Questions tagged [media-player-classic]
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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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How to change the "record external input" in Fraps?
I'm using a TV to USB capture thingy called Hauppauge USB-Live2 (http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_usblive2.html) and I'm using Media Player Classic Home Cinema to view my device's output, ...
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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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Media Player Classic on Debian
I know that there are many great video players for Linux but I need MPC-HC for the specific reason that I can hide the seek bar by pressing Ctrl+1.
Could MPC-HC be compiled and used under Debian ...
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Can't see subtitles with DXVA FFdshow
First of all, let me explain the layout. I've been using a CoreAVC for dual core playback. It's not that bad and if I bought it, I should use it, but I don't really like it. Why? I've got an ATI and ...
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Media Player Classic creating folder
Whenever I open a file in Media Player Classic it creates a new folder "Media Player Classic" under the folder of the file I opened. Originally it was putting a playlist in that folder, "default....
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Sometimes no sound when playing some videos
Some .mkv videos I try to play using Media Player Classic won't play audio. Those same files will play audio when played with VLC. DVD's also play without audio. This leads me to believe there ...
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Sound lags by several seconds in some movies
I'm using the K-Lite Codec Pack and Media Player Classic.
In some movies (not all, so I guess it depends on codec) I've got sound lagging by several seconds, and this lags increases while movie is ...
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Media Player Classic Homecinema display problem
Recently I started having problems with Media Player Classic Homecinema. As far as I know, I didn't install any updates (or any new software actually). Also, I'm using default Windows 7 RC codecs; I ...
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Subtite Edit: Unable to Choose a Video Engine
There is the option to pick a video engine in Subtitle Edit but only DirectShow and mpv are available for me. I'd like to use MPC-HC. Both Subtitle Edit and K-Lite Codec Pack with MPC are installed on ...
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Brightness changes watching fullscreen movie with subtitles
I'm having problems while playing movies fullscreen with subtitles on my new notebook.
When a subtitle appears on screens, the screen brightness changes, and then returns normal when the subtitle goes ...
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.mp4 video icon (not thumbnail) showing incorrectly
I've just noticed an issue with some video files. This only appears to happen for .mp4 files, and not other video formats.
If you look below, the "Kung Fury Official Trailer" shows a thumbnail, and ...
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Is there way to not replace existing MPC-playlist when double click media file?
So my problem is that I have some pre-made playlist and when i open any media file this playlist is overwrite with new one that contain only this file.
It is possible to add file that I opened at the ...
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How to one-step-add current movie playing in Media Player Classic to the favorites list?
How to one-step-add current movie playing in Media Player Classic to the favorites list? I can go to favorites with the mouse and click to add but there are several steps. Is there some key I can ...
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How to set up VLC, MPC-HC or KMPlayer to use 5.1 speaker system?
I don't understand why these software do not automatically detect your speaker system and use that or assume 5.1 as default. I imagine most people have 5, 6 or 7.1.
In the very least, is there a way ...
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Split Videos and/or Image Sequences using Video Players
Say I am using a video player like mpv, PotPlayer, VLC, and MPC-HC. I created a segment of a video by setting Mark A and Mark B. Now I want to split that segment from the video or make an image ...
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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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Copy all files contained in a *.mpcpl (Media Player Classic Playlist) file
I have a Windows Media Player Classic Playlist file with thousands of songs selected from many folders on HDD. I want to copy all of those files to my USB flash drive.
How can I do that? Is there an ...
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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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How do I use SVP (Smooth Video Project) with my Media Player Classic?
I don't want to use the outdated version of MPC that comes packaged with the SVP download. There does not seem to be too much help on the interent about this. I am looking for clear concise steps to ...
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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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H264 encoded MKV videos freeze whole computer/Windows 7 with VLC and Media Player Classic
I have some videos encoded as H264 in MKV containers. When skipping too much in VLC or Media Player Classic the media players will either crash outright or the whole system will lock up, on occasion a ...
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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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WMV video file only plays partially [duplicate]
I have a WMV file which I converted from streaming from a camcorder via a firewire port.
This worked perfectly before and I could watch it from start to finish in the past, as well as seek to any ...
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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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I need a video player [or an addon for WMP/MPCHC/VLC] that has 'Smart Playlists' (a la iTunes)?
iTunes [..] Smart Playlists based on powerful features like My Rating, Last Played, Keywords, and Total Play Count.
Basically I watch a bunch of old reruns of TV shows on shuffle in a playlist.
I'd ...
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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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Media Player Classic Crashes on Windows 10 on any file
Media Player Classic Crashes on Windows 10 on any file.
Driver is updated and from nVidia, video card is GTX770.
P.S. Unable to register on https://trac.mpc-hc.org/login
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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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Green screen when playing video in media player classic
when I open any video in MPC-HC it shows a green screen, audio and subtitles still work but no image, any help is appreciated.
I'm running windows 7 32-bit and MPC-HC version 1.7.1
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My MPC started on its own and the process mpch64.exe was running at 100%, why? [duplicate]
I was working and all of a sudden heard my computer fan spinning extremely fast as if I was playing a 3D intensive game. I checked my processes and quickly discovered the culprit - mpch64.exe. My CPU ...
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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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Unable to get functional menus in exact ISO rip of DVD without mounting it
I'm running Windows 7.
I have a collection of DVDs that I'm trying rip to my PC so I can finally bin the physical discs and free up some space. Most of the attraction of these DVDs for me is the ...
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