QuickTime DirectShow Filter for WMP 1.0.16

QuickTime DirectShow Filter for WMP enables Windows Media Player to play QuickTime, MPEG-4(MP4, M4V), DV and 3G (3gp and 3g2) video, MPEG-4(M4A) and AMR audio, animated GIF and FLC animations in Windows Media Player. You need to have QuickTime installed because that's where the codecs come from. It works only in Windows Media Player. Playback in other DirectShow-based software is not supported.

Compatibility
It is implemented as a DirectShow filter, using the native QuickTime codecs. By using QT codecs, it has the compatbility as the regular QT Player. It is compatible with all file types supported by QuickTime - including MOV, MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, DV, AMR, M4A, animated GIF, and FLC animation. If it can be played in QuickTime Player, it can be played in Windows Media Player, with QuickTime DS Filter installed.

Speed
However, it only uses the codecs from QuickTime, without the additional weight of the full QT. By using the standard, multi-threaded DirectShow architecture, it is fast and feels at home in Windows Media Player. Indeed, it is often much faster and smoother than the standard QT Player.

Free
The best part is, it is completely free. Simply download and install. Once installed, you can use your Windows Media Player for all file types. It's that simple.

QuickTime DirectShow Filter for Windows Media Player Screenshot

Latest version: 1.0.16 (03 May 2011)
License: Freeware
System requirements: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
Download: quicktime_wmp_filter.exe (350 KB)

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