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| 08/24/2010Share onFacebookGoogle+TwitterPrint In terms of file compatibility, Windows Media Player 12 is by far the most ecumenical to date. Where Microsoft once tacitly shunned third-party file types - such as Apple’s Quicktime (.MOV) and DivX - it now supports an impressive
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number of file types out of the box. Still, avid media enthusiasts will occasionally windows media player 12 codec download come across a video file type that Windows Media Player 12 can’t handle natively. Luckily, all you’ll need to for flac codec for windows media player 12 the small fraction of video formats that Microsoft chose not to support from the get go, is a handy codec pack. This tutorial will show you how to install the K-Lite Mega Codec Pack, http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-pictures/how-to-update-windows-media-player-codecs/09ad3325-ef04-4f32-a888-522703e9dfb8 which enables support for virtually every video file type under the sun. Supported File Types For your reference, here is a quick list of the video file types that Windows Media Player 12 supports out of the box. If you are having trouble playing one of these file types, you may want to ensure that the file was encoded or downloaded correctly. Windows Media files- .wm, .wmv, and http://www.digitalcitizen.life/play-any-video-format-windows-media-player-12 .asf; AVCHD files (including Dolby Digital audio) - .m2ts and .m2t; Apple QuickTime files - .mov and .qt; AVI files - .avi; Windows Recorded TV Show files - .wtv and .dvr-ms; MPEG-4 movie files - .mp4, .mov, and .m4v; MPEG-2 movie files -.mpeg, .mpg, .mpe, .m1v, .mp2, .mpv2, .mod, and .vob; MPEG-1 movie files- .m1v; Motion JPEG files- .avi and .mov. Unsupported File Types If you come across a video file type that isn’t supported by Windows Media Player 12, you’ll receive two notifications. First, Windows Media Player 12 will let you know that it doesn’t recognize the file extension and will ask you if you’d like to try to play it anyway. If you click Yes, Windows Media Player 12 will try to play it anyway. If it is a case where a supported file type was simply renamed incorrectly, it might play. But chances are you’ll get a message stating that "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file". In either case, the solution is to install the right codec. Click Close to dismiss the window and move on to
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