TOOLS: Mega Codec Pack v1.42

[via BetaNews]

K-LiteA new version (v1.42, 27.3 MB) of K-Lite Mega Codec Pack was released. As usual, this audio and video codecs and players package contains all the things you need in this field (incl. a QuickTime and RealTime alternatives which are running greatly). All for free, very good packaged, super easy to install and to update. A *must* have.

K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codec is short for Compressor-Decompressor. Codecs are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play all the popular movie formats and even some rare formats.

The K-Lite Codec Pack has a couple of major advantages compared to other codec packs:

  • It it always very up-to-date with the latest versions of the codecs.
  • It is very user-friendly and the installation is fully customizable, meaning that you can install only those components that you really want.
  • It’s easy to make an unattended installation.
  • It has been very well tested, so that the package doesn’t contain any conflicting codecs. It tries to avoid potential problems with existing codecs and even fixes some problems.
  • It is a very complete package, containing everything you need to play your movies.
  • There are different packages. From small to extra-large.

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