Free Video Codecs, Video Coders,
Decoders
Free Video Codecs, Video
Coders, Decoders recommend - Video files distributed either
free on the internet or sold through various channels are often
encoded and compressed to save space. As such, you may on occasion
come across video files that you cannot play in your media / video
player. To play them, you will need the appropriate video codec
for that particular file. A video codec, or a video coder/decoder,
allows your media player to decode the compressed format and display
it on your monitor. The same video codec often also allows you to
create your own files in those compressed formats. This may be useful
if you are capturing video from your camcorder or TV and don't have
a huge hard disk to contain all your home videos. Or, you may wish
to archive your DVDs on your own computer in a compressed format
for easy viewing.
Most of the video codecs listed are lossy video codecs,
which means that when you encode with them, some video information
is lost in order to compress the file. This is unlike data compression
programs where no data is lost. As such, sometimes compressed videos
don't look as sharp as the original, or they contain various video
artifacts (like pixelation). Lossless video codecs
on the other hand, preserve all the information in the original
video file, which means that when you use the same codec to decompress
the file, you get an exact copy of the original. Unfortunately,
lossless video codecs at this point in time do not compress as well
as the lossless ones.
Free Video Codecs, Video Coders, Video Decoders List:
1. DivX Video Codec
The DivX codec allows you to view files encoded using DivX and XviD.
DivX compresses video files remarkably well - the audio/video is
compressed to a very small size yet has high quality. You will need
this codec and its accompanying (optional) web player plugin to
view a number of videos on the Internet, including the numerous
free movies/shows available on their own site. The commercial version
of the free codec provides additional features particularly useful
if you are compressing your own video or converting your DVDs to
video files.
2. FFDShow Video
Decoder
FFDShow is a DirectShow decoding filter that, in spite of its name,
is able to decode a large variety of video compression schemes.
When you install this filter, you will be able to watch shows in
any of your video or media playing software whether or not they
originally supported that format/codec. It is able to decompress
DivX, XviD, DivX 3, H.264, H.263, H263+, FLV 1, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2,
MPEG-4, MSMPEG-4v1, MSMPEG-4v2, MJPEG, HuffYUV in YV 12 colour space,
and all WMV 9 (whether it is in ASF, WMV or AVI formats). The source
code for this program is also available. Note, if you want the latest
version under development, you will have to go directly to the Sourceforge
download page for FFDShow Tryouts to test the nightly builds.
3. Huffyuv
Huffyuv, unlike most of the other video codecs, is a lossless video
codec. This means that all the video information in the original
video is preserved in the compressed version. It is sufficiently
fast so that you can use it to compress and capture raw video input
in real time on an adequately fast machine. If you are capturing,
you might be interested to know that it can handle input in the
YUV2, UYVY and RGB formats.
4. XviD
The XviD codec, like DivX, is able to compress video files to a
very small size yet with high quality. XviD is open source and released
in source code form only.
5. Ogg Theora
Ogg Theora is a free video codecs and free video coders (video compression)
format. It's target audience are those who need low bitrate compression
schemes. There are implementations available for a wide variety
of operating systems, and it is already integrated into many video
players.
6. QuickTime
Apple's QuickTime is available for both Mac OS X and Windows. It
handles highly compressed files in its own proprietary format and
is sometimes used by movie companies to release trailers and the
like. Note that if you are creating videos for YouTube and the other
video sharing sites that are optimized for the MOV format the professional
versions of QuickTime for professional Windows and oneMac OS X provide
more features like the ability to edit, save and export video, play
back full screen video, copy and paste various media formats, resize
and trim videos, edit MIDI instruments and synthesizers, save streaming
video (Internet video), etc.
 Xilisoft
Zune Video Converter helps you convert Zune video via so
comprehensive video file formats including AVI, MPEG, DivX, RM,
RMVB, MOV, ASF, VOB, 3G2 to Zune, 3GP to Zune WMV, MP4, MPEG4 video
file formats. The Zune converter software also supports convert
popular audio files including WAV, RA, AC3, MP2, APE, OGG, CDA to
Zune MP3.  Download
 WinAVI
3GP/MP4/PSP/iPod Video Converter is software for MP4/3GP
file conversion of portable video device such as iPod/PSP, It can
convert almost all video formats, for e.g., DivX, XviD, MOV, rm,
rmvb, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, AVI to iPod/PSP or other portable video
device, MP4 player or smart phone. It has an unmatchable speed and
high quality. Download
 ImTOO
3GP Video Converter is a powerful 3GP converter which can
convert RM to 3GP, MP4 to 3GP, MOV to 3GP, WMV to 3GP, Mpeg2 to
3GP, Mpeg4 to 3GP, AVI to 3GP, MPEG to 3GP etc. or convert 3GP to
AVI MPEG MPEG2 MPEG4 etc. ImTOO 3GP Converter can also convert almost
all video files such as RM, MP4, MOV, WMV, MPEG2, MPEG4, MPEG, AVI
to 3GP file or convert 3GP video clip to AVI and MPEG.
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Some
glossary about Video Editor and Video Editing Software:
- What is Video Eidtor or Video Editing Software - Video
Editor is the software that can join, split, crop, trim, modify
color, and merge your video files, edit and combine popular
video file formats including DVD, AVI, MPEG, WMV, MP4, MOV,
DivX, XviD and many more ...
- What is freeware - Freeware is computer software that
is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, downloadable
off of the Internet. If the software requires the user to view
ads while using the program, it is technically not freeware
but adware. Freeware is also different from shareware in that
shareware requires a payment if the software is to be used past
a trial date.
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