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  • 2011-07-30: New development, ho! Lord has been a true Hero of the Workforce, and we have for the first time actually added new features to FFDShow-tryouts! A brand new hi10p-compatible CCCP for Win7/Vista/XP, codename "A legend reborn"!
    • Updated components:
      • FFDShow-tryouts 1.1.3951
      • MPC-HC 1.5.3.3514
      • VSFilter 2.40.3514.3
    • General changelog:
      • Support for our beloved 10-bit stuff (hi10p support) in FFDShow-tryouts has been added.
      • Color space matching priorities have been switched for 420P ("YV12"), to prefer YUV formats before RGB in order to minimize the possibility of libswscale RGB conversion with hi10p material.
      • Playback of certain matroska clips, that incorrectly used to play at 25fps, has been fixed with FFDShow-tryouts.
      • CCCP Settings and VSFilter have been adjusted for the new pre-buffering changes. Default is still no buffer, and the checkbox sets it to 10 when enabled (buffering set to other values made subtitles blink for users). The settings application currently, in case of the buffering value being non-zero, will reset the value to 10.
  • 2011-06-26: Way overdue, a new bugfix CCCP for Win7/Vista/XP while we boil some new stuff up in our testing labs!
    • CCCP generally built with VS2010 SP1, thus official support for older-than-SP3 Windows XP and Windows 2000 is dropped.
    • Updated components:
      • FFDShow-tryouts 1.1.3887
      • MPC-HC 1.5.2.3268
      • Haali 1.11.96.14 (2011-03-03)
      • VSFilter 2.40.3252.2
    • General changelog:
      • Settings application now has the 'MT' checkbox removed, as libavcodec has multithreading in itself, and it will get used by default in case of multicore CPUs.
      • Non-admin users should now be able to reset their settings via the settings app.
      • Seeking keys in MPC-HC have changed, what used to be ctrl+left/right is now just left and right.
      • Newer libavcodec fixes a very rarely occuring bug in H.264 decoding.
      • Minor uninstaller clean-up fix regarding FFDShow-tryouts' DXVA settings.
      • Installer fixes related to remembering old selections and having a static AppId.
      • ...and probably some other things Hoser the Third has forgotten.
  • 2010-10-10: New CCCP Win7/Vista/XP/2K Release! (2010-10-10). One year, one month, one day since our last release. Lots of bugfixes, feature improvements and Chiyo-ification (maybe not that last one). Oh, and the codename is Ten十KymmenenдесятьDziesięćTízZehnDixTioDez.
    • MPC-HC no longer supported on Win2k. The installer won't let you install it if you're using Win2k.
    • Updated components:
      • FFDShow 1.1.3562.0
      • MPC-HC 1.3.2505.0
      • Haali 1.10.262.12
    • Settings app changes:
      • Improved h264 decoder selection logic. The settings app supports native switching between ffdshow, ffdshow-mt (ffmpeg-mt), CoreAVC and DivX decoders, (if installed).
      • Error detection for 're-register filters' improved again.
      • Better behaviour when closing. Now prompts to apply changes if you click 'Cancel'.
    • Installer improvements:
      • Directory autocomplete for install path.
      • Pick the best h264 decoder intelligently.
      • DirectX9 End-User Runtimes are required for ffshow now. Don't install if they aren't present.
  • 2009-09-09: It's been a long time since the last release. Are you noticing a trend here?! We proudly present CCCP9+9, "NEIN NEIN NEIN". Yes, it was released at 9:09:09 GMT today!
    • Things built with VS2008 SP1 and/or GCC 4.3.3. Using March 09 DXSDK.
    • All components built for CCCP show in file resource under "Special Build Description".
    • Updated components:
      • FFDShow r3065
      • MPC-HC r1264
      • Haali 2009-01-11
      • Removed Zoom Player
    • Added licenses which install to Legal folder if any such license exists for the project.
    • Use EVR-CP renderer on Vista+ if D3X* DLLs available, otherwise VMR7. Use Overlay for older OSes.
      • Added prompt on install if user has no D3X* dll's on Vista or greater (this check is identical to MPC-HC's) and lets them know they will need to install the DX End-User Runtime binaries in order to make full use of MPC-HC. Important for using EVR-CP without nagging message.
