VSG:Video

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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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