Codec Guide

Hi there,

I really really tried to solve this for the last couple days before write this post but here i go...

I have some videos I made with my Kodak. All .MOV. I want to see then using Media Center (or Windows Media Player).

What have I tried? Actually I've tried a billion things but I'll try to make it simple.

First I installed KLite and tried to fix it switching some options on ffdshow. Then I installed QT Alternative (actually Lite) and it started working on KMPlayer (disabled internal codec), MPClassic, Picasa but on WPM I got the video but no audio.

Then I found this Medialooks Quicktime plugin. And it worked! BUT they put this huge logo on top of every video! Damm'...

So I reinstalled KLite and no luck.

I found out that "MP4 Source" (splitter) ignores the sound. Tried to use another splitter reinstalling KLite (halli, gaubest) but no luck.

I really don't know what to do now... Hope you guys could help me.

Here's the codec log:

K-Lite Codec Tweak Tool | Log file | Generated at 2008-07-17 23:39:23


##### System Information #####

KLCP: 400 mega
OS: Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate Service Pack 1 (6.00.6001)
DirectX: 9.0c
CPU name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7250 @ 2.00GHz
CPU speed: 1995MHz
Memory: 2048MB
Screen size: 1440x900 (32bits)
Video card: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family, 448MB
Audio card: {1} Speakers / Headphones (SigmaTel {2} Digital Output Device (SPDIF Ou


##### DirectShow Filters #####

Description: VP6 Decompressor
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\vp6dec.ax
CLSID: {01CFC007-C263-420A-80DC-2988DA4C6105}
Merit: 00800000 = MERIT_PREFERRED

Description: ffdshow Video Decoder
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax
CLSID: {04FE9017-F873-410E-871E-AB91661A4EF7}
Merit: FF800001

Description: CoreVorbis Audio Decoder
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\corevorbis.ax
CLSID: {0835DC4B-AA01-48C3-A42D-FD62C530A3E1}
Merit: 00800000 = MERIT_PREFERRED

Description: Nero Audio Decoder 2
File name: c:\program files\common files\nero\dsfilter\neaudio2.ax
CLSID: {090A8B7A-6EA9-4426-830F-665E9B4420B4}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: ffdshow Audio Decoder
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax
CLSID: {0F40E1E5-4F79-4988-B1A9-CC98794E6B55}
Merit: 3FFFFFFF

Description: Nero Splitter
File name: c:\program files\common files\nero\dsfilter\nesplitter.ax
CLSID: {1B079345-4571-495B-9208-EE14570E1A2E}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: RealVideo Decoder
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\real\realmediasplitter.ax
CLSID: {238D0F23-5DC9-45A6-9BE2-666160C324DD}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: MONOGRAM AMR Splitter
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\mmamr.ax
CLSID: {24FA7933-FE18-46A9-914A-C2AA0DBACE93}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: MP4 Source
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\mp4splitter.ax
CLSID: {3CCC052E-BDEE-408A-BEA7-90914EF2964B}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: LogMeIn Video Decoder
File name: c:\program files\logmein\x86\racodec.ax
CLSID: {43534152-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71}
Merit: 00800000 = MERIT_PREFERRED

Description: CyberLink MPEG-1 Splitter
File name: c:\program files\dell\mediadirect\kernel\video\clm1splter.ax
CLSID: {470659C0-0C62-4D38-BE62-4243FDE65788}
Merit: 00805000

Description: CyberLink AudioCD Filter (MD3)
File name: c:\program files\dell\mediadirect\kernel\movie\claudiocd.ax
CLSID: {470D524C-037F-48E8-8B3D-77225B5CCAC9}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (MD3)
File name: c:\program files\dell\mediadirect\kernel\movie\clvsd.ax
CLSID: {4749C27E-52BE-4918-8D1B-F9A3AF1A42C1}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: CyberLink DVD Navigator (MD3)
File name: c:\program files\dell\mediadirect\kernel\movie\clnavx.ax
CLSID: {47E2698F-4B74-4D16-8C24-06275EEC468D}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: FLV Splitter
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\flvsplitter.ax
CLSID: {47E792CF-0BBE-4F7A-859C-194B0768650A}
Merit: 00800001 = MERIT_PREFERRED + 1

