Questions tagged [vlc-media-player]
A cross-platform, open source media player & streaming media server. Use this tag when having issues with playing, streaming, transcoding or otherwise using VLC's features. Consider pairing it with an OS or platorm tag (windows, linux, osx etc) if the problem is platform-specific
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How do I upscale a 720x576 [SAR 16:15 DAR 4:3] video to crop out black bars?
I have a movie from one of my DVDs looking like the following after having imported it and muxed it to a .mkv container:
`ffprobe`` provides me with the following information:
I recently imported ...
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How to Limit the Playback bar to 10 minutes in vlc player
I've been streaming an IP camera using VLC player, and after a few days, the streaming stops. It seems like the playback bar, which stores data for rewind purposes, gets too long and consumes too much ...
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How to change the default action, in the called app, per file type in Windows 10?
I use Windows 10 and the default action when double-clicking on a MP3 file is to open it with VLC. However, the file just gets added to the playlist, without playing it. I'd like the default option ...
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How to fix command-line VLC `AudioObjectAddPropertyListener` errors
$ vlc -Z --play-and-exit my_music.mp4
VLC media player 3.0.20 Vetinari (revision 3.0.20-0-g6f0d0ab126)
[00007fec32124770] macosx interface error: Updater aborted with error 1001
[00007fec21807100] ...
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Analyze AVI for audio with ffmpeg
I'm new to using ffmpeg. I have some AVI files that I believe should have audio, but I cannot get the audio to play with VLC. I tried using ffmpeg to analyze the AVI files for audio.
import ...
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VLC as RTSP Server (Windows) - Authentication not working
I know there is another thread with a similar question, but was recommended create a new one.
With VLC, I am opening a file or a RTSP stream from a camera and restream it with VLC RTSP. I tried a lot ...
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WEBVTT usage with correct X-TIMESTAMP-MAP such that VLC will synchronize
I have a VTT subtitle file where the first lines looks like the following
WEBVTT
X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:1810830,LOCAL:00:00:00.000
00:35:43.618 --> 00:35:46.138
Because the sub titles in fact ...
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MPEGTS across devices has choppy audio
I want to stream video and its audio between devices. On my pc I am transmitting it using
ffmpeg -re -i "video.mp4" -vcodec libx264 -f mpegts udp://192.168.1.106:1234?pkt_size=1316
And on ...
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Why does the same .mov flicker on VLC on one Windows laptop, but not on another?
Today, I used IObit Driver Booster to update drivers on Lenovo Y700 Touch-15ISK and IdeaPad Gaming 3 laptops.
Then I went on iCloud.com, and downloaded the same MOV to both laptops.
Finally, I ...
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How to put thumbnail on the video?
Does someone knows how to put thumbnail on the video? I have local files on my windows' laptop, but there are no thumbnails on it, so someone knows how to put thumbnails on it?
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How do I crop to an arbitrary aspect ratio in VLC media player?
The VLC crop settings only contain some aspect ratios. How can I crop to something not listed?
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How to tell VLC to use a different set of configuration files? [closed]
I have a 3 monitor setup. I want to run VLC 3 instances to 3 different monitors.
I setup my preference and copied the vlcrc and vlc-qt-interface.ini file to a folder say vlc2 and I tried running a ....
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How can I play multiple videos in VLC with a specified delay between them?
I've just read the VLC-based answer to this question:
How to play multiple videos side-by-side synchronized?
... and it works for me. However, I now want to play one of the videos at a delay. How can ...
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Task Scheduler no longer running VBS script
so I've been trying to get VLC player to skip to the next file at a specific time (10am). I've got the following script that worked fine for a few days, and then stopped completely.
Set WshShell = ...
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VLC Streams at Higher Sample Rate But Transcodes and Saves to Lower
I am trying to transcode an mpeg4audio stream from a radio station and save the file. I have a headless server I am trying to use cvlc with in order to transcode and save the Stream to a file. Here is ...
