]Inexplicably, MadCap recommends installing the Windows 7 Codec Pack in order to obtain a MP3 encoder codec. Worse, MadCap doesn't bother to warn unsuspecting customers that, if you're not careful, this pack will install potential malware (more likely adware) on your computer. One of several unwanted additions to your computer will be spigot searchme - a highly intrusive search tool replacement (that migrates to any and all installed browsers).
Ultimately, it was my fault for not paying attention but fortunately, I caught this pretty quick and knew how to undo the changes.
Why on earth would MadCap recommend this codec pack that is filled with lots of unknown, unverified and unnecessary codecs?
I haven't tested it yet but I think that all Mimic actually requires is the well tested lame_enc.dll mp3 encoder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAME). Does anyone know if this encoder works with Mimic?
On a related note, MadCap could certainly have made it easier to install both the mp3 and the h.264 codecs. I have open source programs that make this process a simple one or two button click.
