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Uninstall that shit and use VLC
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And if you want to play on a TV that doesn't support the format, convert it with FFMpeg.
I've had good experience using mkvtoolnix to mux video into an mkv with subtitles included. Not sure if mkv support is widespread, but as janky as the TV was with other formats, mkv worked great every time.
this is the correct answer
MPC-HC also a very good choice
Installing MPC-HC during K-Lite Code pack as my primary media player has taken place of VLC for me this last year. I have been using VLC as music player only with some Winamp-like no-viewport UI lately.
VLC could play a polaroid image of the Voyager records.
VLC works most of the time. That said some videos VLC can't seem to decode correctly - I never get VLC complaining about unsupported file formats, but I do get weird artifacts and glitched rendering when I try to play certain ones.
It's then that I usually try MPV or MPlayer. One of those will usually play the video correctly.
What troglodyte doesn't use VLC nowadays?
mpv enjoyers
Am I in the wrong for using mpc-hc?
It's bad at mpeg-ts/HLS but it you don't use that then it's good
People with automated Sonarr/Plex setups probably. Haven't had to use VLC since like 2009
Exactly, but better use jellyfin.
mpv is more effective. Worse user interface though
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mpv my beloved
me: opens vlc. play it anyway, idc
VLC to the rescue!
where the fuck are u getting ur movies??? I've only ever seen mp4 and mkv, all of which even windows media player handles I think
It's an ".avi.exe".
yeah idk if vlc does .exe
Windows would be greatly improved if it would let you bind VLC as the default handler of exe files
I'm sure there's a way
Hold my beer
i actually accidentally made all exe files open in Windows Media Center on a family pc as a kid.
basically the system had to be reinstalled.
Mp4 and mkv are container formats. Your comment is somewhat equivalent to "where are you guys getting text files that can't be displayed, I've only ever seen zip files".
The codec in the container is what needs to be played, and can fail to render correctly.
VLC, MPV
I use the SMplayer, it plays and streams almost everything (Mplayer engine, apart also works with mpv).
Me: cycling through every media players I have installed until I get one that plays the video properly.
VLC, MPV, MPlayer, Parole, etc
VLC: I'm here to help.
Sounds a bit small for a movie
Average Windows user.
BTW, IEC units are superior and accepted unlike the SI units, so the correct usage is "2.5 GiB".
I spent $20 on this video player but it doesn't support my format! Does anyone know if the $50 pro version works? /s
When user says "Linux is too complicated"
Yeah, its called vlc. You can download it only if you pay 50$ in "Donate" section
-s
The FOSS to the rescue.
I have probably triggered all the Windows users.
They hated him, because he was telling the truth.
Console medianfo your.file please.
Am I too 1Gb/s fiber connected to understand that?
Torrenting in a nutshell! It can give out same error sometimes for incomplete file depending on the player used.
No big deal, just download the codices.
If vlc cant open it you have found something truly odd
I honestly can't remember the last time I couldn't open a video file.
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