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ffdshow

An open source filter for playing back MP4, H.264, DivX and XviD video files

Author/Publisher:	Official Website
Language:	English
Ease of use:	Not Rated
Latest Version:	Rev. 4453 (generic/x64) (details)
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License:	Freeware
Last Updated:	May 22, 2012
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ffdshow_rev4453_20120521_clsid.exe

Description:	Download ffdshow revision 4453 (2012-05-21 clsid generic build)
Version:	Rev. 4453 (generic/x64) (added May 22, 2012 - view changelog)
Size:	4.54 MB

ffdshow_rev4422_20120409.exe

Description:	Download ffdshow - Official 2012-04-09 generic build
Version:	Rev. 4422 (Official) (added Apr 09, 2012 - view changelog)
Size:	4.54 MB

ffdshow_rev4453_20120521_clsid_x64.exe

Description:	Download ffdshow x64 revision 4453 (2012-05-21 clsid x64 experimental build)
Version:	Rev. 4453 (generic/x64) (added May 22, 2012 - view changelog)
Size:	4.77 MB

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Description:

From the Official Site :

ffdshow is a DirectShow decoding filter for decompressing DIVX movies. It uses libavcodec from ffmpeg project for video decompression, postprocessing code from mplayer to enhance visual quality of low bitrate movies, and is based on original DirectShow filter from XviD, which is GPL'ed educational implementation of MPEG4 encoder.

Features :

fast video decompression using optimized MMX, SSE and 3DNow! code
support for different codecs: XviD and all DIVX versions
image postprocessing for higher playback quality
automatic quality control: automatically reduces postprocessing level when CPU load is high
hue, saturation and luminance correction
experimental sharpening filter
completely free software: ffdshow is distributed under GPL
noising (of course if you want it)

Playing back .MP4 H.264 encoded movies:

Use VideoLAN which has a built in .MP4 reader and H.264 decoder
Use Media Player Classic or Windows Media Player and ffdshow
For more information on how to play back, encode and convert MP4 files, please refer to our MP4 Usage Guide

OS Compatibility:

Windows 95/Windows 98/Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7

Downloads & Links:

ffdshow_rev4453_20120521_clsid.exe

Description:	Download ffdshow revision 4453 (2012-05-21 clsid generic build)
Version:	Rev. 4453 (generic/x64) (added May 22, 2012 - view changelog)
Size:	4.54 MB

ffdshow_rev4422_20120409.exe

Description:	Download ffdshow - Official 2012-04-09 generic build
Version:	Rev. 4422 (Official) (added Apr 09, 2012 - view changelog)
Size:	4.54 MB

ffdshow_rev4453_20120521_clsid_x64.exe

Description:	Download ffdshow x64 revision 4453 (2012-05-21 clsid x64 experimental build)
Version:	Rev. 4453 (generic/x64) (added May 22, 2012 - view changelog)
Size:	4.77 MB

ffdshow_rev4422_20120409_x64.exe

Description:	Download ffdshow - Official 2012-04-09 64-bit build
Version:	Rev. 4422 (Official) (added Apr 09, 2012 - view changelog)
Size:	4.81 MB

Official Download Page

Description:	Download the lastest ffdshow builds from SourceForge
Version:	Rev. 3124 (generic/x64) (added Nov 04, 2009 - view changelog)

Old Version Downloads (229 downloads)...

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