DivX MKV Project Simplifies Windows 7 MKV Codecs
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Even though Windows 7 includes better codec support then previous Windows versions, the way that Microsoft has achieved this has created problems with previous solutions for playing file formats such as mkv, which has very quickly become the #1 format for HD movies and TV shows. Windows 7 codec support is provided via the Windows Media Foundation, which overnight made codecs that worked with Windows Vista that were based on DirectShow very hard to use. Getting ffdshow, coreavc etc to work with Windows 7 is possible, but not a very simple process to do

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DivX MKV Project Simplifies Windows 7 MKV Codecs


