VSG:Video

Problems with video playback

What issues are you experiencing with VLC video playback?

Lack of Video

VLC does not play video at all. Go!

Lack of Video on some files

VLC does not play video only on some files. Go!

Poor-Quality Video

VLC can partially play video, but its playback is distorted, of poor quality. Go!

Broken AVI files

How do I handle the broken AVI files? Go!

Video is Choppy

VLC can partially play video, but its playback is choppy. Go!

Black,white or garbled video output

Why does VLC only give black, white or garbled video output? Go!

Green,blue or red lines

Video shows green, blue or red lines Go!

VLC hangs when opening Matroska (mkv) files.

VLC hangs when you try to open Matroska files. Go!

Videos are too dark

Videos are appearing too dark on VLC. Go!

Why is my video purple? (a.k.a. the Smurf effect)

Videos are purple in VLC. Go!

The video runs but the picture is distorted

Videos are distorted in VLC. Go!

VLC cannot play MKV files

The software just freezes up and fails to play MKV files. Go!

How do I...

Adjust brightness or contrast?

How do I adjust brightness or contrast? Go!

Keep the brightness and contrast adjustments in memory forever?

How can I keep the brightness and contrast adjustments in memory forever? Go!

Set file specific brightness or contrast?

How do I set file specific brightness or contrast? Go!

set the default deinterlace method?

How do I set the default deinterlace method? Go!

This page is part of the informal VLC Support Guide.

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