Description: CyberLink MPEG-2 Splitter
File name: c:\program files\dell\mediadirect\kernel\video\clm2splter.ax
CLSID: {47F959F3-F578-473E-AE86-1080B1A3D676}
Merit: 00805000

Description: CyberLink MP3 Wrapper-PCM
File name: c:\program files\dell\mediadirect\kernel\music\clmp3wrap.ax
CLSID: {4888CDC1-2616-4915-89A0-F17F65EEBE29}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: WavPack Audio Decoder
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\wavpackdsdecoder.ax
CLSID: {4B420C26-B393-48B3-8A84-BC60827689E8}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: MONOGRAM AMR Decoder
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\mmamr.ax
CLSID: {50DDA33E-C529-4343-9689-338ADC793BB5}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: MONOGRAM Musepack Decoder
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\mmmpcdec.ax
CLSID: {555C4774-101E-49D7-8EEC-B9B87F8E1905}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: Haali Media Splitter
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\haali\splitter.ax
CLSID: {55DA30FC-F16B-49FC-BAA5-AE59FC65F82D}
Merit: 00800001 = MERIT_PREFERRED + 1

Description: Haali Media Splitter (AR)
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\haali\splitter.ax
CLSID: {564FD788-86C9-4444-971E-CC4A243DA150}
Merit: 00400000 = MERIT_UNLIKELY

Description: MP4 Splitter
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\mp4splitter.ax
CLSID: {61F47056-E400-43D3-AF1E-AB7DFFD4C4AD}
Merit: 00600001 = MERIT_NORMAL + 1

Description: File Source (Monkey Audio)
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\monkeysource.ax
CLSID: {66EA14E6-E2B3-433D-923E-EE401CADBBD9}
Merit: 00400000 = MERIT_UNLIKELY

Description: madFlac Decoder
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\madflac.ax
CLSID: {6B257121-CBB6-46B3-ABFA-B14DFA98C4A6}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: RealMedia Source
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\real\realmediasplitter.ax
CLSID: {765035B3-5944-4A94-806B-20EE3415F26F}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: FLV4 Video Decoder
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\flvsplitter.ax
CLSID: {7CEEEECF-3FEE-4548-B529-C254CAF4D182}
Merit: 00400000 = MERIT_UNLIKELY

Description: Nero DVD Decoder
File name: c:\program files\common files\nero\dsfilter\nevideo.ax
CLSID: {7F5B56DC-5A68-4298-A023-5F4BEF2CE896}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: RealAudio Decoder
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\real\realmediasplitter.ax
CLSID: {941A4793-A705-4312-8DFC-C11CA05F397E}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: Avi Splitter
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\avisplitter.ax
CLSID: {9736D831-9D6C-4E72-B6E7-560EF9181001}
Merit: 00600001 = MERIT_NORMAL + 1

Description: DirectVobSub (auto-loading version)
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\vsfilter.dll
CLSID: {9852A670-F845-491B-9BE6-EBD841B8A613}
Merit: 00800002 = MERIT_PREFERRED + 2

Description: MONOGRAM AMR Encoder
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\mmamr.ax
CLSID: {99735894-CAF4-488B-8275-B8CB1998216E}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: AC3Filter
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\ac3filter.ax
CLSID: {A753A1EC-973E-4718-AF8E-A3F554D45C44}
Merit: 40000000

Description: MONOGRAM AMR Mux
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\mmamr.ax
CLSID: {AAA4AACD-FD95-4240-9C45-9EB98E5DAC52}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: DC-Bass Source
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\dcbasssource.ax
CLSID: {ABE7B1D9-4B3E-4ACD-A0D1-92611D3A4492}
Merit: 00400000 = MERIT_UNLIKELY

Description: VP7 Decompressor
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\vp7dec.ax
CLSID: {C204438D-6E1A-4309-B09C-0C0F749863AF}
Merit: 00800000 = MERIT_PREFERRED

