FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder 1.3 Rev4528

DirectShow and VFW codec for decoding/encoding many video and audio formats

FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder earns its high ranks by the simple fact of its presence in most of the top-featured codec packs available on the market. Its supplied capabilities are among the best when it comes to decompressing and post processing video streams.

This particular video decoder provides a DirectShow (DirectX component API) decoding filter for DivX, XviD, MPEG-1/2/4, H.264, WMV or FLV1 decompression. It uses the “libavcodec” form the “ffmpeg” project to do so as well as postprocessing operations for visual enhancement of low bitrate video streams. It is an elevated version of the open-source XviD project.

Its installation takes a few clicks and a few more split-seconds to complete. First, you are able to choose from its main components – DXVA video decoder, VFW interface, AviSynth scripts serving and two application plugins for AviSynth and VirtualDub.

You can select additional tasks during the next step of the installation process such as `Reset all ffdshow settings`, `Video formats` and `Audio formats` (very impressive lists that cover almost every possible option), `Filter Settings`, Tweaks and even a `Compatibility Manger`. The `Mixer` step of the wizard provides users with various audio configurations from 1-channel mono arrangement to more sophisticated 5, 6 and even 8 channel home theater setups.

FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder's main features wrap up a friendly system resources management with low CPU usage no matter the postprocessing level, while providing outstanding visual quality. It sports an intelligent system that drops the postprocessing level when the CPU tends to become overloaded, thus unstable.