Ever wished movies you watched on your PC had better quality? Ever wished for all the decoder related error messages and media player not able to play the video file to go away? Follow instructions below and configure your PC for enhanced video playing experience and compatibility with almost all commonly used video formats.
1) Uninstall all existing video playing software (you cannot uninstall windows media player) including real player and quick time player.
2) Download and Install the following:
a) Codec Pack (install all except AC3 Filter)
b) Real Alternative
c) Quick Time Alternative
d) Media player Classic (Extract to C:\Program Files and create a shortcut to the desktop)
3) Now to configure your video decoders (you should find the decoder configuration utility in Start Menu> Program Files):
a) DivX Decoder
- Under decoder - uncheck ‘support decoding of generic mpeg4 video’
- Under playback, set post processing level to ‘Full deblocking with sharpening’
b) XVid Decoder
- Under post processing options, check all ‘de-blocking’ and ‘de-ring’ options
- All option under ‘FourCC support’ should remain unchecked
c) Quick Time Decoder
Under AUDIO Config, choose the speakers (2.1,5.1 or 7.1 as appropriate) and decoding bit depth/rate (I use 24bit, 96KHz)
d) CoreAVC Decoder
Check the "Preferred Decoder" box
e) Mplayer Configuration
-Under Playback > Output, select directshow renderer as ‘Haali renderer’, under VMR settings – select ‘use texture surfaces and render in 2D’, and check ‘VMR9 mixing mode’
-Select “DirectX9” under both Quicktime and RealMedia.
-Under DirectShow Audio> select “default directsound device”
-Under internal filters, check ALL options under both ‘internal filters’ and ‘transform filters’
-Go the AC3 filter/Mpeg audio properties > Change output sample rate to 24bit, AC3/DTS decoder option to Speakers (according to the speakers you have 2.1, 5.1, 7.1, etc); Check the LFE ; Dynamic range control options.
Use Media Player Classic as your video player. Though it doesn't look fancy, it is light weight, has a lot of customizable features and does not slow the system down. Enjoy!
1) Uninstall all existing video playing software (you cannot uninstall windows media player) including real player and quick time player.
2) Download and Install the following:
a) Codec Pack (install all except AC3 Filter)
b) Real Alternative
c) Quick Time Alternative
d) Media player Classic (Extract to C:\Program Files and create a shortcut to the desktop)
3) Now to configure your video decoders (you should find the decoder configuration utility in Start Menu> Program Files):
a) DivX Decoder
- Under decoder - uncheck ‘support decoding of generic mpeg4 video’
- Under playback, set post processing level to ‘Full deblocking with sharpening’
b) XVid Decoder
- Under post processing options, check all ‘de-blocking’ and ‘de-ring’ options
- All option under ‘FourCC support’ should remain unchecked
c) Quick Time Decoder
Under AUDIO Config, choose the speakers (2.1,5.1 or 7.1 as appropriate) and decoding bit depth/rate (I use 24bit, 96KHz)
d) CoreAVC Decoder
Check the "Preferred Decoder" box
e) Mplayer Configuration
-Under Playback > Output, select directshow renderer as ‘Haali renderer’, under VMR settings – select ‘use texture surfaces and render in 2D’, and check ‘VMR9 mixing mode’
-Select “DirectX9” under both Quicktime and RealMedia.
-Under DirectShow Audio> select “default directsound device”
-Under internal filters, check ALL options under both ‘internal filters’ and ‘transform filters’
-Go the AC3 filter/Mpeg audio properties > Change output sample rate to 24bit, AC3/DTS decoder option to Speakers (according to the speakers you have 2.1, 5.1, 7.1, etc); Check the LFE ; Dynamic range control options.
Use Media Player Classic as your video player. Though it doesn't look fancy, it is light weight, has a lot of customizable features and does not slow the system down. Enjoy!
Thanks to Vivek Ramchander for these tips.
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