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What is a decoder, and why do I need it? A combination of audio decoders and video decoders are required for you to watch live tv and recordings. Camtasia Recorder 8 With Serial. In simplistic terms, decoders take compressed audio/video frames, and decompresses them into audio samples for sending to the speakers, or video frames for displaying on the screen. NextPVR is a non-commerical application, and ships without any decoders installed, since these would cost $$$ for me to legally license and distribute. Instead, NextPVR will make use of decoders you already have on your system. Some of these are supplied with Windows, some come from other applications you have installed, some are downloaded from Internet sources.

Which decoders do I need? It depends on the country you're in, the television system you're using, and sometimes the device you use. If you don't have a decoder you require, NextPVR will tell you what type of decoder it's missing. Here are some example decoder requirements for common user groups: • USA/Canada: Usually require MPEG-2 video decoder, MPEG1 audio and AC3 audio decoders • Freeview UK: Requires most decoders. MPEG-2 and H.264 video decoders, and MPEG1 audio, AC3 audio and HE-AAC decoders • Freeview NZ (DVB-S): Requires MPEG-2 video, MPEG1 audio decoder • Freeview NZ (DVB-T): Requires H.264 video, HE-AAC audio decoder • HDPVR/HDPVR2/Colossus/Rocket: Requires H.264 video decoder, AAC audio decoder. H.264 Video For H.264 video, we recommend the 'Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder', which is included with most versions of Windows. The ArcSoft decoder, included with various Hauppauge applications is a good alternative.

The Cyberlink H.264 decoder is also good. MPEG-2 Video MPEG-2 decdoders are more complicated, and can require a bit more effort to get a good one. In Win7 we recommend the 'Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder' for MPEG-2. Unfortunately this decoder is not usable for MPEG-2 in later versions of Windows.

Lots of other decoders also work well. Many of these are included with other software you may have. Some examples include, the MainConcept decoder that comes with the Hauppauge WinTV software, or the Cyberlink decoder that comes PowerDVD, the ArcSoft decoder that comes with ArcSoft applications etc. Some people have reported they sucessfully enabled MPEG2 in the 'Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder' on Windows 10 following the 32bit install instructions at Alternatively you could look at installing the ffdshow decoder from, making sure you enable MPEG2 during the install (since it's disabled by default) Another option is installing the SAF decoder pack HEVC / H.265 Video HEVC is new, and very rarely used in broadcast television at this stage, can be left disabled for most users. For users of DVB-T2 in Germany, or other regions with HEVC broadcasts, the LAV Video Decoder is probably your best option, and can be downloaded from MPEG1/AC3/AAC/HE-AAC Audio For decoding audio we recommend the LAV decoders. You can download them from.