The Holy Trinity of Matroska (.mkv) Filter Packages for Windows 7
This is a follow-up post to my earlier post about how-to get Matroska files to play on Windows 7.
Now that 7 has been released, goofy codec packs are no longer needed, except for special circumstances. The “Holy Trinity” of MKV filter packages is:
Not technically a software package but:
- Registry entry to enable .mkv and .mka (This may not be required with the latest Haali release, however I’m unable to test at this time so grab the registry entries in case.)
Note that the blog for the registry entry directs you to DivX’s MKV splitter. At this point, I don’t advise using DivX’s solution as they have no support for DTS or subtitles.
Some Matroska files do use additional codecs, usually for commentary audio tracks, so you might also want to pick up FFDShow-tryouts. When installing FFDShow, deselect everything except for the additional codecs you need, generally this will be “Vorbis” and “Theora”.
Update: x64 users will need a 64-bit version of VSFilter. I haven’t tested this build but Shark007 seems to know what he’s doing so hopefully it will work for you. (Confirmed to be working by Jere_Jones.)