Below is a list of codecs supported by Windows Media Player 12. While Windows comes preinstalled with the same version, make sure to check the version by using ALT+H key combination. Next, click on ...

While the new video codec features of WMV are exciting, the biggest technical leap is the new Windows Media Audio 10 Professional codec (WMA Pro 10), which offers up to twice the improvement in ...

Hi Guys,<BR><BR>I installed the AC3 codec and DivX so I could play DivX encoded videos. I couldn't get them to play in WMP so I started using the DivX player, which worked. Since then, I have had ...

In this article, we will describe how to check installed Codecs on Windows 11/10. In the word codec, the first two letters stand for compression and the last three letters stand for decompression.

Microsoft Corp. upped its multimedia arsenal today with the release of Windows Media Audio and Video 8, updates that help improve software performance for companies that provide digital media content ...

I have an avi file (specifically, the first episode of the Sopranos) that refuses to play with audio. Windows media player attempts to download a decompressor, then gives me the "Unable to download an ...

PARIS — Eager to move its proprietary audio/video codec into Europe's steadily growing digital radio market, Microsoft Corp. has gained membership in the World DAB Forum, an industry group developing ...

The WMA 9.2 Lossless codec is, as the name implies, a lossless audio codec. A lossless audio codec's output is bit-for-bit identical to its input. Essentially, it's a more efficient alternative to PCM ...