      • Disable Show OSD by default in MPC-HC.
    • Added VSFilter as preferred decoder in MPC (Win7 compatibility).
    • Added extra ffdshow components: ff_kerneldeint, ff_samplerate, TomsMoComp_ff, ff_unrar, ff_wmv9, and ffmpegmt.
    • Added mpciconlib (sans 256x256 icons).
    • Fixed installer not asking you to "Reset All Settings" if you were asked to restart. Added all post install options to custom page in installer.
    • Fixed Save Thumbnails feature in MPC-HC.
    • Fixed extra backup entries in Vista+ Default Program interface for MPC-HC.
    • Fixed CCCP Settings not allowing Re-Register checkbox if no players installed.
    • CCCP Settings: Added options for H.264 MT (Multithreading with ffmpegmt, still experimental), Theora, EAC3, and TrueHD. Only one option for DRC now (used by AC3 and EAC3). Added checkboxes next to Filetype Associations to use the icons in mpciconlib.
    • MPC-HC Options: Enabled MPEG2 decoder in MPC-HC by default, it causes less issues for the most part using Gabest's decoder in MPC than other commercial decoders. "Keep history of files" enabled by defualt, used by GTSdll. Disable Animation is disabled, and sub buffering returned to value of 3.
    • FFDShow Options: Enabled Theora, H.261, MP41/2/3, HuffYUV, SVQ1, SVQ3, QT RPZA, QT RLE, MJPEG, TrueMotion, CamStudio, Indeo 2/3, VP3, VP5, VP6, CorePNG, MSZH, ZLIB, EAC3, TrueHD, MLP, QDM2, MACE. HQRGB enabled by default, only affects screenshots taken with ffdshow with default settings. Reverted a "fix" in ffdshow which makes certain channels even softer in a 5.1->2ch downmix.
  • 2008-09-21: New pack at last, CCCP17, "Hero of the Workforce" is released! Lots of changes in this one, so be sure to check the changelog (conveniently located below). Special thanks to all the beta testers for this one, and especially the hardworking members of the CCCP staff who invested countless hours in testing, compiling, and recompiling/retesting - Myrs, Nich, Lord-, emptyeighty, checkers, anyone I may have missed, sorry, thanks to you too! Download: WinVista/XP/2K.
    • Updated ffdshow-tryouts to r2133
    • Updated Haali to 2008-03-29
    • Switched MPC, Gabest filters, and VSFilter to Media Player Classic Homecinema project. All at r796.
    • Bug: "Out of string range" fixed.
    • Number of physical cores detected at install (not logical processors because the ffmpeg patch does not properly support HT). Must use Reset Settings to automatically set this option in ffdshow, otherwise set it manually.
    • Updated Default Programs (Vista only) for MPC-HC and Zoom Player when installed with CCCP.
    • Settings app File Association should also now properly work on Vista (may have not before depending on environment).
    • Added S/PDIF options to Settings app.
    • Added custom icons and logos to MPC-HC by bb10 (main icon and logo) and Truth Unknown (alternative CCCP media icon). Still includes Chiyo-chan logo!
    • H.263+ and AMR now enabled by default for hopefully more 3GP support.
    • Various MPC-HC patches: tab order fixed in options, keys reverted to classic MPC bindings, internal subs positioned relative to video (should mimic VSFilter behavior) and buffering disabled, most internal filters disabled (as previously) to allow ffdshow decoding.
  • 2008-01-24: Another six months (five in Australia apparently :P), another CCCP! CCCP16, "Chiyo Cut, Coolness Persists". Download: WinVista/XP/2K. Changelog:
    • FFDShow now has libmpeg2 included
    • Updated ffdshow r1739
    • Updated haali splitter to 07-12-29
    • Removed Chiyo from MPC's default background
    • Updated Zoom Player to 5.5 beta 1
    • Updated CoreWavPack 1.1.1
    • Added Default Program support for MPC/ZP (Vista)
    • Added MKV/MP4/OGM formats in WMP's Default Program interface (Vista)
    • Added option so formats can be associated in WMP's interface
    • Fixed adding formats to WMP's Open menu. 260 char limitation with "Media files (all types)" dropdown selected
  • 2007-07-22: Hey, five months to the date, it's CCCP15, codenamed "Chiyo-chan's Cute Player". Download: WinVista/XP/2K. Changelog: Lots of big changes in this one:
    • Removed Win9x support. If you need to use the CCCP on Windows 9x, stay with the previous release. It is also still available here for anyone looking.
