Video wont play? If you have problems playing DVDs, MKV files, DivX, MP4, etc please post your questions to this forum. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:38:36 +0000 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:38:36 +0000 AfterDawn Discussion Forums https://forums.afterdawn.com/forums/video_playback_problems/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:16:47 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/pixilation-problems-persist-to-be-present-when-profile-is-2-pass-export.801702/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/pixilation-problems-persist-to-be-present-when-profile-is-2-pass-export.801702/ invalid@example.com (Batchainpllr) Batchainpllr It is as though the second pass gives conflicting information to the encoding and the program tries to decide which pass is right, ending in a pixilated compromise.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Seems like a program error to me.]]> 7 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:32:54 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/mp4-corrupted.801097/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/mp4-corrupted.801097/ invalid@example.com (tali1) tali1 I uploaded to my desktop but vlc wont play it or even convert it.( oddly it is showing only 188kb when i uploaded it to pc)
On YouCut app i get "info code 4106"
Wondershare , however...

MP4 corrupted]]> 4 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 14:18:16 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/vlc-not-displaying-h264-anymore.799655/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/vlc-not-displaying-h264-anymore.799655/ invalid@example.com (keebles) keebles
VLC not displaying h264 anymore.]]> 22 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:29:07 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/best-free-budget-video-enhancement-software.799143/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/best-free-budget-video-enhancement-software.799143/ invalid@example.com (boriscat) boriscat 2 Sat, 02 Jan 2021 17:44:20 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/having-codec-issues-look-here.278179/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/having-codec-issues-look-here.278179/ invalid@example.com (Praetor) Praetor
Having Codec Issues? Look here.]]> 263 Sun, 20 Dec 2020 01:42:05 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/dvds-freeze-after-about-an-hour.796099/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/dvds-freeze-after-about-an-hour.796099/ invalid@example.com (CaptChaos) CaptChaos
When playing back almost every DVD I've burnt (Verbatim +Rs) using Burnaware, anywhere between 50 minutes to just over an hour, the film/TV programme/anything freezes and I have to eject it to start from the beginning again, skipping past that bit that freezes.

If I skip it until after the freezing bit, it plays fine, it just seems to freeze around that time, every disc.

Is it the burning software? The DVD player needs a clean?

Thanks for any advice.
Ian]]> 14 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 02:46:13 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/dashcam-avi-files-some-not-playing.796006/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/dashcam-avi-files-some-not-playing.796006/ invalid@example.com (tali1) tali1 Ive tried numerous sd cards over time and various players ,WMP, VLC, Wondershare -all play some and not all.All sd cards give general damged /codec messages and i have formatted them and still same probs.
I even tried uploading to Youtube and they failed to process.
I would say 60% don't play.This is odd given they are all recorded on 1 dashcam and all are same file types.
There is probably a batch of no more...

Dashcam avi files some not playing]]> 1 Mon, 12 Oct 2020 20:03:20 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/vcr-vhs-to-pc-corrupted-line-bottom-part-of-screen-white-background-noise-hiss.795166/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/vcr-vhs-to-pc-corrupted-line-bottom-part-of-screen-white-background-noise-hiss.795166/ invalid@example.com (retroborg) retroborg
I have a VCR Sharp VC-90ET & Hitachi VT-498EM Tape Recorders connected to my PC using a Leadtek Winfast PVR3000 Deluxe hardware MPEG capture card via an RCA A/V cable. Both seem to work fine with an exception of:

1. A horizontal corrupted line on the bottom part of the screen as pictured in the these YouTube videos. It is more pronounced on the Sharp and slightly more transparent on the Hitachi.

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VCR / VHS to PC Corrupted Line Bottom Part of Screen & white background noise hiss]]> 2 Mon, 06 Jul 2020 16:28:54 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/video-playback-problem-computer-sleuths-needed.793584/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/video-playback-problem-computer-sleuths-needed.793584/ invalid@example.com (lavello) lavello Forgive if lengthy.
Rather strange goings on with playing videos on my laptop(DEll)

Not sure if it's related but a microsoft update was downloaded a week and a half ago.
I last played videos a couple of weeks ago.

I have stored quite a lot of DVD ripped movies- VOB, VTS files, on my external hard drive which I connect to my laptop. When I rt click on the folder to "play them in VLC" I only get a black screen 30 second clip which plays over and over. When I click the individual...

Video playback problem- Computer sleuths needed]]> 4 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 02:08:44 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/homemade-dvd-plays-few-seconds-and-stops.789451/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/homemade-dvd-plays-few-seconds-and-stops.789451/ invalid@example.com (crumii) crumii
I have some home movies that I've recorded over the years, and have burned them to DVD. One DVD in particular will play for just a second or two, then freeze. I was able to use DVD Shrink and create a backup, and I can open the files and play them through DVD Shrink just fine. However I can't play the files using VLC or WMP...they continue to hang at...

