FFDShow Alternatives
FFDShow is described as 'DirectShow decoding filter for decompressing DivX, XviD, H.264, FLV1, WMV, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, MPEG-4 movies. It uses libavcodec from ffmpeg project for video decompression, postprocessing code from mplayer to enhance visual quality of low bitrate movies, and is' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are eight alternatives to FFDShow for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best FFDShow alternative is K-Lite Codec Pack, which is free. Other great apps like FFDShow are LAVfilters, CCCP: Combined Community Codec Pack, Shark007 Codecs and Xvid.
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FFDShow alternatives are mainly Codec Packs but may also be Audio Codecs. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of FFDShow.- Free • Open Source
- 12 K-Lite Codec Pack alternatives
K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools. Codecs and DirectShow filters are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video formats. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files.
- 9 LAVfilters alternatives
LAV Filters are a set of open-source DirectShow filters, aimed to eventually replace the better part of the playback chain required to play all and any modern media.
LAVfilters Features
- 12 CCCP: Combined Community Codec Pack alternatives
The CCCP was created to replace the video playback packs provided in favor of a single reliable pack capable of decoding practically anything.
DiscontinuedThe program is no longer updated. Last update, released in October 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.
- 8 Shark007 Codecs alternatives
A collection of audio and video codecs that contains full suite of all the best codecs available for Windows.
Shark007 Codecs Features
- 11 Xvid alternatives
Xvid is an open-source research project focusing on video compression and is a collaborative development effort. All code is released under the terms of the GNU GPL license.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- 7 Codec Pack All-In-1 alternatives
Do you download movies and get confused by all the different formats and codecs? Now you dont need to worry about downloading your movie codecs separately, you can do it all in one go. Codec Pack All-in-1 includes: DivX 6.0 XviD Codec 1.0.3 DivX, XviD - FFDShow 17.02.
DiscontinuedThe program is no longer updated. Last update, 6.0.3.0, released in January 2006, can be still downloaded from FileHippo.com
- 5 AC3Filter alternatives
AC3Filter is a high quality free audio decoder and processor filter. It allows media players to playback movies with AC3 and DTS audio tracks. Also it can process any audio track, much of processing options allows to adjust the sound in almost any way.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
DiscontinuedThe official website is no longer available and the program was not updated since 2009. Last version, 0.7b, can be still downloaded from SourceForge
AC3Filter Features
- 0 iSubtitle alternatives
iSubtitle - Soft subtitled movies for your Apple gear
The first and only application to take full advantage of Apple's soft subtitle technology. The subtitle tracks are resolution independent and they are rendered in real-time as you watch the movie. They are always displaye.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Country of Origin
Sweden
EU
Platforms
- Mac