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DoesItReallyMatter: /* Video Colors are washed out (NVIDIA issue) */ Rewrite url as an internal link

2019-01-20T08:20:20Z

Video Colors are washed out (NVIDIA issue): Rewrite url as an internal link

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	===Video Colors are washed out (NVIDIA issue)===		===Video Colors are washed out (NVIDIA issue)===
	~~http://wiki.videolan.org/~~VSG:Video:~~Color_nVidia~~		[[VSG:Video:Color nVidia]]

	===How can I adjust brightness or contrast?===		===How can I adjust brightness or contrast?===

Edwardw: mark as historical

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mark as historical

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	{{WindowsFAQ}}		{{WindowsFAQ}}
			{{Historical}}
	==Video output related questions and problems==		==Video output related questions and problems==
	===Why does VLC only give black, white or garbled (or other visual errors) video output?===		===Why does VLC only give black, white or garbled (or other visual errors) video output?===

Edwardw at 02:31, 14 August 2013

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-This page contains list of common questions and problems (FAQ aka Frequently asked questions) that [[Windows]] users have about [[VLC media player]] 1.1.x
+This page contains list of common questions and problems (FAQ aka Frequently asked questions) that [[Windows]] users have about [[VLC media player]] 1.1.x.
-For 0.8.6 check [[WindowsFAQ-0.8.x]], for 0.9.x check [[WindowsFAQ-0.9.x]] and for 1.0.x check [[WindowsFAQ-1.0.x]].
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 ===How do I specify the folder where the recorded files (via red rec button) will be stored?===
-'''Tools -> Preferences''' and '''Input&codecs''' and '''Record directory or filename'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.
+'''Tools → Preferences''' and '''Input&codecs''' and '''Record directory or filename'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.
+{{Anchoring space}}

VLC help at 09:11, 5 August 2012

2012-08-05T09:11:36Z

J4n: /* H.264/MPEG-4 AVC playback is too slow */

2012-02-07T22:19:26Z

H.264/MPEG-4 AVC playback is too slow

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	You can speed up the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC playback by disabling loop filter for H.264 decoding. To do this go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Input / Codecs -> Video codecs -> FFmpeg''' and in the drop-down box for '''Skip the loop filter for H.264 decoding''' change it to '''All'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.		You can speed up the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC playback by disabling loop filter for H.264 decoding. To do this go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Input / Codecs -> Video codecs -> FFmpeg''' and in the drop-down box for '''Skip the loop filter for H.264 decoding''' change it to '''All'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.

	You can also try GPU based video decoding (works on NVIDIA Geforce 9xx0 and newer cards also on ATI Radeon HD 5xx0 and newer ones). You can enable it from '''Tools -> Preferences''' and '''Input & Codecs''' and tick '''Use GPU acceleration'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.		You can also try GPU based video decoding (works on NVIDIA Geforce 9xx0 and newer cards also on ATI Radeon HD 5xx0 and newer ones). You can enable it from '''Tools -> Preferences''' and '''Input & Codecs''' and tick '''Use [[GPU acceleration]]'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.

	===Problem with Real audio or Real video support===		===Problem with Real audio or Real video support===

VLC help: /* H.264/MPEG-4 AVC playback is too slow */

2012-01-22T14:18:55Z

H.264/MPEG-4 AVC playback is too slow

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	There are multiple video and audio identification tools, but one very useful is tool called [http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/ Mediainfo].		There are multiple video and audio identification tools, but one very useful is tool called [http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/ Mediainfo].
	===H.264/MPEG-4 AVC playback is too slow===		===H.264/MPEG-4 AVC playback is too slow===
	You can speed up the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC playback by disabling loop filter for H.264 decoding. To do this go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Input / Codecs -> ~~Other~~ codecs -> FFmpeg''' and in the drop-down box for '''Skip the loop filter for H.264 decoding''' change it to '''All'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.		You can speed up the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC playback by disabling loop filter for H.264 decoding. To do this go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Input / Codecs -> Video codecs -> FFmpeg''' and in the drop-down box for '''Skip the loop filter for H.264 decoding''' change it to '''All'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.

	You can also try GPU based video decoding (works on NVIDIA Geforce 9xx0 and newer cards also on ATI Radeon HD 5xx0 and newer ones). You can enable it from '''Tools -> Preferences''' and '''Input & Codecs''' and tick '''Use GPU acceleration'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.		You can also try GPU based video decoding (works on NVIDIA Geforce 9xx0 and newer cards also on ATI Radeon HD 5xx0 and newer ones). You can enable it from '''Tools -> Preferences''' and '''Input & Codecs''' and tick '''Use GPU acceleration'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.