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VLC for macOS command line audio delay
I have a bunch of videos that have both audio and subtitles delayed by half a second. I can play them on VLC and manually adjust it by pressing F 10 times and H 10 times, but I'd like to automate that ...
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Convert a video with a specific subtitle overlay
I downloaded a video file found on TED. It was with subtitles in different languages. Then I tried to convert it to an MP4 file using the VLC media player. In the conversion profile, I checked Overlay ...
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Optimize settings in VLC player for precisely seeking dedicated timestamps
I use VLC player (version 3.0.20 Vetinari, apple silicon) to transcribe videos and therefore I often have to jump to precise timestamps. But unfortunately, jumping on the timeline results in a mess ...
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Multicast from LAN to WAN
I'm trying to transmit a multicast stream over the WAN.
I know the NAT cannot allow this. For this purpose, I tried to use one Raspberry with two Ethernet interfaces: The internal one and another one ...
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Why did `exiftool -rotation=0 input.mov` rotate my video?
I have an input.mov video file recorded by an iPhone 12 mini. I copied the video to my Windows 10 laptop. When I open the on video on my Windows 10 laptop with VLC, the video plays in portrait mode. I ...
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Loading chapter data in VLC from external file for any video format
I have a number of video files (in various formats: mp4, webm, mkv, etc.) and I'd like to add chapter information to them (similar to how Youtube shows links into parts of videos).
I'm not terribly ...
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HDR to SDR conversion with ffmpeg
I have some 4K HDR video, which looks very dark (and redish) if directly played on a non-HDR device (in practice with VLC), which is a known issue. I'm trying to convert it to SDR using ffmpeg, and ...
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Mac Mini High Sierra Res Resolution issue
I have a Mac Mini running onHigh Sierra that I'm using as a media PC (running on a generic Sansui TV)
I'm having a resolution switching issue.
Problem I have is that if/when the Mac starts before the ...
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Temporary disconnection of wireless headset mutes VLC's (and only VLC's) audio until VLC is rewound. How to debug?
When I am wearing my wireless headset and I walk outside of its range for just a moment (enough for me to not be able to hear the audio, but not enough for a permanent wireless disconnect), VLC will ...
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Issue in converting encrypted HLS with FFMPEG to UDP
We are looking for help in debugging a problem related to converting encrypted HLS to UDP output.
If we download encrypted HLS content and then convert it to UDP, it works well. But if we directly ...
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VLC media player installation on RHEL 9
Please help me to install VLC media player on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. I tried these installation steps, but they failed.
I tried to skip few packages during the installation too, but I could not ...
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How to set VLC to pause payback when headphones are disconnected?
When using VLC and I disconnect my headphones, VLC does not pause the audio and continues playing from speakers. Using other players (Windows Media Player), the audio would stop when the audio device ...
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VLC, Windows 10, video playback is mirrored
In a single instance window of VLC, the MP4 file is output as two side-by-side videos simultaneously.
This does not happen with all MP4 files.
Is there a setting to solve this or is it a source file ...
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How to use VP9 transcoder when streaming video in VLC Player?
I was trying to stream video with VLC using the very low latency VP9 encoder.
Both my OS codec library and VLC player (3.0.16) has been upgraded to the latest version
When I select VLC Player > ...
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Why is my VLC video capture output garbled?
I use a video capture card, which pretends to be a webcam as a way to get video output from another system to a windows 11 tablet or other PC. You can't fullscreen the camera app - so I was trying to ...
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VLC specifying audio device on command line on Windows?
I tried the following command, to play an audio file on vlc that plays on the monitor speaker, instead of the default speaker that plays on my audio interface.
vlc.exe --qt-start-minimized --alsa-...
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Combing multiple videos and audio tracks for playback in VLC
I have multiple videos (about 5-10 minutes each) that I need to play together during a long presentation with an audio track (multiple files) over it. I created the separate videos for ease of editing ...
