==History==The first versions of ffdshow were published in April 2002, as an alternative to the DivX ;-) 3.11 and DivX 5.02 (which came bundled with Gator) decoders of the time, and as a way to combine the speed and quality of MPlayer with popular Windows video players.
Первая версия ffdshow была опубликована в апреле 2002, как альтернатива DivX 3.11 и Gator [http://web.archive.org/web/20030401082827/www.divx.com/divx/] DivX 5.02 декодеров, дабы объединить скорость и качество MPlayer с рядом плееров для Windows.