Help us keep the list up to date and submit new video software here.
| Search or Browse all software by sections |
| Tool | Description | Type | Rating | Comment | |||||||||||
|
Advanced Codecs RECENTLY UPDATED |
Advanced Codecs(aka Win7codecs(aka Windows 7 Codecs)) is an audio and video codec package for Windows 7 and 8. The installer will automatically remove most other popular codec releases from your computer before installing this concise yet comprehensive package. You won't need to make any adjustments or tweaks to enjoy your media content immediately. Windows Media Player and Media Center will instantly recognize all your files as playable.
|
Freeware OS:Windows Version:6.1.8 Released: File size:59.7MB Old versions available Version history available |
6.8/10 23 votes |
Read 24 comments 9444295 views |
|||||||||||
|
Latest version: 6.1.8 (May 24, 2016) Download sites:Visit developer's site Download old versions: Download Advanced Codecs old versions Supported operating systems:  Windows
|
 Click to enlarge screenshot |
||||||||||||||
User options:
Email me when it has been updated Report this tool (dead link/new version) Version history / Release notes / Changelog:
6.1.8 View full changelog - update LAV filters 68.1 (un-official release) - update Gabest filters 1.4.6.1537 (official release) - update MediaInfo DLL 7.85 (official release) - update Icaros 3.0 (official release) - upate H264 VFW encoder r2694 - upates specific to Windows 10 /WMC - fully support 3D playback - see Setup and usage for more info All features / Full description: Things the Shark Win7codecs pack does that other packs cannot do . . .
1. Full color thumbnails including FLV's and 10bit MKV's (also allows users to select at what point by percentage to grab the thumbnail) 2. Enable the Preview Pane for ALL newly enabled filetypes such as MKV and FLV. 3. Explorer properties are displayed for non native filetypes such as MKV and FLV 4. Updated often - and has update notification builtin 5. Allow use of the PDVD12 decoders for 32bit LiveTV 6. Supports the use of Xbox360 as Extenders to playback MKV files 7. Allows singleclick setup of Bitstreamed Audio 8. Support playback of MOD audio files and M4A files containing ALAC 9. Supports playlist creation for use in Media Center 10. Allow users to Enable/Disable codecs installed on their system 11. Funtionality such as Win7DSFilterTweaker builtin. 12. Support 'Add to Windows Media Player List' using rightclick on all files such as MKV.
|
|||||||||||||||
Comments |
Post comment | ||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
The 7zip stuff is not nonsense. Right click on it select 7zip, extract, and low and behold no more junk in program..
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
This product installs 3rd party programs on your computer, without your consent. There is no way to turn it off, there are no options and this nonsense about 7zip is exactly that, nonsense. It is very poor form to install programs on a users computer without their consent. I will actively post on the internet in the future in opposition of this software, whenever I see anyone asking about codecs. You should know better, you are just creating a name for yourself that is coiled in hatred and irritation, and you are creating an army of individuals who will do nothing but deride your software at every opportunity. I am now going to email MajorGeeks asking them to remove your software from their site, as it is damaging their good reputation. Bundle your rubbish software by all means, but give me the option to say to no.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Then I guess VideoHelp and other sites which distribute these installers should add a big fat link links to that thread. Otherwise, most people won't know about it. Shark007 also need to add that information to their site, too. (Will they? I doubt about it!)
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
As mentioned in previous comments, there is a support forum for this software, which is where I learned the 7Zip trick - http://shark007.net/forum/Thread-malware-in?highlight=7zip
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
It's not that the difficulty is the problem. The problem is that other than your comments here, is there anywhere tell people to extract the provided installer to get the installer that doesn't install adwares? So most people don't know about that. Do you ever think about that before you blindly defend this codec packs? Also, yeah, this is NOT the only "excellent and free" codec packs out there. Anyway, the problem have nothing to do with me, because I don't use codec packs.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
The downloaded installer is not supposed to install adware without your consent. If it did, please report it to Shark007 on the official support site. Yes, it is an annoyance to use the 7Zip extract procedure before installing, but I don't mind doing it to use this excellent codec pack for free and eliminate the possibility of installing adware. If this is too difficult, then by all means use a different codec pack. I like this one.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
How many people do you expect to extract the installer with 7-Zip instead of using the installer? Especially, most of people who using codec packs are just average computer users. There's no excuse like the installer downloads adwares itself. Why the heck the programmer don't know about that? Doesn't that mean they are irresponsible with their software?
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
I don't know if this is true that adware is installed without consent by the downloaded installer, because I always extract Shark007's installer using 7Zip, which does NOT install adware. Did you even bother to read the previous comments?
