Player of preference

[Saga Musix]

The last time I checked Winamp used DirectShow filters, which is exactly the kind of codecs that MPC also makes use of and K-Lite codec pack installs.

[ant]

The last time I checked Winamp used DirectShow filters, which is exactly the kind of codecs that MPC also makes use of and K-Lite codec pack installs.

Interesting. That explains why K-Lite Codec installer tells me to shut down Winamp during its installation!

[Rakib]

Only if you go pro. But nowadays 90-95% av all videos today are different variants of mpeg-4

[Saga Musix]

Only if you go pro. But nowadays 90-95% av all videos today are different variants of mpeg-4

So what does Winamp use for demuxing and decoding then? Directshow is a common and easy way to decode all kinds of codecs, including h.264 and the like.

[Zenon]

XMplay.

I love its soft style and the plugin support