why since after the 8284 release have I been getting a weird line off the left of some of the DivX movies that I make when they are croped. So, unless they can correct this, I'll just keep with the 10124 release.
TNTPro 10 Feb 2005 13:23 FFDSHOW 2005-02-04
Since installing ffdshow I've never even tried new versions of others. "Codec packs" are the root of all evil!
rrtn 23 Jan 2005 14:13 FFDSHOW 2004-10-12
why no more updates here? current ffdshow-20050122, with all kinds of goodies
amarinci 31 Oct 2004 3:19 FFDSHOW 2004-10-12
Only ffdshow and ac3 codec and it works very nice.
IRQtheCat 24 Oct 2004 4:10 FFDSHOW 2004-10-12
Ran into a major problem with this version. I use Tmpgenc and Tmpgenc Express to convert avi video to mpg. Suddenly there was no audio in the converted mpegs. After several days of intermittent troubleshooting, I uninstalled 20041012, removed the program directory, and cleaned the registry of all references to ffdshow. I rebooted and installed ffdshow 20040828 and all returned to normal. I think 20041003 worked ok, but I jumped back two versions to make sure. I'm running XP Home on a 440BX motherboard with Powerleap 1.4 GHz CPU. About the same time that updated ffdshow to 20041012, I also had installed an Adaptec SATA card and Maxtor SATA drive. I hope someone will look into this issue because I really like ffdshow.
frankkhan 20 Oct 2004 19:22 FFDSHOW 2004-10-12
I cant't ask for more....
witecat 14 Oct 2004 8:49 FFDSHOW 2004-10-12
all you need is ffdshow...
rrtn 12 Oct 2004 16:18 FFDSHOW 2004-10-12
yay, issue resolved :)
KillerV 04 Oct 2004 6:53 FFDSHOW 2004-10-03
Powa, OGM and MKV are filters/containers, they are not codecs. You can surely play them with ffdshow if the filters are installed. PS: Great work FFDSHOW team! You guys rock!
weidox 29 Sep 2004 11:31 FFDSHOW 2004-08-28
Good decoder with excellent video control, but still has problems decoding some DivX 5 movies and some Windows Media (WMV) movies. May be useful as addon to original DivX 5, which has no decoding problems, but has so few possibilities for video control..
Rejected 01 Sep 2004 10:12 FFDSHOW 2004-08-28
Thanks this works great :D:D:D
kd232 28 Aug 2004 10:52 FFDSHOW 2004-08-28
Keep it going extremely a good piece of kit. KenD
jogurt 25 Jul 2004 0:30 FFDSHOW 2004-07-18
Great software, check out potprocessing/level fix/luminanace for those low contrast dark movies. I admire people who make such a quality SW for free.
Rikoshay 05 Jun 2004 18:36 FFDSHOW 2004-05-20
The reason I like FFDSHOW so much is the fact that it can be used to play in just about any media player with little or no problems. Although I still use DivX to make my movies, but I don't use it for watching. It was the only program that let me watch DivX movies in Media Player Classic by Gabest, and both of them together is like a conglomerate of configs that just blows away the rest.
m4jqp 03 Jun 2004 14:09 FFDSHOW 2004-05-20
WOW!!! hly crap this plays movies that used to freeze my cpu this is great download it if you dont have it!!! its amazing
neaxe 29 May 2004 0:44 FFDSHOW 2004-05-20
for those anime lovers out there....this should be ur best codec!
XKAL 24 May 2004 10:38 FFDSHOW 2004-05-20
for all you naruto fans this is the best codec for the eps. and runs 84 perfect.. thanks to neaxe for the link.. have fun -XKAL
rav0 07 May 2004 2:32 FFDSHOW 2004-05-01
the only other codecs i have are windows media and realONE and Quicktime alternative. divx, xvid, nero digitel and everything else went out the door since i found ffdshow !! DOWNLOAD IT !!
Powa 25 Apr 2004 18:30 FFDSHOW 2004-04-24
Does ffdshow support the ogm format yet?
ftfoi 25 Apr 2004 1:54 FFDSHOW 2004-04-18
Removed all codec-packs, DivX and XviD from my PC, installed ffdshow and have never looked back. And it's under continually development with releases popping up several times a month. You just can't go wrong with this.