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Artifact with ffplay at bottom of stream images
By getting stream of a camera with ffplay, I get artifacts like what in:
https://community-assets.home-assistant.io/original/3X/5/7/570102632dca2748a9ae9e0568f1240e4abb2a63.jpeg
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Windows keeps asking for MP4 software to use despite VLC Player selection
I have allocated VLC Player to open .mp4 files from Settings -> Default Apps -> Choose default apps by file type, see screenshot labeled Before. But when I try to open an mp4 file, it still ...
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Poor Quality from USB Video Device on VLC
I am having trouble using VLC to use my USB Capture Card as it is outputting porr quality. The quality is blurry or pixilated. I have looked around on many forums and videos to see if they can help ...
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Sound gaps in VLC
I am currently learning guitar and I record my lessons with my phone to practice at home.
I am playing the videos under Linux with VLC (3.0.18) however I constantly need to stop and jump back a few ...
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Saving YouTube video with VLC fails - only creates 1kb file with header
I am using VLC 3.0.18, and trying to save a YouTube video.
I can watch the video, using VLC., but when I try to convert or stream, regardless of which check-boxes I pick, the created file (eg "...
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VLC reverts to first 'Audio Device' after each track
I am trying to play a folder of music tracks with VLC on Raspberry Pi OS (Debian).
I am using a shorcut with a shell script to start things (as this needs to be point and click-ish for a kiosk type ...
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How to override ffmpeg video duration with a malformed file?
My security camera recorder produced a H.264 MP4 video file that appears to be malformed as it reports an incorrect video duration. Using ffmpeg and following this answer I get the same result of 38 ...
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Recording m3u8 stream stop time do not work when stream is forwarded using socat
I try to record m3u8 stream containing audio only. It is online radio but listening is geographicaly restricted and in my country requests fails with HTTP 403 but on server in (non-restricted) remote ...
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Open a video from Synology File Station directly in VLC
I have a Synology NAS, with some videos stored on it.
At home I can access the video using SMB shares, and open them with VLC as if they were on a local disk
from the internet on a mobile device, I ...
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VLC Command Line - Run stream and then quit
I'm making Windows batch files that I can run and listen to a stream in VLC but then press any key to exit and stop the stream. This seems to work but I can see the batch freezes after starting VLC. ...
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Is there a way to increase the visible dimesions of a mp4 video?
I recorded a video on the Kindle and transferred it to the Ubuntu laptop. The mp4 video claims to be 1080x1920 but it is small when run in VLC.
Running it in VLC with a crop of 2:21:1 is effective. ...
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VLC's stereo to mono downmixer filter
I'm converting some video classes to audio only to save space and I used the VLC convert tool. I'd like to keep them as mono only so I chose the 1 channel option. I just noticed that there's an ...
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A/V Controls button for Slow motion in QuickTime Player (10.5)?
I find that Apple answers this question
Slow motion in QuickTime Player (10.5) in Mac?
From https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250493652
You can use the keyboard shortcuts below for slow motion ...
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How to limit the VLC volume to 100%, i.e. disable over-amplification?
In VLC 3.0.19 (Linux) the amplification goes up to '200%' (note that the UI icon and font don't exceed '125%', the on-screen display does). With my current audio hardware there's no need to use the ...
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VLC Media Player synchronization over network
I need to sync 4 players over a network. These are 4 pieces of content which are combined to create a 360 degree immersive experience. Each Windows PC is a mosaic feeding multiple projectors. I simply ...
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Audio not playing in VLC for one specific video only
Playing a specific .mp4 file in VLC plays the video fine, but not the audio. According to VLC's codec information the audio codec is mp4a. But the statistics say decoded 0 blocks and played 0 buffers. ...
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How do I set VLC up to stream a local camera to localhost, so another app can pick it up as if it is an IP Camera?
I am using VisualPlace, for planing manual PnP layouts and also when manually laying out SMD on a PCB.
VisualPlace allows for streamed IP cameras to be used to view the PCB while working on the PCB.
I ...
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USBDLM and VLC video play
I've got a video hosted on a USB stick, that when I plug into a windows computer, the very helpful USBDLM tool automatically opens the video with VLC and some launch commands.
The issue I have is when ...