VLC Doesn't play .wmv extension

[Guest]

Vlc works with all other formats, but with .WMV doesn't.
when I open a .wmv video, only plays the sound, but not the image.

I select -> Video -> Pista 1 but nothing hapens

Help

[HyperHacker]

Most WMVs are encoded with a video format which VLC doesn't support. (I dunno WHY it doesn't, other open-source players do, but it doesn't. <_<)

[Thomas_AR]

Yes, this is realy an enoying efect regarding to VLC. Would be 'the' Top Player if this problem would have a solution.

[fkuehne]

The WMV-format is completetly support by VLC for Windows (on no other platforms though). You just need to install WMP 9 or 10 (VLC uses certain libraries of these players) to make that work. DRM-protected files won't play of course.

[Thomas_AR]

Yes, VLC playes most wmv files, but with some ugly kind of bugs. For example if you jump in the timeline forward several minutes, VLC needs , in my case, some seconds to establish a clear video. Other 'direct show player' don't have this problem. If you wish is publish some screenshots.

[fkuehne]

Well, VLC uses DMO and not DirectShow actually, I doubt that this is important here. Most other media players are running frame-based, while VLC doesn't know about the concept of frames and runs time-based. Additionally, VLC doesn't do that advanced caching of files like QuickTime, etc.. That's why ugly artefacts exist and there is nothing you could do to prevent that, except enhancing the buffer-size, but even this will only help a little, if it helps at all.