Basic contains only the most essential things. It contains everything you need to be able to play the two most popular and widespread formats: DivX and XviD. With this you should be able to play DVDrips and TVrips.
K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of VFW/ACM codecs, DirectShow filters and tools. Codecs and DirectShow filters are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video formats. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play all the popular audio and video formats and even several less common formats.
The K-Lite Codec Pack has a couple of major advantages compared to other codec packs:
It it always very up-to-date with the newest and/or best components,
All components have been carefully selected. It is not just a random bunch of stuff thrown together,
It is very user-friendly and easy to use,
The installation is fully customizable, meaning that you are able to only install those components that you really want,
For some formats a choice can be made during installation between different filters. This allows you to tweak the pack to your own specific needs and preferences,
Uninstallation removes everything that was installed by the pack. Including all registry keys,
It is extremely easy to make a fully customized unattended installation with the integrated wizard,
It has been very well tested. The pack doesn't contain any conflicting or buggy codecs.
Version 4.7.0 Updated ffdshow to revision 2732,Updated DirectVobSub to version 2.39.5.1,Minor changes.