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How to get smooth GPU accelerated video playback with Subtitles using Media Player Classic

I run Windows 7 x32 in my Dell Studio 1555 laptop having ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500/5100 Series Graphics card. I have the latest drivers installed, even then, I got some stuttering, when I try to ...
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How to change toolbar skin in Media Player Classic - Home Cinema?

I am following this link to change toolbar skin of Media Player Classic - Home Cinema but it is not using the new skin. I'm using Windows 8 Pro N and Media Feature Pack is installed. More Information:...
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Play multiple audio tracks of a video simultaneously on MPC-HC

I have an MP4 file containing two audio tracks, and would like MPC-HC to play them both simultaneously. I saw that this is possible on VLC, and would like to know whether there is a way to achieve ...
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Media Player Classic Home Cinema stops on MKV

Media Player Classic Home Cinema stops on MKV. It goes to "stop" mode after file open. Unable to run playing. No error messages generated. MPC-HC version: 1.6.7.7114 (9eb64ec) 64 bit Compiler ...
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MPEG files damaged over time. How to fix?

I have a strange problem with a few MPEG files (.mp4 and .mpg). These files have been living on my hard disk for quite a long time. I also have recently copied them into a new disk, not having the ...
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Set different subtitles colors/brightness for sdr/hdr content respectively with mpc-be?

I use mpc-be to play videos. One annoying issue is that the subtitle's colors/brightness I set for SDR content become too bright when I change to play HDR content. So I have to change subtitle's ...
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MPC Playlist not loading last played media

I have this problem in which I created a playlist with some video files and saved the mpcpl file. Now when I open this mpcpl file, instead of playing from the last position of the last running video, ...
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Media Player Classic often fails to keep always on top

I use the latest Media Player Classic Home Cinema version (v1.7.13), and I like its Always on top feature (the player remains on top, no matter what other windows I open). Unfortunately, this (...
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Increase MPC-HC cache

I use Media Player Classic Home Cinema to watch all sorts of videos. I have a NAS where I store my files. Usually my NAS gets overloaded with requets from my server and other operations on my Main PC,...
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The Windows 7 volume slider (sndvol.exe) accesses files on my hard drive whenever I change the system volume

I'm running Windows 7 x64. Whenever I change the volume using the default taskbar volume slider (sndvol.exe), the program accesses files on my storage hard drive. This is extremely annoying because ...
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Change video aspect ratio metadata

I have a video file whose resolution is 720x480, so the correct aspect ratio is 4:3, but when I play it, it is displayed in 16:9 ratio. I use MediaInfo to check the file and see that the Aspect Ratio ...
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How to set a snapshot file path to the current folder in MPC-HC?

How to set a snapshot file path to the current folder in MPC-HC? A folder there the video file is. Also, how do I change the format of a snapshot file name to match a video file name? My video file ...
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How to capture a snapshot in MPC-HC without the black lines?

How to capture a snapshot in MPC-HC without the black lines at the top and at the bottom? Here is the example, attached. The video has the black lines at the top and at the bottom. I want to capture ...
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Why does MPC-HC keep forgetting this one particular setting?

A couple of years ago or something, I learned that MPC-HC has an off-by-default setting which enables YouTube-like "seek bar thumbnails", and I immediately turned it on. But after some time, ...
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Can you apply shaders to Netflix?

Is there any way to apply shaders to Netflix? When I use Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) I like the hlsl matrix filter for improving older, low resolution content. Is there any sort of ...
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Media Player Classic doesn't play videos with over long names when using "drag and drop" method

When I double click on an over long name file it played as expected but when I drag and drop the same file onto a MPC window it didn't play and it shows "File not found". Is there a solution for this ...
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MPC not visible when running from Task Scheduler

I have created a task to run a song with MPC, it runs without any window, only as a task that I can see on Task Manager, MPC is being called by the task taskeng.exe I have inserted in the script/...
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Smooth playback of .mkv files incorrectly rated at 29fps

I noticed for some mkv files, the frame reported in Explorer and VLC is 29, but this is incorrect as it's actually a 24fps source (i.e. Blu-Ray movie), and the file plays with judder in MPC-HC and VLC....
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How can I get MPC-HC x64 to play .ram files?

I have tried to play .ram files with Windows Media Player and MPC-HC x64 to no avail. It seems the only way I can play these files is by installing Real Alternative, with its own separate instance of ...
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Movies are corrupted/ending in the middle

I watch movies in Media Player Classic Home Cinema. This is the third movie that the same issue happens. In the middle of it, the movie stops. When I go see what happened, it just jumps to the end ...
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How do I make Media Player Classic play audio files seamlessly?

If you've used Winamp, you know it can play files in a playlist without a noticeable delay. Other players, however, don't do that for various reasons. I'd like to know if it's possible to enable ...
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Fastest MPC playback settings for slow copmuters

I'm having a hard time finding the best settings for Media Player Classic so that it could play videos on my weak netbook without stuttering so badly. I tried several recommended ways to reduce the ...
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taskbar shows full screen video with monitors MPCHC

I have a setup with 2 monitors attached to my computer, I then launch a full screen video on my monitor, everytime I then do something else on my other monitor the taskbar show at the buttom of the ...
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MPC-HC live thumbnail on Windows taskbar

I have a problem with Media Player Classic thumbnail in Windows taskbar. In fact, the thumbnail shows a fix screenshot of the moment when I minimise. So is there any way to make it show the live video ...
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How can I chat while watching a video on MPC at the same time?

To be specific, is there any way to instant message/chat that lets you use a shortcut and have it appear overlayed on Media Player Classic when it's in fullscreen. I'd also prefer it be semi-...
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How to achieve sharp subtitle appearance in WMP - Windows 7

I use WMP and MPC-HC in my Windows7 PC. Everything is fine with MPC-HC, and I installed Shark 007 codecs for WMP. In Shark codec setting I selected FFDShow DXVA for subtitles. It works well, I have ...
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Windows will not allow me to set MKV files to open in MPC?

When I go to open with, click browse, and select the MPC-HC exe, windows does not add it to the open with list, instead it just totally ignores it. I wasn't having this issue until I reinstalled it, ...
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Windows Search Indexer keeps taking the focus

I am trying to watch a video with MPC and then Windows Search Indexer keeps taking the focus.. how do I prevent it from doing that? running Windows 7 with x64
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Windows Media Player Classic keeps popping in the foreground

I'm using Media Player Classic Homecinema in a setup where it plays on one screen, while I'm trying to ALT-TAB between two applications on the other screen. Unfortunately, MPC keeps moving to the ...
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WM ASF Reader::Raw Video 2 codec

i am trying to play a wmv file on the latest version of Media Player classic, and i am getting the following error: Media Player Classic - Home Cinema could not render some of the pins in the graph, ...
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