    • Removed WMV9 VCM. With 9x support gone, pretty much the only ones who really needed it were Windows 2000 users without WMP9, and they are pretty rare.
    • Updated CoreWavPack to 1.1.0
    • Switched to ffdshow-tryouts (finally). The version included is a custom build of revision 1355 plus some CCCP-specific patches.
    • Updated FLV splitter to last SVN revision, for FLV4 support
    • Updated Haali Media Splitter to 2007-06-03
    • Updated Media Player Classic to latest guliverkli revision (2007-06-25) plus patches (fixes monitor power off issue in Windows Vista, adds option to disable internal subtitle rendering)
    • Updated the MPV decoder to 2007-05-17 (more patches by Haali)
    • Updated VSFilter with a patch to fix an issue with fontname lengths
    • Installer now checks if short filename generation is disabled and informs user
    • MPC/ZP are now registered applications in Windows with support for popular extensions (not associated)
    • Removed Haali tasks in Inno installer (no purpose currently)
    • Added task for registering filetypes in Windows Media Player (use of WMP is still not recommended though)
    • Extra feature added at uninstall time to completely remove CCCP remnants from registry (do not use if you are reinstalling)
    • Options reorganized in settings appplication
    • Combined FLV1 and FLV4 into "Flash Video" in settings
    • Settings app can run reset settings and re-register filters consecutively
    • New icons for ffdshow, also added option in settings for system tray icons
    • Added Haali MPEG-PS option
    • Added AVI association
    • Reorganized Start menu items
  • 2007-02-22: Another new pack, hurray. CCCP14 (2007-02-22, "Anonymous does not forgive"). Windows 9x support will be removed after this release (smaller size yay) though will remain available somewhere for crazy users. Download: WinVista/XP/2K/9x/ME. Changelog:
    • Updated ffdshow to 2007-02-14 (faster H.264 and Vorbis decoding). Note that this build is not based on ffdshow-tryouts.
    • Several Windows Vista compatibility fixes (pack is now officially Vista/XP/2K/9x/ME)
    • Fixed "Enable thumbnails" option in installer
    • No longer requires DirectX9 to install, but it's recommended anyway
    • Updated Haali splitter to 2007-02-15
    • Updated VSFilter with some patches by jfs (fixes at least one extremely rare crash with malformed drawing commands and one vector clipping issue)
    • Updated MPV decoder to 1.0.0.3, plus the following fixes:
      • Lower priority
      • Interlaced logic bugfix (Haali)
      • TS-MPEG2 for BluRay fix (Haali)
    • Updated ZoomPlayer to 5.00
  • 2006-12-15: New pack (finally)! CCCP13 (2006-12-15, "Righteous Tool of Hosers"). No CCCP 9x you say? Well, they have been combined. Download: WinXP/2K/9x/ME The full changelog:
    • Switched to Inno Setup for the installer and revamped it a bit, which means the following:
      • Combined 9x and NT installers - the installer is now "one pack fits all"
      • Haali splitter shell extension can now easily be enabled when installing
      • The command line switches for the installer have been changed and extended. See the FAQ for a full reference.
    • Haali splitter now takes precedence over Nero Ogg/OGM filters when enabled
    • Possible (but not recommended) to avoid rebooting when upgrading and there are files remaining
    • Moved filters to separate directories
    • Updated Haali splitter to 2006-10-29
    • Updated ffdshow to 2006-09-23, no multithreading since it isn't currently stable enough. Yes, this build might seem old. The reason for this is that ffdshow-tryouts isn't (and hasn't been) very stable. We prioritize stability over bleeding-edge features.
