Xvid Mpeg-4 Codec Download Windows 7 [UPDATED]
Kena Tilson
It's an embarrassment that Windows Media Center [in its Windows XP incarnation] is totally dependent on a valid MPEG-2 codec -- it literally cannot function at all without one -- and yet does not ship with one in the box. On Chris' site, there's a response from Microsoft's Ted Youmans that lists the reason I've always suspected: licensing costs.The problem with shipping an mpeg2 codec in the box is the royalties. When MS includes something it goes out in every copy whether the user will use it or not. Including the codecs would dramatically increase the price of windows to OEM's. These same OEM's already have deals with IHV's to include their mpeg2 decoders and use it as an upsell to customers.Note that a DV codec is almost synonymous with an mpeg2 codec.
Indeed, Xvid codec exists universally. It is worth noting that the file extension of Xvid video is .mp4 or .avi, not .xvid. You are unlikely aware of it if an MP4 video is Xvid encoded. However, not all media players can play an Xvid encoded video natively. In order to solve such "certain xvid encoded video will not play" problem, people fall into two groups: one prefers to downloading Xvid Codec; the other tends to converting Xvid video to a more compatible file.
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