FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder
An advanced DirectShow decoding filter for Windows that supports many video and audio formats
ffdshow - a set of DirectShow filters and VFW codec for compression, decompression and processing of audio and video. With its help you can watch almost any movie.
FFDShow uses libavcodec from the ffmpeg project for video decompression (can use xvid.dll supplied with xvid codec), postprocessing code from mplayer for visual improvement of low bitrate compressed movie quality and is based on the original DirectShow filter from XviD.
The main benefit of using the FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder is its ability to compress, decompress, and process almost any video or audio format.
- Fast video decompression optimized for MMX, SSE and 3DNow
- support for various codecs: XviD, all versions of DivX, MS WMV, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2;
- Post-processing of the image to obtain higher quality playback;
- Automatic quality control: Automatically reduces the postprocessing level if the CPU load is high;
- Noise, hue, saturation, and brightness correction
- experimental sharpening filter;
- support for the press;
- different subtitle formats.
PROS
Supports numerous video formats and codecs.
Includes customizable post-processing, subtitles and audio filters.
CONS
Lacks advanced video editing features.
Occasional compatibility issues with other software.