  • 2006-07-28: New packs (again). CCCP12 (2006-07-28, "Universal Single Shred Revision") and CCCP9x-4 (2006-07-28, "Masaki"). Download: For Win2k/XP - For Win9x. Changelog:
    • The pack will now only install if DirectX 9 or later is present on the system
    • The installer no longer puts msvcr71.dll in the system directory (it was a bad idea, and we didn't remove it on uninstall anyway)
    • Updated ffdshow with all multithreading patches, should now work properly on multi-core CPU's
    • Removed Real Media Splitter again since additional DLL's are necessary to use it at all (if you want to play RealMedia stuff, you should read this)
    • Patch added for libmad (mp3 decoder) high accuracy mode
  • 2006-07-22: New packs! CCCP11 (2006-07-22, "Packed Combed Conic Community (PCCC)") and CCCP9x-3 (2006-07-21, "Haruhi"). Download: For Win2k/XP - For Win9x. Changelog:
    • Added CoreWavPack 1.0.3, as requested by the Matroska team. Intended to support WavPack in Matroska, which does happen. Haali is looking into integrating this into ffdshow, so it might be removed again in the next release.
    • Added Gabest's RealMedia Splitter, also as requested by the Matroska team. It's a link between Real's DLL's and DirectShow, not a decoder by itself. This allows you to watch RealMedia content in both .mkv and .rm/.rmvb in any DirectShow player, provided that you have either RealPlayer or RealAlternative installed.
    • Merged most updates from the Haali installer:
      • Fixed an issue with enabling AVI splitting
      • Now overrides the Nero splitters when enabled (hopefully makes this solution unneeded)
      • Adds Matroska meta information stuff to the registry (for shell improvements)
      • Adds the registry entries required for HTTP streaming
    • Now puts msvcr71.dll (a Microsoft runtime library required for certain applications, some of the CCCP components among them) in the system directory if it isn't already present. If it is present, nothing happens.
    • Updated ffdshow to 2006-07-07 plus a bunch of patches
    • Updated Haali Media Splitter to 2006-07-07 (the new version now comes with a TS (MPEG Transport Stream) splitter)
  • 2006-07-16: CCCP has been declared the (semi-)official Matroska pack, since the Matroska devs don't maintain the original Matroska pack anymore. There is a forum thread about it, and what changes to the CCCP this might result in, here.
  • 2006-07-04: Happy Independence Day (Americans)! Since movax is lazy, no special edition Insurgent today, just a special edition newspost. It'll be out soon though.
  • 2006-07-03: CCCP fan at AnimeNext 2006? You decide. (Picture courtesy of Edward_K. You can guess which one he is. Hint: Fanny pack.)
  • 2006-05-01: New Pack (CCCP10 "Mooga Mooga")! Download here. A new communist pack for the Worker's Day, how fitting...
    • MPC's internal MPEG audio splitter is now disabled by default since it has a tendency to misdetect video MPEG
    • Disabled (by default) the final audio normalization settings in ffdshow (some were turned on by default if you enabled certain filters)
    • Blacklisted oblivion.exe in ffdshow's audio decoder to remove leftover tray icons (not harmful, but annoying)
    • Updated the MPV decoder to a special compile of 1.0.0.3, with MPEG1 decoding disabled due to issues with the decoding
    • Updated MPC to 6.4.9.0
    • Updated ffdshow to 2006-04-30. We are now using the unicode version. There's been some optimizations to the H.264 decoding over the last few months - some reports indicate that it might have gotten as much as 25% faster since mid-December 2005.
  • 2006-03-18: RSS feed active now. URL is http://cccp-project.net/rss/cccp.xml. Check here for details on setting it up in Firefox and other readers.
  • 2006-03-06: New Pack (CCCP9 "Красный Март")! Download here.
    • The "Allow output format changes during playback" in the ffdshow video config is now set to the "grey" state by default (partially fixes a weird "refuse to play anything at all" issue with WMP10 and anamorphic MKV files - they will now play, but with the wrong aspect ratio)
    • Finally added the VfW part of ffdshow (after much complaining from people who wanted to do stuff in VirtualDub - everything is disabled by default, though, so if you want to use it you have to enable the appropriate codecs yourself)
    • Removed the pointless rights restriction for the Settings manager (since it didn't really do what it was supposed to anyway)
    • Updated MPV decoder to 1.0.0.2
    • Updated MPC to 6.4.8.8v2
    • Updated ffdshow to 2006-01-30
    • Updated Haali Media Splitter to 2006-02-25 (now works properly with OGM's with AAC audio)
  • 2006-02-25: Some were wondering which groups supported CCCP (to shower them in praise, obviously.). You can find out here, and join us here!
