Video Codecs

XviD is the best currently available MPEG-4 video codec solution and additionally XviD is free!

The Lagarith Lossless Video Codec is an outstanding tool operating in various colorspaces and providing excellent compression.

LAV Filters (formerly LAVFSplitter) is a collection of DirectShow media splitters and audio/video decoders that allow you to play a wide range of media formats.

libheif is a powerful library designed for decoding and encoding HEIF and AVIF (AV1 Image File Format) images.

LZOcodec enables you to perform lossless video compression in 3 steps: converting RGB information to YUY2, creating a compression algorithm and eventually using the LZO algorithm.

MagicYUV is a free, new lossless codec for the 4K and multi-core era.

Encoding motion JPEG files becomes fast and easy with the MainConcept Motion JPEG Codec, an application which also allows you to view files created on another computer.

The Matrox Video for Windows (VFW) software codecs let you render and play back Matrox .avi files in your VFW programs without having Matrox video hardware installed.

This MPEG-4 V1/2/3 VKI Codec allows you to create and play ASF files while offering support for scene change detection.

The Midvid Mideo Codec provides outstanding compression speed and, unlike in similar codecs, playback consumes system resources 50% more efficiently.