<s>
The	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
audio	B-Algorithm
and	O
video	B-Application
codecs	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
DirectShow	B-Library
that	O
enables	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
and	O
its	O
software	O
to	O
play	O
various	O
audio	B-Algorithm
and	O
video	O
formats	O
generally	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
several	O
related	O
tools	O
,	O
including	O
Media	B-Language
Player	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
Home	I-Language
Cinema	I-Language
(	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
)	O
,	O
Media	B-Language
Info	I-Language
Lite	I-Language
,	O
and	O
Codec	O
Tweak	O
Tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
K-Lite	B-Application
adds	O
Video	B-Device
for	I-Device
Windows	I-Device
(	O
VFW	O
)	O
codecs	O
and	O
DirectShow	B-Library
filters	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
DirectShow/VFW	O
based	O
players	O
like	O
MPC	B-Algorithm
,	O
Winamp	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
will	O
use	O
them	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
,	O
all	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basic	O
:	O
The	O
Basic	O
edition	O
is	O
the	O
smallest	O
version	O
and	O
enables	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
computer	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
AVI	O
,	O
Matroska	O
(	O
MKV	O
)	O
,	O
MP4	O
,	O
Ogg	O
,	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
Video	I-Operating_System
(	O
FLV	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
WebM	B-Application
files	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
only	O
consists	O
of	O
LAV	O
Filters	O
(	O
for	O
video	O
demultiplexing	O
and	O
audio	B-Algorithm
and	O
video	B-Application
decoding	I-Application
)	O
,	O
DirectVobSub	B-Application
(	O
for	O
subtitle	O
decoding	O
)	O
,	O
Codec	O
Tweak	O
Tool	O
,	O
Icaros	O
ThumbnailProvider	O
and	O
Icaros	O
PropertyHandler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basic	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
edition	O
that	O
includes	O
neither	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
nor	O
MediaInfo	B-Language
Lite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
:	O
The	O
Standard	O
edition	O
includes	O
all	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Basic	O
edition	O
plus	O
MPC	B-Algorithm
Video	O
Renderer	O
,	O
MediaInfo	B-Language
Lite	O
and	O
MPC-HC	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
x264VFW	O
and	O
Lagarith	O
)	O
,	O
ffdshow	B-Language
,	O
GraphStudioNext	O
,	O
VobSubStrip	O
and	O
FourCC	O
Changer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
version	O
1.56	O
BS.Player	O
is	O
removed	O
,	O
unlike	O
some	O
editions	O
of	O
K-Lite	B-Application
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
version	O
10.0.0	O
,	O
64-bit	B-Device
codecs	O
are	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
regular	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
this	O
version	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
64-bit	B-Device
edition	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
64-bit	B-Device
OSes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
version	O
11.3.0	O
,	O
the	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
LAV	O
Filters	O
share	O
their	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
install	O
only	O
64-bit	B-Device
codecs	O
was	O
added	O
(	O
visible	O
only	O
in	O
Expert	O
install	O
mode	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
version	O
15.3.5	O
MPC	B-Algorithm
Video	O
Renderer	O
is	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
options	O
to	O
use	O
ffdshow	B-Language
for	O
decoding	O
is	O
removed	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
the	O
ffdshow	B-Language
processing	O
filters	O
are	O
still	O
kept	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
options	O
to	O
load	O
them	O
in	O
all	O
compatible	O
DirectShow	B-Library
players	O
are	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Packs	I-Application
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	O
Server	O
2003	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
K-Lite	B-Application
version	O
10.0.0	O
,	O
64-bit	B-Device
codecs	O
were	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
regular	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
a	O
separate	O
64-bit	B-Device
edition	O
of	O
the	O
pack	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
x64	B-Device
editions	I-Device
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
supports	O
the	O
following	O
file	O
formats	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
CNET	O
reported	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
1,074,578	O
downloads	O
for	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Mega	I-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
5.2	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
12	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
CNET	O
reported	O
only	O
122,552	O
downloads	O
for	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
Full	O
Edition	O
5.2	O
(	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
)	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
received	O
an	O
average	O
user	O
rating	O
of	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
albeit	O
from	O
only	O
seven	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
,	O
Betanews	O
Fileforum	O
reported	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
4.7	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
2,346	O
votes	O
for	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Mega	I-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
5.2.0	O
and	O
9,416,511	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fileforum	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
entry	O
for	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
5.2	O
Full	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
Softpedia	O
reported	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Mega	I-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
5.2	O
and	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
5.2	O
Update	O
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
2,011,113	O
times	O
after	O
their	O
release	O
on	O
12	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
them	O
a	O
user	O
rating	O
of	O
4.4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
based	O
on	O
2,281	O
votes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
K-Lite	B-Application
Mega	I-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
a	O
Softpedia	O
Pick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softpedia	O
also	O
reported	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
5.2	O
Full	O
,	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
Full	O
5.2	O
Update	O
,	O
and	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
2.7	O
64-bit	B-Device
Edition	O
have	O
been	O
downloaded	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
1,452,750	O
times	O
up	O
until	O
this	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
received	O
a	O
user	O
rating	O
of	O
4.3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
from	O
2,082	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
Full	O
5.2	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
Softpedia	O
Pick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
SnapFiles	O
also	O
highly	O
praised	O
K-Lite	B-Application
Codec	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
Full	O
edition	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
