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Preferred Filter Tweaker for Windows 7


Tool for changing preferred DirectShow filters in Windows 7.



Preferred Filter Tweaker for Windows 7 - Windows 7 uses its own DirectShow filters for decoding several audio and video formats. Using third party filters instead of the native filters is not possible without making changes to the Windows Registry.

This tool allows you to configure your preferred DirectShow filters with just a few mouse clicks. It is quick, easy, and changes can be always undone

If you for example prefer to use ffdshow or CoreAVC for decoding H.264 video then you can do so by using this tool.



This tool is particularly useful for the Microsoft players, such as Windows Media Player and Media Center. Certain advanced third party players, such as Media Player Classic, are capable of using third party filters without the need for this tool.

Currently supported formats:
    * H.264
    * MPEG-4 (Xvid/DivX/MP4V)
    * MPEG-2
    * VC-1
Currently supported third party filters (32-bit):
    * ffdshow
    * MPCVideoDec
    * CoreAVC H.264 decoder
    * Xvid MPEG-4 decoder
    * DivX H.264 decoder
    * DivX MPEG-4 decoder
    * DScaler5 MPEG-2 decoder
    * Gabest MPEG-2 decoder
    * Cyberlink H.264 decoder (PowerDVD 7/9)
    * Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder (PowerDVD 7/8/9)
    * Cyberlink VC-1 decoder (patched with VC1Tweak: guid {394DFD1B-6F4C-4096-AA14-EF852B02595B})
    * ArcSoft H.264 decoder (ArcSoft Video Downloader, ArcSoft ShowBiz DVD)
    * ArcSoft MPEG-4 decoder
    * ArcSoft MPEG-2 decoder
    * ArcSoft VC-1 decoder (patched with VC1Tweak: guid {9DAD7B50-4432-4F48-AC60-B2B4E854454B})
Currently supported third party filters (64-bit):
    * ffdshow
    * MPCVideoDec
    * Xvid MPEG-4 decoder
    * Gabest MPEG-2 decoder
Works on both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7.

Important Note

The changes made by this tool only have effect when a player uses DirectShow.

Windows Media Player and Media Center use Media Foundation instead of DirectShow for playing certain file formats. In that case they will use the Microsoft decoders. Examples of file formats that are played using Media Foundation are: .m2ts, .mp4, and .mov.



Download referred Filter Tweaker for Windows 7 (Version 1.4 ~ 0.5 MB ~ July 29th 2009)

Usefull links:
Tool for changing preferred DirectShow filters in Windows 7 Thanks!
Preferred Filter Tweaker for Windows 7



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