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ffdshow is an open-source unmaintained codec library that is mainly used for decoding of video in the MPEG-4 ASP (e.g. encoded with DivX or Xvid) and H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video formats, but it supports numerous other video and audio formats as well. It is free software released under GNU General Public License 2.0, runs on Windows, and is implemented as a Video for Windows (VFW) codec and a DirectShow filter.

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Software.name
ffdshow
Software.logo
ffdshow icon.svg
Software.screenshot
Ffdshow.png
Software.caption
ffdshow video decoder configuration on Windows 7
Software.author
Milan Cutka, Peter Ross
Software.developer
clsid, XhmikosR, et al.
Software.released
(original ffdshow) (ffdshow tryouts)
Software.latest release version
1.3.4531
Software.programming language
Assembly, C++, C
Software.operating system
Windows XP and later
Software.discontinued
yes
Software.license
GNU General Public License 2.0

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Ffdshow
software version identifier
1.3.4531
publication date
2002-05-20
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ffdshow is an open-source unmaintained codec library that is mainly used for decoding of video in the MPEG-4 ASP (e.g. encoded with DivX or Xvid) and H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video formats, but it supports numerous other video and audio formats as well. It is free software released under GNU General Public License 2.0, runs on Windows, and is implemented as a Video for Windows (VFW) codec and a DirectShow filter.

==Installation and configuration== ffdshow does not include a media player or container parsers. Instead, after installation of ffdshow, compatible DirectShow or VFW media players such as Media Player Classic, Winamp, and Windows Media Player will use the ffdshow decoder automatically, thus avoiding the need to install separate codecs for the various formats supported by ffdshow. The user configures ffdshow's audio and video settings by launching the ffdshow video decoder configuration program independently of any media player.

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