Direct Show Decoder

DirectShow is an touch-ups and diagnostic tool used by Microsoft to confirm media files. This is a programming element included with Windows operating systems and is also frequently utilised by Windows Media Player in addition to Windows Media Player Classic. Third-party software along with programs can also use DirectShow. DirectShow could playback videos, capture them, along with analyze reside videos. Microsoft lets the user install video components along with files without updating the direct show video application.

    Function

A direct show decoder can be a filter, or a codec, the component in the filter graph that decodes a video stream. The filter graph shows all codecs in operation. Every single codec takes data and techniques the data previous to moving it to the next codec. All of the filters are independent components that work together. Codecs are registered having Windows, and solving media file problems becomes easy when the files are seen as streams of data.
Fast Video Indexer

This program creates an index of pictures from video files. By default, AVI and VFW files are selected. Fast video indexer uses DirectShow to decode the video file and then uses a codec to set up the video frames viewable as pictures. Fast video indexer needs the appropriate codec for each type of media file that isn't AVI or VFW. So, an MKV codec is needed to run an MKV file.


Other File Types

Video file formats are how data streams are organized. The format AVI is different than VFW. This is due to the algorithm used to compress the data. Video data decoding is how the different filters separate the data. There can be different filters for splitters and for the decoding of the video and audio streams. Each of these is a codec.
    Other Media Players

        Other popular media players are Quick Time and RealMedia. Unfortunately, Quick Time is not supported by DirectShow but can still use it. Downloading the right filters will set up Quick Time with DirectShow. RealMedia is the same way, also not supported by DirectShow by default. If the right filters are downloaded, RealMedia can also have access to fast video indexer, giving it the ability separate videos into pictures. With the addition of Windows Vista, DVD and MPEG now support DirectShow filters.
    K-Lite Codec Pack

        The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and tools. These are third-party tools designed to make using DirectShow easier. There are many types of codec packs, and most are available free over the Internet. Different codec packs may come with different files, and having one may not mean you can play every form of media. However, some codec packs are not compatible with others and may ask that you remove previous codecs first.