The Portable Freeware Collection - Video

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InstalledCodec V1.15
Suggested by Andrew Lee - Updated by guinness on 25 Jan 2010
57KB (uncompressed) - Popularity score (559)
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Category: Video - Codec Identification (3)

Synopsis: InstalledCodec is a small utility displays the list of all Codec drivers and DirectShow filters currently installed on your system. For each component the following information is displayed: Display Name, Type, Disabled Status, Installed/Modified Time, Description, Company Name, Filename, etc. It allows you to easily disable or enable any Codec/DirectShow component or export the list to a text/XML/HTML file.

Writes settings to: Application folder

How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch InstalledCodec.exe.

Stealth [?]: Yes

License: Freeware

System Requirements: Win2K / WinXP / Vista

What's new: >>

Added 'x64 Mode' in the Options menu (for x64 systems only). When this option is checked, InstalledCodec displays the 64-bit filters/drivers.
Added more command-line options.

MediaInfo V0.7.27
Suggested by TPFC Fan - Updated by infimum on 4 Jan 2010
5MB (uncompressed) - Popularity score (2519)
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Category: Video - Codec Identification (3)

Synopsis: MediaInfo provides a great deal of technical and tag information from audio/video files. It features many different layouts to display the information, as well as the ability to create custom layouts as well. Can be used to find missing codecs or just to get all the information you'd need from a multimedia file.

Writes settings to: Application folder

Dependencies: UNICOWS.DLL (Win98/ME only)

How to extract: Download the 7-Zip package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch MediaInfo.exe. Select Options, Preferences, Setup, and uncheck Shell extension and Shell InfoTip.

Stealth [?]: No

Unicode support: Yes

License: Freeware/Open Source

System Requirements: Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7

What's new: >>

· MPEG Audio: Emphasis
· MPEG-TS: PCR timestamp can be extracted in real time
· Linux library: visibility is now limited to the official API
· License changed to LGPLv3+ for license simplification (same license as the library)
· MPEG Audio, AAC, Vorbis: removal of irrelevant Resolution field even from containers
· MPEG Video: error in calculation of frame rate if sequence extension is used
· MPEG Audio: some VBR files without VBR header were wrongly detected as CBR
· #2921999, unexpected quotes in the text output

GSpot V2.70a
Suggested by Andrew Lee - Added on 23 Feb 2007
1MB (uncompressed) - Popularity score (547)
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Category: Video - Codec Identification (3)

Synopsis: Simply drag-and-drop any AVI file to the GSpot window, and GSpot will determine which audio and video codecs are required to play the file, as well as whether these codecs are installed on your system.

Writes settings to: Windows registry. I am accepting it as portable on the assumption that it will only be used occasionally to troubleshoot codec problems, so portable settings is that important.

How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch the program by double-clicking on GSpot.exe.

Unicode support: No

License: Freeware

System Requirements: Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista

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