  • 2006-01-18: New pack (CCCP8 "Not Again")! Download here.
    • LPCM is now disabled in MPC when ffdshow is installed
    • Added Gabest's MPV (MPEG2) decoder (for DVD playback)
    • Updated ffdshow to 2006-01-09
    • Updated Haali Media Splitter to 2006-01-18
  • 2006-01-01: Happy New Year! We've got a new CCCP Insurgent for you, with greatly expanded functionality! Be sure to download it here.
    • Fast CRC Check to verify your files.
    • Updated Test Rendering capability. You can use this before having to grab Graphedit.
    • You can now check your System Information via the Insurgent too.
    • Be sure to post comments/suggestions/bugs in the Testing and Development section of the forums.
  • 2005-12-30: grimlock, aka. shenron, a member of KAA, one of our supporting groups (and incidentally also our webhost), was interviewed by Anime-Yume's webradio about the CCCP. You can listen to the interview here.
  • 2005-12-21: New pack (CCCP7 "Playback Santa"). Changelog:
    • LPCM decoding is now on by default, and a checkbox for it was added to the Settings Manager (it's not a very common format, but some DVD's use it, and there's no real reason to have it turned off)
    • Switched AAC decoding to libfaad instead of realaac because of weird realaac issues
    • Everything is now compiled with ICL9, except libavcodec, libmplayer and libfaad which are compiled with GCC. Might be slightly faster than before.
    • It's now official - the oldest supported CPU: the Pentium II. Anything older won't work (partly because of lack of the proper instruction sets, and partly because it's just too slow for any sensible video playback).
    • Updated ffdshow to 2005-12-20
    • Updated Haali Splitter to 2005-11-25.2
    • Updated VSFilter to 2.37
    • Updated MPC to 6.4.8.7
  • 2005-11-17: New 9x pack (CCCP9X-2 "Asuka"). Changelog:
    • Updated links in the start menu directory to fit the new site
    • Added the /RESETSETTINGS=YES|NO command line switch to the installer, for silent installs (defaults to YES)
    • Some more settings are now forced by the installer when resetting all settings
    • Now deletes most registry keys when resetting all settings, to ensure a clean environment
    • Disables the MPEG audio decoder in MPC when ffdshow is installed
    • All normalization in ffdshow is now turned off by default (because it usually sounds like crap)
    • The settings manager can now be run by normal (restricted) users (although some settings cannot be changed)
    • Finally got rid of the old, evil OggDS - OGM splitting is now handled by Haali Media Splitter (and there was much rejoicing)
    • Updated MPC to 6.4.8.6
    • Updated VSFilter to 2005-11-17
    • Updated ffdshow to 2005-11-17
    • Updated Haali Media Splitter to 2005-11-14
  • ARTS MADNESS! We feel we're getting a bit too technical and boring here, so now we want some aesthetic people to contribute a bit, too. What we want is:
    • Custom ffdshow tray icons. Should be 16x16 or 32x32. Submit here. A jury consisting of #CCCP members will decide which set goes into the next pack.
    • Custom MPC logo's. No fixed size, but should be around 200x150 or so. Submit here. If we like it enough, we might include this, too, in the next pack.
    • And as always, if someone feels like making a funny CCCP banner, that's appreciated, too.
  • 2005-11-17: New pack (CCCP6B "Deferred Failure: Redux"). Changelog:
    • Updated links in the start menu directory to fit the new site
    • Added the /RESETSETTINGS=YES|NO command line switch to the installer, for silent installs (defaults to YES)
    • Some more settings are now forced by the installer when resetting all settings
    • Now deletes most registry keys when resetting all settings, to ensure a clean environment
    • Disables the MPEG audio decoder in MPC when ffdshow is installed
    • All normalization in ffdshow is now turned off by default (because it usually sounds like crap)
    • The settings manager can now be run by normal (restricted) users (although some settings cannot be changed)
    • Finally got rid of the old, evil OggDS - OGM splitting is now handled by Haali Media Splitter (and there was much rejoicing)
    • Updated MPC to 6.4.8.6
    • Updated VSFilter to 2005-10-31
    • Updated ffdshow to 2005-11-17
    • Updated Haali Media Splitter to 2005-11-14
  • 2005-11-13: We've finally gotten our own site, and are no longer mooching off KAA. Update your links to point at www.cccp-project.net.