Nal3280543: /* Some DVD movies don't work at all or they crash/freeze to menu or playback */

2011-09-19T06:55:38Z

Some DVD movies don't work at all or they crash/freeze to menu or playback

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	Some new DVD movies use copy protection mechanisms that VLC doesn't support. It might help if you rip that movie to hard drive using tools like '''DVDFab Decrypter''' or '''AnyDVD''' and use VLC to playback these files from hard drive.		Some new DVD movies use copy protection mechanisms that VLC doesn't support. It might help if you rip that movie to hard drive using tools like '''DVDFab Decrypter''' or '''AnyDVD''' and use VLC to playback these files from hard drive.

	You may also be able to play these copy protected DVDs by opening the movie initialization file directly. Use the '''Open File''' function in VLC and navigate to the '''VIDEO_TS''' directory on the DVD, then open the '''VIDEO_TS.IFO''' file. Some of the newest copy protection schemes have been found to use tricks that confuse many of the current DVD software programs so they cannot locate this file properly to initiate playback on their own. This method has been found to work with some of the newest DVDs that won't open properly in VLC 1.1.11 using the ~~normal~~ approaches.		You may also be able to play these copy protected DVDs by opening the movie initialization file directly. Use the '''Open File''' function in VLC and navigate to the '''VIDEO_TS''' directory on the DVD, then open the '''VIDEO_TS.IFO''' file. Some of the newest copy protection schemes have been found to use tricks that confuse many of the current DVD software programs so they cannot locate this file properly to initiate playback on their own. This method has been found to work with some of the newest DVDs that won't open properly in VLC 1.1.11 using the standard approaches.

	===DVD movies don't playback smooth (they stutter, lag, etc.)===		===DVD movies don't playback smooth (they stutter, lag, etc.)===

Nal3280543 at 06:44, 19 September 2011

2011-09-19T06:44:20Z

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	Some new DVD movies use copy protection mechanisms that VLC doesn't support. It might help if you rip that movie to hard drive using tools like '''DVDFab Decrypter''' or '''AnyDVD''' and use VLC to playback these files from hard drive.		Some new DVD movies use copy protection mechanisms that VLC doesn't support. It might help if you rip that movie to hard drive using tools like '''DVDFab Decrypter''' or '''AnyDVD''' and use VLC to playback these files from hard drive.

			You may also be able to play these copy protected DVDs by opening the movie initialization file directly. Use the '''Open File''' function in VLC and navigate to the '''VIDEO_TS''' directory on the DVD, then open the '''VIDEO_TS.IFO''' file. Some of the newest copy protection schemes have been found to use tricks that confuse many of the current DVD software programs so they cannot locate this file properly to initiate playback on their own. This method has been found to work with some of the newest DVDs that won't open properly in VLC 1.1.11 using the normal approaches.

	===DVD movies don't playback smooth (they stutter, lag, etc.)===		===DVD movies don't playback smooth (they stutter, lag, etc.)===

VLC help at 11:56, 19 June 2011

2011-06-19T11:56:57Z

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	Go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Interface -> Main interfaces -> Qt''' then untick '''Show notification popup on track change'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.		Go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Interface -> Main interfaces -> Qt''' then untick '''Show notification popup on track change'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.

	==How do I disable Recent Media part of QT4 interface?==		===How do I disable Recent Media part of QT4 interface?===
	Go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Interface -> Main interfaces -> Qt''' then untick '''Save the recently played items in the menu'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.		Go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Interface -> Main interfaces -> Qt''' then untick '''Save the recently played items in the menu'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.

VLC help: /* =How do I disable Recent Media part of QT4 interface? */

2011-06-19T11:56:27Z

=How do I disable Recent Media part of QT4 interface?

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	Go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Interface -> Main interfaces -> Qt''' then untick '''Show notification popup on track change'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.		Go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Interface -> Main interfaces -> Qt''' then untick '''Show notification popup on track change'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.

	===How do I disable Recent Media part of QT4 interface?==		==How do I disable Recent Media part of QT4 interface?==
	Go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Interface -> Main interfaces -> Qt''' then untick '''Save the recently played items in the menu'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.		Go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Interface -> Main interfaces -> Qt''' then untick '''Save the recently played items in the menu'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.

