Looking for a tool to choose the playing codecs

[clavelm]

Hello,
I'm using XP sp3, and I'm wondering if anyone here knows a tool to choose which codec will be (always) used when playing a video file.
I'm using mpc-hc from k-lite codec pack, I use a lot ffdshow for video and audio playback.
ffdshow allow to choose if you want to use it for each codec, but I'm looking for a way to do it for any codec.
I tried graphstudio, but from what I see, you need to do it anytime.
Anything that can change it for windows ?
Thanks.

[clavelm]

I found something : DirectShow Filter Manager (http://www.softella.com/dsfm/index.en.htm)

[laserfan]

You're onto it...the way to see what codecs your PC uses for different files is to drag the videofile in question onto GraphEdit or GraphStudio--whatever you see in the resulting graph is what Windows' DirectShow has found/chosen to play that type of file. By adjusting the Merits of the codecs (filters) on your system, using DirectShow Filter Manager, you can "steer" it to use the filters you've specified. Non-trivial at best, but there you go.

[clsid]

You can block filters and set filters as preferred in MPC options.

Exactly what do you want to do? Which filter for with format?

[clavelm]

I was just willing to have control.
I tried between coreAVC and ffdshow to see the difference in avc playback.
I only need to config ff not to decode avc, and as core was the prefered one after ff, it starts using core.
DirectShow Filter Manager allow me to easily change the merit, that's all I was looking for. :thanks: