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Where do I download win32codecs?

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To use kaffeine I need Win32codecs. Where do I download Win32 from?

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williamts99 (williamts99) said : 		#1

Some media formats are what we call Restricted. There are patent and copyright restrictions which complicate the ability of a free operating system to distribute software that will support proprietary or non-free formats. This includes wmv, aac, wma, avi, divx, mp3, Quicktime, RealMedia, and encrypted DVDs among others.

It is very easy to enable the playing of these non-free formats following the directions on the Restricted Formats page.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

There are also free formats, which can be used and implemented by anyone as they do not have these restrictions. They are called Free Formats and you can get more information on them on the Free Formats page.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeFormats

I use Free Formats as much as possible and won't buy hardware that doesn't support free formats.

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