Homemade DVD plays few seconds and stops]]> 16 Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:03:35 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/subsync-wont-accept-srt-saying-it-is-corrupt-file.787183/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/subsync-wont-accept-srt-saying-it-is-corrupt-file.787183/ invalid@example.com (kookie56) kookie56 When I try to put in a .srt to sync with video, it keeps telling me it is corrupt or not in subrip format.
I know the subtitle is fine. I just need to be able to sync up with video.
Can anyone tell me how to fix this?
Thank you]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2018 01:04:33 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/dvd-audio-is-out-of-sync-on-some-players-others-play-it-fine.773463/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/dvd-audio-is-out-of-sync-on-some-players-others-play-it-fine.773463/ invalid@example.com (bencuri) bencuri
I have problems with a frameserved file from Sony Vegas. I rendered a project from Vegas with HCEnc by the help of Debugmode Frameserver. I rendered it as mpeg, because I want to burn it on DVD. The mpeg itself plays fine on all devices, has very good quality, plays without framedrops, etc... But, when I author a DVD from it, problems arise. The problem is: when I play the DVD from an external USB DVD drive with BSPlayer on one of my computers, the DVD audio video is in sync. But...

DVD audio is out of sync on some players, others play it fine]]> 1 Mon, 23 Apr 2018 15:38:07 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/corrupted-avi-still-plays-on-virtualdub-and-avidemux-but-no-longer-plays-on-vlc-windows-player.772497/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/corrupted-avi-still-plays-on-virtualdub-and-avidemux-but-no-longer-plays-on-vlc-windows-player.772497/ invalid@example.com (Gotanno) Gotanno
All was going well until I got a disk error and foolishly ran chkdsk (with repair enabled). Result: I got access to the folders again but all my captured files have gone nuts. They play fine in VLC up until about 11 minutes and that's when they go...

Corrupted avi still plays on Virtualdub and Avidemux but no longer plays on VLC / Windows Player.]]> 1 Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:43:01 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/sony-dvd-player-some-wmv-files-play-with-black-screen.771711/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/sony-dvd-player-some-wmv-files-play-with-black-screen.771711/ invalid@example.com (fox01) fox01
Any idea how to fix this? I’ve tried converting the files with a free converter but the final file is huge and...

Sony DVD player: some wmv files play with black screen]]> 1 Mon, 04 Dec 2017 08:42:28 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/the-m4v-videos-cant-be-played-with-vlc.762259/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/the-m4v-videos-cant-be-played-with-vlc.762259/ invalid@example.com (dreal) dreal 3 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 08:47:25 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/no-sound-after-sync.766184/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/no-sound-after-sync.766184/ invalid@example.com (kookie56) kookie56 I used VLC to sync the audio.
After I got the Number I needed to put the video in sync permanently, I went to Virtual Dub.
I put in the number (400) and clicked on save.
When I tried to play the video, there was sound in 12 seconds and the there is no audio at all.
Why is this happening and how can I fix it?
I know of no other way to sync the video with the audio.
Can someone please help. I would appreciate any help given.
Thank you]]> 6 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 09:24:05 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/can-i-edit-prores-422-mov-in-premiere-pro-cc.765791/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/can-i-edit-prores-422-mov-in-premiere-pro-cc.765791/ invalid@example.com (movielover) movielover I know Premiere Pro accept QuickTime MOV. Can I import ProRes 422 MOV to edit?]]> 2 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 21:43:44 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/letters-and-numbers-above-words-in-subtitle.767526/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/letters-and-numbers-above-words-in-subtitle.767526/ invalid@example.com (kookie56) kookie56 When the subtitles are on the screen (of tv), there are numbers and letters above the words.
Example:
X 1:170 X 2:59 Y 1:474 Y 2:254
"Summon the steward!
I'm afraid the steward is dead"

That is what I see on the screen. The subtitles for the videos before and after that are fine.
Why is this happening? And how can I stop the letters and numbers from showing up?
I hope someone can tell me why this is happening.
I would...

letters and numbers above words in subtitle]]> 7 Wed, 03 May 2017 10:36:01 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/cannot-play-mp4-file-correctly-on-windows-media-player.760752/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/cannot-play-mp4-file-correctly-on-windows-media-player.760752/ invalid@example.com (Admiral_Smith) Admiral_Smith 4 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 01:07:53 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/mkv-sound-out-of-sync.765539/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/mkv-sound-out-of-sync.765539/ invalid@example.com (kookie56) kookie56 However, "Virtual dub doesn't accept MKV files.
Does anyone know of a program I can use that is as easy to use as "Virtual Dub, that will accept MKV files?
I would appreciate any help.
Thank you]]> 5