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Contents
- 1 Video Playback Issue
- 1.1 Problems with video playback
- 1.1.1 Lack of Video
- 1.1.2 Lack of Video on some files
- 1.1.3 Poor-Quality Video
- 1.1.4 Broken AVI files
- 1.1.5 Video is Choppy
- 1.1.6 Video output is garbled
- 1.1.7 VLC hangs when opening Matroska (mkv) files.
- 1.1.8 Videos are too dark
- 1.1.9 Why is my video purple? (a.k.a. the Smurf effect)
- 1.1.10 The video runs but the picture is distorted
- 1.1.11 VLC cannot play MKV files
- 1.1.12 VLC cannot play some WMV files
- 1.1.13 VLC doesn't play Real Media files.
- 1.1.14 Unable to play .mov files
- 1.1.15 Trouble playing Flash Video Files
- 1.1 Problems with video playback
- 2 How do I...
Video Playback Issue
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!
Video output is garbled
- Video output is black, white or garbled; or you see green, blue, or red lines on your video 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!
VLC cannot play some WMV files
- Some Windows Media Video files are not playable in VLC Media Player. Go!
VLC doesn't play Real Media files.
- Realmedia files (.rm, .rpm, etc) cannot be played in VLC. Go!
Unable to play .mov files
- MOV file doesn't play in VLC, but plays well in QuickTime Player. Go!
Trouble playing Flash Video Files
- FLV files won't play in VLC Media Player. 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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