Description: MONOGRAM Musepack Splitter
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\mmmpcdmx.ax
CLSID: {C3E2E983-0198-4F73-9E5C-8365BB4C4131}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: madFlac Source
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\madflac.ax
CLSID: {C52908F0-1C06-4C0D-A4CD-3D10EA51C757}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: FLV Source
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\flvsplitter.ax
CLSID: {C9ECE7B3-1D8E-41F5-9F24-B255DF16C087}
Merit: 00600001 = MERIT_NORMAL + 1

Description: Avi Source
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\avisplitter.ax
CLSID: {CEA8DEFF-0AF7-4DB9-9A38-FB3C3AEFC0DE}
Merit: 00600001 = MERIT_NORMAL + 1

Description: MPEG4 Video Splitter
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\mp4splitter.ax
CLSID: {D3D9D58B-45B5-48AB-B199-B8C40560AEC7}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: WavPack Audio Splitter
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\wavpackdssplitter.ax
CLSID: {D8CF6A42-3E09-4922-A452-21DFF10BEEBA}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (ShEX)
File name: c:\program files\dell\mediadirect\kernel\video\climagevsd.ax
CLSID: {E1D0002F-329C-4E54-B1EA-AC72F35D5060}
Merit: 005FFC18

Description: RealMedia Splitter
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\real\realmediasplitter.ax
CLSID: {E21BE468-5C18-43EB-B0CC-DB93A847D769}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: MPEG4 Video Source
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\mp4splitter.ax
CLSID: {E2B98EEA-EE55-4E9B-A8C1-6E5288DF785A}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: Nero MP4 Splitter
File name: c:\program files\common files\nero\dsfilter\nemp4splitter.ax
CLSID: {E5DE60A7-8C6A-4D84-8F6E-DDA41935161E}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: AC3File
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\filters\ac3file.ax
CLSID: {F7380D4C-DE45-4F03-9209-15EBA8552463}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: Nero Video Decoder
File name: c:\program files\common files\nero\dsfilter\nevideo.ax
CLSID: {F8777E65-5755-4E49-9237-8D98F0C2499F}
Merit: 00600000 = MERIT_NORMAL

Description: CyberLink Audio Wizard
File name: c:\program files\dell\mediadirect\kernel\movie\claudwizard.ax
CLSID: {F880D84B-811D-44C0-9FB2-1071596627B1}
Merit: 00800000 = MERIT_PREFERRED

(A total of 160 filters, 49 shown, 111 hidden)