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
AVOID NEW VERSIONS! This is packed with several nasty adwares which install without your consent. It completely froze up my system (Win8 64 bit) after installation and I had trouble even to boot up the system again. I suggest that admins remove it completely from the download section.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
I'm sorry if you got adware installed (even with the option unchecked?). This is not Shark007's intention. The adware is not part of the installer he writes, which you can easily extract using 7Zip as the post immediatly before said. I always extract the real installer with ZZip. This extra step is a small price to pay for using this great codec package for free.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Installer still installs adware with you knowing. Shame on the programer. Took me so many hours to remove the bullshit impossible to avoid during install. There are other options to make $$ instead of destroying so many PC´s with this adware collection! Sorry for my Bad English.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
@backpain, download 7zip and right click on the setup file and it'll extract an adware free version.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Installer still installs adware with you knowing. Shame on the programer.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
In reply to the spyware/adware/malware claims, read this: http://shark007.net/forum/Thread-BetterInternet-BrowserProtect-Warning-3-9-4 Basicly the installer installed adware even though it was unticked.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Stop putting spyware and blotware with the codec's.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
"3.8.5 - update Settings Application to fix WMP crash on Win8" But this codec pack is not for windows 7??? Why fix for windows 8???
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
LAVFilters is better
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
The best codecs package out there. It contains only the necessary codecs, all tried and true from open source, and does not change or interfere with Windows or any other app. You can get any video player to play anything using this. The developer Shark007 regularly updates it and cares about the users, he personally tries to help anybody with questions or problems on his forum. Tip: Before installing Win7codecs, disconnect from the internet and it won't be able to install any of the extra toolbar stuff like Bing, ask.com and whatnot. It will do a clean install. But I don't blame Shark007 for including this optional stuff to try to make some extra money, he's providing an excellent piece of software for free.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Update from my side. In the newest Version you have the possibilty to choose between ask.com toolbar installation or not. Thumbs.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Good tool, but I've tried it a few times and it definitely installed the ask.com toolbar without asking. That's a No Go.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
I couldn't get WMP to play MKV files with this codec pack, doesn't mean it won't do it, but I didn't feel like mucking about the myriad of settings. The price (free) is good as it gets. You may have better results than I did. The version I tried was 2.7.9
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
The author's site has a Forum with a sticky for AV false positives: http://shark007.net/forum/Thread-False-Positive-Fixes I have been using Shark007 for some time now. It is definitely not a CODEC mega-pak; it is a stripped down combination of the bare minumum required to play the majority of files.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
I'm sure baldrick wouldn't upload a exe with a trojan iin it he's not stupid, it's probably a false positve and if you had a proper antvivirus instead of some immune crap then you would know it's fine. If your scared about false positives then download it from filehippo.com or afterdawn.com there 100% clean and if it still shows up change antivirus because it's making you paranoid!.
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
I used the direct download link to download the Windows7 codecs by Shark007, and I scanned it with Immunet Protect (Google's Antivirus software), and only upon expanding the exe file was there a Win32 Trojan that had popped up (during install). It was successfully quarantined with the name W32.Trojan.cf5d, and the install path it was trying to take hold on was C:\Program Files (x86)\Win7codecs\Tools\Settings32.exe. Always scan your downloads, no matter where they come from or how much you trust the source!
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
| 1 tool hits, Showing 1 to 1 tools |
-
|
NEW SOFTWARE= New tool since your last visit
NEW VERSION= New version since your last visit
NEW COMMENT= New comment since your last visit
Type and download
NO MORE UPDATES? = The software hasn't been updated in over 2 years.
NO LONGER DEVELOPED = The software hasn't been updated in over 3 years.
RECENTLY UPDATED = The software has been updated the last 31 days.
Freeware = Free software.
Free software = Free software and also open source code.
Freeware/Ads = Free software but supported by advertising, usually with a included browser toolbar. It may be disabled when installing or after installation.
Free software/Ads = Free software and open source code but supported by advertising, usually with a included browser toolbar. It may be disabled when installing or after installation.
Trialware = Also called shareware or demo. Trial version available for download and testing with usually a time limit or limited functions.
Payware = No demo or trial available.
Portable version = A portable/standalone version is available. No installation is required.
v1.0.1 = Latest version available.
Download beta = It could be a BETA, RC(Release Candidate) and even a ALPHA version of the software.
Download (direct link) = A direct link to the software download.
Download (developer's site) = A link to the software developer site.
Download (mirror link) = A mirror link to the software download. It may not contain the latest versions.
Download old versions = Free downloads of previous versions of the program.
Download 64-bit version = If you have a 64bit operating system you can download this version.
Download portable version = Portable/Standalone version meaning that no installation is required, just extract the files to a folder and run directly.
= Windows version available.
= Mac OS version available.
= Linux version available.Our hosted tools are virus and malware scanned with several antivirus programs using www.virustotal.com.
Rating
Rating from 0-10.
Browse software by sections