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	===Why does VLC only give black, white or garbled (or other visual errors) video output?===		===Why does VLC only give black, white or garbled (or other visual errors) video output?===
	Usually the problem lies in display adapter drivers. If you are too scared to update your display adapter drivers, you can change VLC settings to make video work. If you are using Windows XP or older the easiest fix is usually to disable '''Accelerated video output/Overlay video output''' which can be found first opening '''Tools -> Preferences''' and then choosing '''Video'''. After you have unticked the Accelerated video output, press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.		Usually the problem lies in display adapter drivers. If you are too scared to update your display adapter drivers, you can change VLC settings to make video work. If you are using Windows XP or older the easiest fix is usually to disable '''Accelerated video output/Overlay video output''' which can be found first opening '''Tools -> Preferences''' and then choosing '''Video'''. After you have unticked the Accelerated video output, press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.
	[http://~~koti~~.~~mbnet~~.~~fi/raiska~~/tutorials/vlc092/11a.png Image about Overlay video output setting]		[http://raiska.comeze.com/tutorials/vlc092/11a.png Image about Overlay video output setting]

	If disabling Overlay video output doesn't help, then the next step is to change video output module. Open '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and then choosing '''Video -> Output module'''. There are multiple output modules you can use. For Windows XP and younger you can try '''DirectX 3D''', '''DirectX''', '''OpenGL''' and '''Windows GDI''' video output modules. With Windows Vista DirectX and Windows GDI output modules will disable Aero so if you want to use Aero, please use DirectX 3D (should be default). Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.		If disabling Overlay video output doesn't help, then the next step is to change video output module. Open '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and then choosing '''Video -> Output module'''. There are multiple output modules you can use. For Windows XP and younger you can try '''DirectX 3D''', '''DirectX''', '''OpenGL''' and '''Windows GDI''' video output modules. With Windows Vista DirectX and Windows GDI output modules will disable Aero so if you want to use Aero, please use DirectX 3D (should be default). Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.
	[http://~~koti~~.~~mbnet~~.~~fi/raiska~~/tutorials/vlc092/11b.png Image about video output modules setting]		[http://raiska.comeze.com/tutorials/vlc092/11b.png Image about video output modules setting]

	===Video shows green, blue or red lines===		===Video shows green, blue or red lines===
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	===Crackles, pops, hizzes and other audio anomalies===		===Crackles, pops, hizzes and other audio anomalies===
	If you hear some unwanted audio problems you can try another audio output module to see if that solves the issue (Save and restart VLC after changes). Open '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and then choosing '''Audio -> Output module'''. There are multiple output modules you can use for audio. '''DirectX''', '''Win32 waveOut''' and '''Simple DirectMedia Layer''' should work in most cases. Unfortunately there isn't an ASIO support in VLC.		If you hear some unwanted audio problems you can try another audio output module to see if that solves the issue (Save and restart VLC after changes). Open '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and then choosing '''Audio -> Output module'''. There are multiple output modules you can use for audio. '''DirectX''', '''Win32 waveOut''' and '''Simple DirectMedia Layer''' should work in most cases. Unfortunately there isn't an ASIO support in VLC.
	[http://~~koti~~.~~mbnet~~.~~fi/raiska~~/tutorials/vlc092/10b.png Image about audio output modules setting]		[http://raiska.comeze.com/tutorials/vlc092/10b.png Image about audio output modules setting]

	===Crackles, pops, hizzes and other audio anomalies with SPDIF passthrough===		===Crackles, pops, hizzes and other audio anomalies with SPDIF passthrough===
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	===How can I make skinned interface my default interface?===		===How can I make skinned interface my default interface?===
	Go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Interface -> Main interfaces''' and from '''Interface module''' dropdown box select '''Skinnable Interface'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.		Go to '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Interface -> Main interfaces''' and from '''Interface module''' dropdown box select '''Skinnable Interface'''. Remember to press '''Save''' to save VLC settings and restart VLC after that to make sure changes are enabled.
	[http://~~koti~~.~~mbnet~~.~~fi/raiska~~/tutorials/vlc092/20.png Image about Skinnable Interface setting]		[http://raiska.comeze.com/tutorials/vlc092/20.png Image about Skinnable Interface setting]

	===Can I jump to certain time?===		===Can I jump to certain time?===
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	===How can I disable fullscreen controller?===		===How can I disable fullscreen controller?===
	You can use '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Interface -> Main interfaces -> Qt''' and untick '''Show a controller in fullscreen mode''' option.		You can use '''Tools -> Preferences''' (set Show Settings to All) and '''Interface -> Main interfaces -> Qt''' and untick '''Show a controller in fullscreen mode''' option.
	[http://~~koti~~.~~mbnet~~.~~fi/raiska~~/tutorials/vlc092/25.png Image about fullscreen controller setting]		[http://raiska.comeze.com/tutorials/vlc092/25.png Image about fullscreen controller setting]

	===Why doesn't the time slider show up?===		===Why doesn't the time slider show up?===