Useful guides and tutorials related to codecs and multimedia.

235 guides on codecs, media players and the tools around them.
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How to capture images from movies using Media Player Classic

15 May 2009 85.928 views
There is nothing more easy! Open the movie with Media Player Classic and choose...
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What do you need to know about codecs

19 Feb 2006 94.688 views
Have you ever asked yourself "What a codec is?", "What's the difference between Lossy and Lossless codecs or Speech and Audio codecs?" and so on...?
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The easiest way(s) to capture images from Windows Media Player

20 Oct 2005 55.122 views
Pressing the "Print Screen" key while playing a movie file in Windows Media Player will not allow you to save the current frame. However, you can do it...
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CD Ripping / Encoding Guide

11 Oct 2005 168.133 views
Learn to rip your favorite songs from your favorite CDs, and encode those digital songs as high-quality MP3s, using CDex and LAME, the world's best MP3 encoder.
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How to fix Class not registered or 80040154 error

25 Jun 2005 311.349 views
Class not registered is one of the most annoying and frustrating error message
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How to Get the Codecs Downloaded Automatically to Windows Media Player

11 Feb 2005 114.194 views
The default settings do not allow for the download of the codecs but fixing it is quite simple.
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Checking Installed VIDEO and AUDIO Codecs In Windows XP

11 Dec 2004 170.877 views
View your installed codecs in Windows XP without playing the guessing game.
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DVD Digital Copy Protection (Madness)

3 Dec 2004 62.206 views
Or the dirty little secret of DVD; few interesting things about CSS, RCE, DVD Region Coding...
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Encoding, Decoding, Transcoding and Remuxing Explained

1 Dec 2004 95.741 views
The five things you can do to a video file, and why four of them cost you quality that the fifth does not.
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How to (re)install Default Codecs in Windows XP/2000

27 Aug 2004 189.270 views
Install Microsoft ADPCM Audio Codec, IMA ADPCM Audio Codec and all default codecs.
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Codecs Supported by Windows Media Player for Windows XP

24 Jun 2004 75.680 views
A list of codecs that are supported in Windows Media Player for Windows XP.
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Adding and Removing Default Codecs (and MCI) in Windows 95/98/Me

18 May 2004 96.236 views
Removing and reinstalling a codec may solve problems playing a particular file type.
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Four-Character Codes (FOURCC)

4 Jan 2004 154.871 views
A set of codes that are four characters in length, introduced to clearly identify video data stream formats. They also describe the format of the data itself.
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