VLC Freezes on some MP4 files

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VLC Freezes on some MP4 files

Postby unome » 01 Apr 2013 16:11

There are some .mp4 files that VLC will not play, the video freezes. These are mostly 1080p files but other 1080p files play on VLC as well. In Windows I have to use Power DVD as the workaround. On my Linux Mint system I have to use the Gnome player or XBMC media center player to view these files. I have uninstalled VLC and installed the files from VLC org 4-1 without curing the problem. Anyone have a clue to my problem or a solution? Thanks

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Re: VLC Freezes on some MP4 files

Postby unome » 01 Apr 2013 17:38

Well I found this was being caused by the sharpen filter in vlc video effect tools. By unticking this option all videos play great. Not sure why some 1080p videos worked ok with this setting enabled. But I will just manually enable this for lower reolution videos

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Re: VLC Freezes on some MP4 files

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 01 Apr 2013 19:55

Because some videos are harder to decode and sharpens makes it slower.
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Re: VLC Freezes on some MP4 files

Postby radar » 21 Dec 2017 20:30

when I search for Sharpen in VLC preferences, I do NOT get a check box. Instead I show a box with a value of 0.05 in it. Any ideas?


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