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When i hit play on the player the audio is fine but the video gets frozen on the first picture that comes up. If I change Chapters it will change the image but it once again just freezes automatically.

What are the formats for audio and video and in what container?

When i hit play on the player the audio is fine but the video gets frozen on the first picture that comes up. If I change Chapters it will change the image but it once again just freezes automatically.

This is happening to me exactly. I have searched here and tried deleting the VLC folder from Documents and Settings, cleared the VLC preferences file, and uninstalled and reinstalled VLC. I just can't get it to work. I have tried all types of files, avi, mpg, flv, and it's all the same, the video comes up with the first frame and sticks. The audio continues fine. I have PowerDVD installed, so I didn't think codecs could be a problem. I can't stream, or play a file directly. I have Win Vista Premium installed. I have Realtec integrated video card on my motherboard. I'm also using the most recent version of VLC.

Any suggestions on how to solve this problem? Thanks!

Any suggestions on how to solve this problem? Thanks!

I found the answer, at least for my problem. Here's what worked:

1. Open VLC media player.
2. Click on Settings and select Preferences… .
3. Expand Video and click on Output modules.
4. Check Advanced options in the lower right corner.
5. Set Video output module to either “DirectX“, “OpenGL” or “Windows GDI“

I tried above 3 modes, but still could not fix up the problem. Any other suggestions? Thanks!