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Is there still need for codecs in Windows 7?

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Mar 15, 20262619 views
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Aren't modern OS already packaged with the basic and most used codecs? Is there any reason to install a codec pack on a Windows 7? What are those reasons? Where can someone look for safe codec packs? I ask this because there are a lot of codec packs on the internet and some of them are just a packa…

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The main problem with supporting all the different video decoders is a matter of licencing. Most video codecs require some kind of royalty to be paid to whoever developed the encoding scheme. While h.264 is royalty free many are not and it can be a …

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