  • 2005-11-02: Because of huge troubles with automated wiki defacing scripts, we've had to lock the wiki down so only registered users can edit it. Registering is free, takes about 15 seconds and you won't even need an e-mail address.
  • 2005-10-30: We're restructuring the CCCP pages a bit. While we're working on it, some links between the different FAQ pages may be broken. If you spot one, please fix it or notify us. Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation. On a side notice, we've now passed 150000 hits on the main page.
  • 2005-10-29: We've now made the first CCCP house call to assist a user that had problems with her drivers. Do you know of any other codec packs that do that for their users?
  • 2005-10-28: A guide on setting up a VNC server to assist us in troubleshooting is now available. This should cut down the time needed for a solution by a large amount.
  • 2005-10-12: There is now a Windows 9x version of the CCCP, as some people have requested. It should work on Windows 95, 98 and ME, but so far it hasn't been tested on anything else than Win98 (and not very well tested there either). Comments and bug reports are welcome. We still suggest that you upgrade your OS, though.
  • 2005-10-04: We have now passed 100,000 hits on the FAQ page, slightly more than a month after we passed the 50,000 mark. That means that we've had more than 1300 hits per day on the average since 2005-08-26!
  • 2005-09-30: It has come to our attention that K-lite has something they call a "CCCP profile". Testing indicates that it is not something that can replace the CCCP - it's completely broken and likely to screw up more things than it fixes. Do not use it. More details here.
  • 2005-09-23: New pack (CCCP5 "Dr. Playback"). Changelog:
    • Uses a full libavcodec.dll because of weird bugs in the decoder-only version
    • Removes dxva_sig.txt from the MPC dir if present when uninstalling
    • Can now ignore the "previous pack installed" warning
    • Added option to show the VSFilter tray icon in ZoomPlayer too (default off)
    • Settings manager can now be used to associate MP4 files with the included players
    • Sets the audio output to default DirectSound device in ZP and MPC when installing (to avoid weird Vorbis waveout bugs)
    • Minor fix for the ffdshow settings
    • Checks for power user/admin rights when starting the installer (you can't install without them)
    • Adds CCCP shortcuts for all users when installing
    • The pack will now ask you if you want to set all settings to their default values when installing (answering "Yes" is recommended unless you're upgrading from an older CCCP version where you had settings you want to keep)
    • Added "Reset All Settings" checkbox to the settings manager
    • Updated ffdshow to 2005-09-20
    • Updated Haali Media Splitter to 2005-09-18.2
  • 2005-09-19: Looking for Beta Testers. Read the CCCP Beta Testing Guide.
  • 2005-09-01: The FAQ/wiki is now back. It went down a few days ago due to exceeded bandwidth on KAA's server, which happened because the CCCP installer was mirrored on the same server as the wiki, and the installer alone used almost 40 GB of bandwidth last month. The installer is no longer mirrored on this server, and the wiki isn't anywhere near as bandwidth hungry as the installer is.
  • 2005-08-27: New pack (CCCP4 "Kasumi"). Changelog:
    • Improved downmixing setting, defaults to 2.0 (stereo) downmixing
    • Writes version to the registry
    • Haali Media Splitter now tries to open linked files by default
    • Sets h264 postprocessing in ffdshow to h264 video only
    • Defaults to installing both players
    • Now uses libmad for mp1/2/3 audio decoding
    • Allows ffdshow to connect to unsupported renderers
    • Updated ffdshow to 2005-08-26
    • Updated Haali Media Splitter to 2005-08-18
    • Updated ZoomPlayer to 4.51
  • 2005-08-26: We've now had more than 50,000 visitors on this FAQ page. The CCCP is getting popular!
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