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21 January 2010
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: Haali Media Splitter AC3Filter VSFilter Not technically... Read More...

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Filed under: Windows 7, Matroska, Haali Media Splitter, DivX Labs, H264, AC3Filter

03 December 2009
Comprehensive Report of Relevant Container and Codec Support in Windows 7 and Media Center

Containers   FF/RW Subtitles Selectable audio tracks Useful metadata Chapters AVI No No No *** No No MP4 Yes No * No **** No ***** No TS No No * No **** No ****** No M2TS No No * No **** No ****** No WTV Yes Maybe ** Yes Yes No ******* * Despite the spec requiring this, Microsoft decided not to... Read More...

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Filed under: Windows 7, WTV, TS/M2TS, H264, Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder, AAC, AVI, MPEG-4, MP4