Is K-Lite Code necessary when VLC is installed ?

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Is K-Lite Code necessary when VLC is installed ?

Postby promodsharma » 02 Aug 2010 21:58

Considering that VLC can play almost any video / audio file, is it necessary to install K-Lite codec pack, or for that matter any other codecs ? I and some of my friends are having a raging debate over it. I personally feel K-Lite or any other codecs iare not necessary. An informed advice is requested. :) ( I would like an advice for an average PC user as far as audio & video is concerned - not a professional).

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Re: Is K-Lite Code necessary when VLC is installed ?

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 04 Aug 2010 16:03

No.
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Re: Is K-Lite Code necessary when VLC is installed ?

Postby 3breadt » 16 Aug 2010 19:13

VLC usually cannot access any codecs that are not built-in inside VLC. So such codec packs like K-Lite cannot improve/harm the performance and abilities of VLC. If you would like to enable other video players who can access system codecs to play a variety of formats I'd recommend you not to use the K-Lite pack but rather the FFdshow filters, which provides access to nearly all formats VLC can play.
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