#STALLING THRID PARTY CODEC IN FREAC CODE#
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#STALLING THRID PARTY CODEC IN FREAC SOFTWARE#
Too many bad codecs included with every random software application that all register themselves to try and be the first priority codec for every format for the entire system.
System codecs were a nice idea in theory that never delivered in practice. And it sure as hell isn't because they're leveraging whatever maze of codec hell happens to be lying around a user's system. There's a reason why VLC can play basically anything, on any system, far better and more reliably then anything else on the planet. We moved away from those times for a very good reason." " Its a throwback to the times when every program used to include its own graphics, sound, and printer drivers.
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