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Windows does *not* feature extensive codec support!

Windows does *not* feature extensive codec support!

Posted Apr 18, 2008 6:19 UTC (Fri) by robbe (guest, #16131)
In reply to: Windows does *not* feature extensive codec support! by DonDiego
Parent article: Video forums for free software

Hear, hear!

To rub it in, no generic Windows includes Flash support, so to use the "gold standard" the
user has to be persuaded to download a plugin. I don't see why the proposed Video site can't
do the same and entice the user to install a plugin for the codec of choice.

> Contrast this with the capabilities of programs like MPlayer or VLC [...]

Which are available for Windows (as you know). I recommend VLC to all afflicted.


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