Hotwire Codec Bundle is a free and slim software bundle which unites the most popular audio and video codecs.

Codecs are essential when using Hotwire Movie Player or any other multimedia player to play encoded media types like DivX, XViD, OGG and others.

Hotwire Codec Bundle is targeted to users that wish to play encoded media (decoder). It does not include video encoders used to compress video files.

Here are some key features of "Hotwire Codec Bundle":

· Small and Lightweight - Only includes the major codecs that are most frequently used.
· Contains the following codecs:
· DivX 5.2.1 (Supports DivX 3,4 and 5 encoded avi video)
· XviD Decoder 1.0-Beta3 (Supports XviD encoded avi video)
· Elecard MPEG2 Demultiplexer (Required for MPEG2 playback)
· Ligos MPEG Video Decoder (Supports MPEG 1 and 2 video)
· Ogg Directshow Decoder (Supports Ogg Vorbis audio)
· CD Audio Reader Filter (Supports digital playback of audio CDs - Win 2K, XP only)
· DivX antifreeze (Helps prevent avi videos from freezing)