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Originally Posted by seco  Why should one install ffdshow to play .mkv files?
I think that best combination is:
1. Install latest CoreAVC without Haali Media Splitter
2. Install CCCP ( Combined Community Codec Pack).
When installing CCCP, select ONLY
- Haali Media Splitter
- VSFilter
In CCCP install configuration, select auto-load for VSFilter
3. Configure Mediaportal to use CoreAVC as H.264 codec
4 You're ready to go!
But this is just my opinion, works great for me with subtitles and all 
(I installed MPV Decoder for MPEG2 DVB streams and Media Player Classic for testing purposes from CCCP too) |
Maybe because coreAVC is payware while ffdshow is free and open source? Besides, it can handle most audiocodecs too whereas with you're combination as far as I can tell you also need a seperate ac3 decoder and so on (assuming the mkv comes with an ac3 track).