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So my laptop came with a copy of PowerDVD10 but I would prefer to use Media Player Classic (v1.5.3.3819). I had read somewhere you can make it use PowerDVDs codecs but I have no idea how to set this up. If it helps I'm on Windows 7 64-bit and I installed MPC through the latest Combined Community Codec Pack which is all 32-bit it seems.
Portaljacker
Posted 2012-03-13T04:51:35.187
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I personally prefer the K-Lite Codec Pack over the Combined Community Codec Pack, as being much more evolved.
K-Lite also has as a separate download the K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit: A bundle of 64-bit DirectShow filters that can be used together with 64-bit players, such as Windows Media Center.
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Please note that some blu-ray copy-protections work better with Windows Media Player or with the software that was furnished with the disc.
Some more advice found in How to play Blu-Ray discs with Media Player Classic :
How to set up Media Player Classic to play Blu-Ray discs
Select View -> Options -> External filters
These codecs and splitters should already be installed by your codec pack. If not, use another codec pack.
Select View -> Options -> Internal filters
harrymc
Posted 2012-03-13T04:51:35.187
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How is this an answer? I;m asking about using the codecs for Blu ray playback from PowerDVD in Media Player Classic. There is no legal free codecs for Blu ray playback. – Portaljacker – 2012-03-16T03:09:46.993
1Playback problems are many times caused by lack of codec. Codecs are system-wide and not specific to a single program. I don't know if Media Player Classic is 64-bit, which you can verify in Task Manager : if 32-bit then it will have *32 after the process-name. If it is 64-bit, you could try installing K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit. I really recommend uninstalling Community Pack and installing K-Lite, because its installation checks for many problems and it installs Media Player Classic which should work with the codecs it installs. (Verify which version of K-Lite contains Media Player Classic.) – harrymc – 2012-03-16T06:48:00.123
I have added some more info that might be helpful. The codecs mentioned above come from your system. They might have been installed by the installation of PowerDVD10, but also by your installing a codec pack. – harrymc – 2012-03-16T12:17:23.423
I had tried this article but got stopped at 3 since that codec was not.on the list though many other cyberlink stuff was there. Also there's no obvious way to set prefer. – Portaljacker – 2012-03-16T18:12:31.240
Cyberlink H.264 is included in K-Lite. Sonic Cinemaster is not as it seems to have become part of a commercial product, but you could try doing without it. Prefer is a radio-button on the right side in the External filters dialog. Better use one of the higher versions of K-Lite. – harrymc – 2012-03-16T21:47:26.447
Is the internal filters section codecs built into Media Player Classic? I just installed the 64-bit version and K-lite 64 after removing CCCP. – Portaljacker – 2012-03-17T02:19:51.130
Also I can't find Cyberlink H.264 on the list for External filters now...K-lite 64 is installed. – Portaljacker – 2012-03-17T02:24:22.980
Conjecture: The codec may not be available in 64-bit. Use in this case the 32-bits player version - it should work equally as well as the 64-bit one. – harrymc – 2012-03-17T08:16:59.360
It would appear that Cyberlink is no longer included w/ K-Lite? (9.5.0) – Mark Ribau – 2012-11-19T01:50:05.800
I had read somewhereWhere? – Tamara Wijsman – 2012-03-20T16:40:53.037