MKV playback is fully supported in x64 Media Center on all versions of Windows.
To setup FLAC audio playback in Windows Media Center you must initially select the x64 WMP as the default player. For Windows 7 Media Center users, this can be set back to the 32bit afterwards.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This release is designed to compliment the 32bit codec packages.
The installation requires the 32bit codec
release to be installed as a prerequisite.
>>>> SETUP AND USAGE <<<<
Concerning S/PDIF, digital, optical and HDMI: The administrator and a regular user are different users and each must setup the Audio TAB for FFDshow pass-through. At no time should anyone have a need to click the leftside of the Audio TAB manually; it uses system detection.
The codec packs contains a Settings Application to use in conjunction with your windows media center setup which will enable each user to choose different splitters and decoders for specific filetypes. The application will also allow you to choose from 10 different speaker configurations from 'same as input' and all the way up to full 7.1 channel output.
If you decide to choose the x64 version of Windows Media Player as your
default player,
Windows Explorer will automatically differentiate between the 2 media
players as depicted below.
The Settings Application is 100% UAC compliant.
Restricted access is enforced. (User Account
Control)
The Application allows each user to maintain individual codec settings while at
the same time seamlessly integrating any administrative commands directly
into the users account. New users accounts are detected upon opening the
Application and automatically inherit the Administrators settings.
Adding files to the Windows Media Player Playlist
On the Help TAB of the 32bit Settings Application is a button to allow you to choose Windows Media Player Filetype Associations. This buttons functionality is GLOBAL and is not restricted to the 32bit environment. Once you have used this button, you can Enqueue newly associated filetypes to the Windows Media Player Playlist as depicted below. It also sets up Media Center to utilize the associations for seamless playback in that player also. If for some reason this doesn't work for you, go back to the associations button, click No twice, consecutively, then select Yes. No reboot is required.
This
will also work for audio files such as FLAC, APE or musepack.
Download the latest stable release,
v3.4.7 from:
UNINSTALL YOUR OLD VERSION
When choosing to uninstall this product,
ensure you uninstall it BEFORE
removing the 32bit release.
distribution file information: MajorGeeks receives the distribution
file directly from me.
It is currently 15.7MB and has an MD5
of ddcb9c478d14a8a6f304fa35462695b9
changelog:
- fix rmvb explorer crash
- update LAV filters .45+
- update FFDshow 4313
- update Gabests filters 4051
- update Intel QuickSync r36
- update x264vfw r2146
It is required that you rightclick the installed Settings Application
shortcut found on the menu,
Start Button\All Programs\Shark007 Codecs
and choose 'Run as Adminstrator'
to complete the installation setup.
PLEASE UNINSTALL you old version before installing a newer release.
When choosing to uninstall this product,
ensure you uninstall it BEFORE
removing the 32bit release.
This software uses code of FFmpeg licensed under the GPLv2.0 and its source can be downloaded
