LAV Filters Core Thread [0.74.1 - 2019/03/19]
Description:
LAV Filters is a multi-format media splitter/decoder that uses libavformat to play all sorts of media files. MKV/WebM, AVI, MP4/MOV, MPEG-TS, FLV, OGG are tested and will be registered for. Other formats can be tested using GraphStudio. H264/AVC, H265/HEVC, VC-1, MPEG4-ASP (Divx/Xvid), VP8, VP9 have been tested and are working well. DTS, AC3, TrueHD, MP3, Vorbis have been tested. Subtitle Support. Stream Switching.
Website:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=156191
Download the latest ,nightly and older versions here:
https://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases
or
https://www.videohelp.com/software/LAV-Filters
OP'S NOTE: Before anybody goes ballistic stating here is another codec pack. HEAR ME OUT..
CHOICES, CHOICES, CHOICES:
THIS PACKAGE IS THE CORE of ALL THE MODERN (i.e. currently being updated). There are people who don't use codec packs because of the bloat they put on your hard disk and their video player is ample enough (eg. VLC, MPV, etc) .. There are other that use players that can reach out to installed system codecs like potplayer,kmplayer,MPC is they find their internal codecs are inadequate..
You could install a codec pack like klite, any of the shark codec packs, etc and choose what version suits you most..
Or you can just install the core engine LAV Filters if decoding is all you need.. (small yet gets the job done in the smallest space used)
MANUAL PATCHING/UPDATING/ROLLBACK OF LAV FILTERS to your FAVE CODEC PACK
There are times when you latest [INSERT NAME OFCODEC PACK] breaks playback because of a radical change in a nightly or stable (but unstable release) you can easily fix this by getting the portable version of an older version of LAVFILTERS that worked for you.. Extract and replace the LAVFILTER DIRECTORIES of your fave codec pack..
NOW THIS THREAD DOESN'T NEED TO BE UPDATED BECAUSE THE DOWNLOAD LINKS will point to the the download page of all the versions..
It would be waste of server space to post 100+ iterations of a software that is expected to evolve.
FYI: LATEST STABLE VERSION IS 0.74.1
https://www.videohelp.com/download/LAVFilters-0.74.1-Installer.exe
https://www.videohelp.com/download/LAVFilters-0.74.1-x64.zip
https://www.videohelp.com/download/LAVFilters-0.74.1-x86.zip
Stable Whatsnew
0.74.1 - 2019/03/19
LAV Video
Fixed: VP9 video could produce wrong timestamps, resulting in a black screen or other playback disruptions
Fixed: Decoding VP9 from a non-keyframe (ie. after a seek, or badly cut file) would not always recover properly once a keyframe was encountered
0.74.0 - 2019/03/16
LAV Splitter
Changed: Using GnuTLS for HTTPS and other TLS protocols, improving performance and compatibility with a lot of web streaming services (ie. YouTube Live Streams through youtube-dl, and more)
Fixed: Keyframes in MP4 files were being reported with a slightly offset timestamp, resulting in slow keyframe seeking
Fixed: Subtitles that stretch over chapter boundaries could be lost in Ordered Chapter MKV files
Fixed: Fonts embedded in MKVs without a proper mimetype were not being imported (now it checks the file extensions for .ttf/.otf as well)
LAV Video
NEW: Initial support for parsing HDR10+ (SMPTE ST 2094-40) metadata, and passing it to the video renderer
NEW: Using the dav1d AV1 decoder for significantly improved AV1 decoding performance
Changed: Re-enabled experimental hardware acceleration for H.264 MVC 3D decoding on Intel GPUs, disabled by default
Changed: Updated Intel MediaSDK dispatchers to the latest Media SDK, fixing compatibility with newer runtimes in the Intel DCH drivers
Changed: Improved support for additional UtVideo subtypes
LAV Audio
Changed: Added an option to disable the PCM fallback when bitstreaming is requested
Fixed: Further improvements to TrueHD Bitstreaming, resolving glitching on more new titles (particularly seamless branching titles)
Fixed: Automatic fallback from bitstreaming to PCM could crash in some situations
Source:
https://www.videohelp.com/software/LAV-Filters