VLC Media Player Won't Play Certain DVDs Properly!

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:mad: This is hugely annoying!

I can play most DVDs without any bother with VLC. I recently got 'The World at War - Ultimate Restored Edition', but the discs won't play!

First, VLC just wouldn't open the DVD. I kept trying, and eventually it opened the DVD, but the audio and video were massively choppy.

I tried uninstalling and reinstalled VLC. Now the audio and video are distinctly less choppy, but it's still very irritating.

What gives? It's just these DVDs, and I don't get what's different about them!
 

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Try playing them with Windows Media Center and see what it does. I have had problems with VLC playing all types of files and getting bad video. These same files play great in Window Media Player or Windows Media Center. I have now removed VLC and use WMC for everything.

Jim :geek:
 

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I have found that VLC and several other media players do not play .mkv files over 4 gigabytes properly. What are the extensions and sizes of the files that VLC doesn't play properly on your Computer?

DeniqueCoelum said:
:mad: This is hugely annoying!

I can play most DVDs without any bother with VLC. I recently got 'The World at War - Ultimate Restored Edition', but the discs won't play!

First, VLC just wouldn't open the DVD. I kept trying, and eventually it opened the DVD, but the audio and video were massively choppy.

I tried uninstalling and reinstalled VLC. Now the audio and video are distinctly less choppy, but it's still very irritating.

What gives? It's just these DVDs, and I don't get what's different about them!
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Phone Man said:
Try playing them with Windows Media Center and see what it does. I have had problems with VLC playing all types of files and getting bad video. These same files play great in Window Media Player or Windows Media Center. I have now removed VLC and use WMC for everything.

Jim :geek:
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Ahh, the Curse of Windows 7 befalls me when I try that. Any video played with WMP or WMC looks absolutely horrible - like a moving watercolour painting, big blotchy pixels. Sometimes it looks like there's rain pouring down the screen, kind've flashing lines. VLC usually plays everything and displays much better image quality...

wanchoo said:
I have found that VLC and several other media players do not play .mkv files over 4 gigabytes properly. What are the extensions and sizes of the files that VLC doesn't play properly on your Computer?
Click to expand...

As far as I can tell... it's just a standard DVD. The DVD is 7.27 GB in size, and the files show up as .vob, because I have VLC player as my default DVD player. The DVD file structure is just the usual AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS folders, just like any other DVD.

kado897 said:
It might be worth trying the new version of VLC v2.0.0. VideoLAN - Official page for VLC media player, the Open Source video framework!
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I'm using VLC v 2.0.0, it improves the quality slightly but the video still stutters unbearably.
 

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A 7.2GB DVD must be dual layer.
 

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i can suggest 2 players (no need for codec pack)
1-MPCHC -one of the best !
2-splash
 

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If it is an ordinary dual layer DVD then please try to play with the KMPlayer. It shall play the DVD well. Download it from Download KMPlayer.

Best of luck
 

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KMPlayer works! Thanks wanchoo! :D
 

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Actually... KMPlayer is proving problematic. Whenever I make a film full-screen, it seems to stretch it and make the picture pixelated. I can't get round that.

Plus, VLC has stopped playing ordinary DVDs properly now, it stutters even when I play non-dual layer. What really confuses me is that all these DVDs play with VLC on my parent's computer without a problem!
 

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Windows 7 Professional x64 SP 1
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There is a very helpful KMPlayer Forum (The KMPlayer's Forums - Powered by Pandora TV). If you put your problem there someone is likely to help out.


DeniqueCoelum said:
Actually... KMPlayer is proving problematic. Whenever I make a film full-screen, it seems to stretch it and make the picture pixelated. I can't get round that.

Plus, VLC has stopped playing ordinary DVDs properly now, it stutters even when I play non-dual layer. What really confuses me is that all these DVDs play with VLC on my parent's computer without a problem!
Click to expand...
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit
Motherboard
Intel D845GVS1 X86-based PC
Memory
2 gigs of RAM
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Sound Card
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 931BF Black 19" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution
1280X960
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1. SAMSUNG SP0822N ATA Device ~ 80 GigaBytes

2. Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Device ~ 500 GigaBytes
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