##### Default source filters #####

.264 {7CE55CCC-403E-4A29-8281-BF8542A0C37D} MediaLooks QT Source
.3g2 {7CE55CCC-403E-4A29-8281-BF8542A0C37D} MediaLooks QT Source
.3gp {55DA30FC-F16B-49FC-BAA5-AE59FC65F82D} Haali Media Splitter
.3gp2 {7CE55CCC-403E-4A29-8281-BF8542A0C37D} MediaLooks QT Source
.aac {ABE7B1D9-4B3E-4ACD-A0D1-92611D3A4492} DC-Bass Source
.ac3 {F7380D4C-DE45-4F03-9209-15EBA8552463} AC3File
.aif {7CE55CCC-403E-4A29-8281-BF8542A0C37D} MediaLooks QT Source
.aiff {7CE55CCC-403E-4A29-8281-BF8542A0C37D} MediaLooks QT Source
.alac {ABE7B1D9-4B3E-4ACD-A0D1-92611D3A4492} DC-Bass Source
.amr {7CE55CCC-403E-4A29-8281-BF8542A0C37D} MediaLooks QT Source
.ape {66EA14E6-E2B3-433D-923E-EE401CADBBD9} File Source (Monkey Audio)
.apl {66EA14E6-E2B3-433D-923E-EE401CADBBD9} File Source (Monkey Audio)
.bmp {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37} Generate Still Video
.cif {7CE55CCC-403E-4A29-8281-BF8542A0C37D} MediaLooks QT Source
.dib {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37} Generate Still Video
.dif {7CE55CCC-403E-4A29-8281-BF8542A0C37D} MediaLooks QT Source
.dts {F7380D4C-DE45-4F03-9209-15EBA8552463} AC3File
.dv {7CE55CCC-403E-4A29-8281-BF8542A0C37D} MediaLooks QT Source
.dvr-ms {C9F5FE02-F851-4eb5-99EE-AD602AF1E619} StreamBufferSource
.flac {C52908F0-1C06-4C0D-A4CD-3D10EA51C757} madFlac Source
.flc {7CE55CCC-403E-4A29-8281-BF8542A0C37D} MediaLooks QT Source
.flv {C9ECE7B3-1D8E-41F5-9F24-B255DF16C087} FLV Source
.gif {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37} Generate Still Video
.hdmov {55DA30FC-F16B-49FC-BAA5-AE59FC65F82D} Haali Media Splitter
.jfif {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37} Generate Still Video
.jpe {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37} Generate Still Video
.jpeg {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37} Generate Still Video
.jpg {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37} Generate Still Video
.m3u {e436ebb5-524f-11ce-9f53-0020af0ba770} File Source (Async.)
.m4a {ABE7B1D9-4B3E-4ACD-A0D1-92611D3A4492} DC-Bass Source
.m4v {7CE55CCC-403E-4A29-8281-BF8542A0C37D} MediaLooks QT Source
.mka {55DA30FC-F16B-49FC-BAA5-AE59FC65F82D} Haali Media Splitter
.mks {55DA30FC-F16B-49FC-BAA5-AE59FC65F82D} Haali Media Splitter
.mkv {55DA30FC-F16B-49FC-BAA5-AE59FC65F82D} Haali Media Splitter
.mov {3CCC052E-BDEE-408A-BEA7-90914EF2964B} MP4 Source
.mp3 {E436EBB5-524F-11CE-9F53-0020AF0BA770} File Source (Async.)
.mp4 {55DA30FC-F16B-49FC-BAA5-AE59FC65F82D} Haali Media Splitter
.ogg {55DA30FC-F16B-49FC-BAA5-AE59FC65F82D} Haali Media Splitter
.ogm {55DA30FC-F16B-49FC-BAA5-AE59FC65F82D} Haali Media Splitter
.qt {7CE55CCC-403E-4A29-8281-BF8542A0C37D} MediaLooks QT Source
.tga {7DF62B50-6843-11D2-9EEB-006008039E37} Generate Still Video
.tta {ABE7B1D9-4B3E-4ACD-A0D1-92611D3A4492} DC-Bass Source
.wv {E436EBB5-524F-11CE-9F53-0020AF0BA770} File Source (Async.)
.wvc {E436EBB5-524F-11CE-9F53-0020AF0BA770} File Source (Async.)

##### ICM Class Manager #####

Description: ffdshow video encoder
File name: c:\program files\k-lite codec pack\ffdshow\ffdshow.ax
CLSID: {4DB2B5D9-4556-4340-B189-AD20110D953F} (ffdshow video encoder)
Merit: 00100000 = MERIT_SW_COMPRESSOR

(A total of 4 filters, 1 shown, 3 hidden)

You should e-mail MediaLooks and ask them if they can add MediaCenter as a supported player. Then you won't get that annoying logo. There is a contact form on their website.

Ok. I'll try it... But there's no other solution? Isn't QT Alternative supposed to work with Windos Media Player?

QTA does not work together with WMP. That is clearly mentioned in the installer. Only MPC is capable of using the QuickTime framework for decoding.

The DirectShow filters included in the codec pack allow you to view almost all kinds of .mov files. Files created by for example digital cameras unfortunately are an exception. Those are not always properly handled (yet).

The MediaLooks filter is a wrapper for the QuickTime framework. So that is why that can handle those files, just like MPC can.

So there's no way (today) to accomplish this? Is that correct?

Not with any freeware filters. You could try with Nero filters.

Hi guys... I sent an email to Medialooks and everything is working for me now...