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The standard Codec release contains only LAV filters and VSFilter with a GUI that provides full control. Recently there has been an extensive rewrite of the GUI itself and the filters they control. Support for MKV on xbox360 was dropped along with the removal of several outdated codecs and the SetACL dependency.

I hope you enjoy these new releases and can find the time to send a small donation to support continued maintenance into the future. The save and restore settings feature is automated and also controlled by the command line. All you need to do to have your settings restored automatically during an upgrade [Save ALL Settings].

The checkboxes involved are correctly set by default to allow automatic recovery of upgrade settings.

Top 10 features of the recent rewrite of the Settings app:

• Remove all unnecessary code related to deprecating codec removal
• Reorganize the entire layout to be more intuitive, user-friendly and visually appealing
• Allow the user to click anywhere on the app to move the settings application on the screen
• Add an Always On Top feature to keep the Settings app visible
• Activate the previous instance of the Settings application when trying to open a new instance
• Require administrator rights at startup and eliminate the need to right-click
• All user accounts are set up automatically and can be updated with a single click on the Miscellaneous tab
• Color and capitalize important features to promote their importance
• Automatically resize the app according to the screen resolution and use high-quality text
• Add a Save | Restore settings to seamlessly return to a previous setup

All functions are performed immediately. The moment you select something, the action is executed.

If you ever find yourself broken, just tap [RESET ALL] button to return to a freshly installed state.

Since I allow the user to choose the background color for the application (with random selection as well), I’ve also added a way for you to customize the application even more with the introduction of the file called .\Tools\user.jpg. This 110×110 jpeg can be modified as you wish. Any image or logo. Upgrade installations will not overwrite this file. It will use my logo shark.jpg with the default color and your image, user.jpg, with any other color. This color, 98A66E (enter the hexadecimal number on the Miscellaneous TAB), works well with the default user.jpg

The following are some file types enabled and supported by the installation of Shark007 Codecs.

• Amr
• mpc
• divx
• mka
• monkey
• flac
• evo
• flv
• m4b
• mkv
• etc
• gmo
• rmvb
• xvid
• y4m

All of the above file types can be queued to the Windows Media Player playlist by right-clicking.

Top 10 things the Shark package does better than other packages

• Full color thumbnails including FLVs and 10-bit MKVs provided by Icaros. (Also allows users to select at which time by percentage to take the thumbnail)
• Enable the preview pane for ALL newly enabled file types like MKV and FLV.
• Explorer properties are displayed for non-native file types such as MKV and FLV
• Updated often – and has a built-in update notification
• Distributed in a single installer or a portable version without an installer.
• Support playback of M4A audio files containing ALAC
• Support all system users without being logged into Windows
• Allow users to enable/disable codecs installed on their system
• Functionality such as Win7DSFilterTweaker and Codec Tweak Tool built-in.
• Support ‘Add to Windows Media Player List’ by right-clicking all files such as FLV.

The settings application is 100% UAC compliant.
The application allows each user to maintain individual codec settings while seamlessly integrating any administrative commands directly into the user account. New user accounts are detected when the application is opened and automatically inherit the administrator settings.

Codecs have been a problem for most users at one time or another. This is because there has never been an “out of the box” working solution that the average computer user could install and just get everything working properly from scratch. There are several decent codec pack solutions out there, but none of them did everything I wanted. I always needed a tweak, tweak, or even a re-install just to get the codecs I needed/wanted, and most of the time the file still wouldn’t play properly. This frustration was the basis for me to start creating a codec pack that works with ALL players.

The installer will automatically remove most other popular codec releases from your computer before installing this concise but comprehensive Windows Media Center setup package. For a list of all things automatically uninstalled by the installer, click here. After the installation is complete, check the box for [x] WMP suggested settings and Windows Media Player and Media Center will immediately recognize all your files as playable.

It does not include a media player, and it does not associate file types. With the STANDARD Codec pack installed, you will be able to use any media player, limited only by the player’s capabilities, to play all movies and video clips. Streaming video is supported in multiple formats in all popular browsers. Standard codec users have the ability to choose what is installed and where to install it using the public redistributable. After installation, you can choose to remove specific parts without removing the entire package. You can also re-add the removed items at any time.

What is new

• Update LOW Filters 0.76.1.0
• Update MediaInfo DLL 21.9
• Update Icaros 3.2.1
• Update VSFilter (DirectVobSub) 1.5.7.53
• Fix broken Movies & TV App and MS Store errors
• Fully functional Save / Restore settings
• Remember the location of the monitor and screen
• Automatically update all files directly from the GUI
• Live sync of 32/64bit applications for shared settings
• Improve WMV handling when LAV is used for playback