If you’ve ever been a Windows user, than you have certainly encountered a few problems trying to play various video files. There are many available solutions for this problem, and many people use the popular K-Lite Codec Pack.
However, you should know that there is no K-Lite Codec Pack for Mac. So what do you do if you encounter this problem? Let’s discuss alternative solutions that you can use.
What is K-Lite Codec Pack? K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video codecs for Microsoft Windows that enables an operating system and its software to play various audio and video formats generally not supported by the operating system itself. K-Lite Codec Pack also includes several related tools, including Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC), Media Info Lite, and Codec Tweak. K-Lite Codec Pack (Full) K-Lite Codec Pack Full is one of the most complete collections of codecs and related tools. It includes a lot of codecs for playing and editing the most used video formats in. K lite codec pack media Download. K-Lite codec Pack full is very good known software. It can play many famous audio and video file formats. It fulfills all your needs regarding media files. K-Lite codec pack sp3 plays all your media files effortlessly; you will practice the smooth performance of this software as soon as you start using it.
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VLC Player
VLC Media Player is a very popular solution for Mac users, which eliminates the need to install any kind of codec packs for Mac. Although it won’t play every possible audio and video format, it will work with most popular formats including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AVI, DivX, MP3, MP4, WAV, FLV, FLAC, OGG, and many others. Of course, it will play DVDs and VCDs as well. VLC is definitely one of the best media players for Mac users, and its free.
Download here: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html
NicePlayer
NicePlayer is an interesting alternative to QuickTime. It works great, especially for playing movies, TV shows, and other videos. It works with Mountain Lion; however, it hasn’t been updated in a while, and we are not sure whether it will work with Mac OS X Mavericks.
Download here: http://code.google.com/p/niceplayer/
MPlayerX
MPlayerX is a simple, but beautiful player that will handle almost any media format you throw at it, without the need to install any extra plug-ins or codec packages. It will also detect and play most subtitle files, without too much hassle.
Download here: http://mplayerx.org
Flip4Mac
If you’re looking for a way to play windows media (WMV and WMA files) using QuickTime, there is a very quick solution. All you have to do is install Flip4Mac (free version), and you’re good to go.
Download here: http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac/overview.htm
Perian
Perian is a codec pack for Mac, which enables you to play many video/audio formats using Apple’s QuickTime application. Although it has been a very popular solution for many years in the past – it is not supported anymore, and it won’t work with QuickTime 10 or later. However if you are using a previous version of QuickTime, feel free to install Perian.
Download here: http://perian.org
As you can see, there are plenty of solutions if you encounter problems trying to play media on your Mac. Some will require you to install codecs and continue using QuickTime, while others are completely new applications. If you don’t know what to choose – we suggest going with VLC, as it is regularly updated and supported.
The Full variant of the codec pack contains a few extras compared to the Standard variant of the codec pack. It provides everything you need to play all your audio and video files.
More information about this variant of the codec pack can be found on its contents and changelog pages.
Detailed differences between the four variants of the codec pack can be found on the comparison of abilities and comparison of contents pages. The other variants are: Basic, Standard, and Mega.
Version 15.7.5 Full ~ 48.2 MB ~ September 22nd 2020
Changelog:
- Updated MPC-HC to version 1.9.7.55
- Updated LAV Filters to version 0.74.1-75-gb1db4
- Updated MPC Video Renderer to version 0.4.10.1466
- The default renderer in MPC-HC has been changed to 'MPC Video Renderer' (on most systems)
Download:
| Type: | Location: | Hosted By: |
| HTTPS | Server 1 | Codec Guide |
| HTTP | Server 2 | Codec Guide |
| HTTP | Server 3 (external) | MajorGeeks |
Filename: K-Lite_Codec_Pack_1575_Full.exe
Size: 49434 KB
MD5: f825c2a9da21ab206856996d4e989df4
SHA256: 231a892369437ac75a003ba64a89a1d7299267ba5264d0424d925355b7e494d5
Genuine K-Lite files always have the exact same filename, size and hashes as indicated above. Do not install downloaded files that have different values.
The last version that is compatible with Windows XP SP3 is version 13.8.5, which can be downloaded HERE.
Download links for old versions of the K-Lite Codec Pack can be found HERE.
HDR Video Playback
To play such videos you need to use the included MPC-HC player and select Madvr as the video renderer. Madvr will automatically send the HDR metadata to your TV when it is HDR capable. Otherwise it will convert the video to SDR so you can watch it (with proper colors) on a normal monitor/TV.
You can select Madvr here:
MPC-HC options > Playback > Output > Video Renderer
Or during installation of the codec pack.
Note: currently only HDR10 format is supported. Not Dolby Vision.
3D Video
The codec pack contains a plugin for decoding H.264 MVC 3D Video. To properly watch such videos you should use the included MPC-HC player (64-bit version) and select Madvr as the video renderer. Outputting 3D video to your monitor/TV requires Windows 8.x/10 (or Windows 7 with a modern NVIDIA GPU).
Note: playback of SBS (side-by-side) and Top/Bottom 3D video does not have the above requirements. Such videos are actually encoded as 2D video. Your TV should have an option to turn this into 3D.
In case of NVIDIA you must use driver version 418.xx or older. 3D support was removed in newer versions.
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MPC-HC is capable of playing Blu-ray discs. There are just two limitations:
1) It doesn't support Blu-ray menus. It automatically plays the longest title on the disc. Other titles can be accessed through the Navigate menu of the player.
2) The disc must be decrypted using an external tool. For example AnyDVD HD or Passkey Lite.
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