Useful guides and tutorials related to codecs and multimedia.
What do you need to know about codecs
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...?
The easiest way(s) to capture images from Windows Media Player
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...
CD Ripping / Encoding Guide
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.
How to play AC3 files, or AVI with AC3 audio?
In order to play AC3 (Dolby Digital) files or DTS (Digital Theatre Surround) streams included in AVI/OGM/MKV files...
How to fix Class not registered or 80040154 error
Class not registered is one of the most annoying and frustrating error message
How to Get the Codecs Downloaded Automatically to Windows Media Player
The default settings do not allow for the download of the codecs but fixing it is quite simple.
VBR encoded MP3 files, advantages (and disadvantages?)
With Variable Bit Rate MP3s, the encoder automatically detects which bit rate is most apropriate for the sound...
What Codecs Should I Use?
You have downloaded a video or audio file and you are unable to open it or it does not play properly. This can be due to a simple reason: a missing codec.
Checking Installed VIDEO and AUDIO Codecs In Windows XP
View your installed codecs in Windows XP without playing the guessing game.
DVD Digital Copy Protection (Madness)
Or the dirty little secret of DVD; few interesting things about CSS, RCE, DVD Region Coding...
What's the difference between decoding, encoding, recoding and transcoding?
See the exact difference between these terms.
How to (re)install Default Codecs in Windows XP/2000
Install Microsoft ADPCM Audio Codec, IMA ADPCM Audio Codec and all default codecs.
Codecs Supported by Windows Media Player for Windows XP
A list of codecs that are supported in Windows Media Player for Windows XP.
Adding and Removing Default Codecs (and MCI) in Windows 95/98/Me
Removing and reinstalling a codec may solve problems playing a particular file type.
Four-Character Codes (FOURCC)
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.
