To everyone who says VLC is so great

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  1. ashmonkey

    ashmonkey Member

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    I liked it, too, for a while, but lately it is pissing me off. I'm trying to play a TV episode I downloaded (24.S05E06.HDTV.XviD-LOL.avi) and it won't play. The scanning thing at the bottom jumps right across as if its playing a really short file, even though its over 300 MB. The viewer doesn't pop up, and I hear no sound. I thought it might be something wrong with the file itself, but there are many similar versions that are just as unplayable. Does anyone know if I might need a new codec, and which one to get if so? I thought I might need to update xvid codecs, but I'm running a mac and the only ones I've found are for PC. Please, thoughts?
     
    ashmonkey, Feb 16, 2006
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    celtic_d Regular member

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    VLC uses internal decoders, splitters, etc. Guess you could try mplayer or try the file on a PC.
     
    celtic_d, Feb 17, 2006
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    I've been using the newest version of VLC (it supports h.264 with no problems), maybe you've got a hardware problem.
     
    zrdb, Mar 14, 2006
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    What's VLC celtic_d, do I need it?
     
    The_OGS, Mar 16, 2006
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