Talk:Codec

re "It is strongly recommended that you do not install any codec packs because, for the most part, they cause more problems than they solve"

Would someone please elaborate on this. Is this Adobe's recommendation or just some user? Is it all packs, or specific ones?

I have often used K-Lite and Community Codec Pack, with no problems, ever. I used to search for specific individual codecs for rare videos file formats. but once i started using these packs, i've never had to do that again. The metioned packs are virus/spyware free, and install/uninstall properly (on Windows XP all versions/SPs).

I came here however because CS4 is not dealing with one video file correctly - whereas all my other software works just fine. (i started with clean machine, only premiere, then added other programs/packs).

Any tips would be appreciated. BigJon3000 08:30, 19 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Your best bet is to post questions in a public forum. This site is a knowledgebase repository, not an interactive forum. Eddie 15:32, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

troublesome software
Then there should not be a tab labeled "discussion" should there. Or shall we now discuss the merits of well designed wikia sites vs the acutal topic at hand? Or that would constitute a discussion... oh dear. Anyway:

After much testing, and researching, I can now prove that adding k-lite is beneficial and causes no problems. It actually solves many problems. I have many videos that cannot be played / edited by premiere. These are common, off the shelf video formats, used by regular people (handycams etc). We need to collate these videos for our own purposes (& business). To achieve this we installed k-lite, and hey presto, we can continue working. For the record: the conversations in the official adobe forum always ended with "use other software" - which i think is appalling as Premier is not a cheap piece of software. (Pricewise! as programming-wise it’s debateable.)