VLC PROBLEM TO PLAY WMV FILES

andre_cl · Postby **andre_cl** » 22 Feb 2007 23:39

I have this problem to play WMV Files =(

help!

Postby **Jean-Baptiste Kempf** » 23 Feb 2007 02:31

VLC version ? MacOS X version ?

andre_cl · Postby **andre_cl** » 23 Feb 2007 18:45

Mac OS X.

VL 0.90-svn

Postby **Jean-Baptiste Kempf** » 23 Feb 2007 21:35

You should not use development version.
Try OpenGL output

dnuz · Postby **dnuz** » 25 Feb 2007 20:00

I have the same exact problem, and have for a while.
I tried OpenGL output along with many of the others and the video still has the same problem. Do you have any other suggestions? I'd love to get it to work.

The video is WMV2 and audio is WMA2.

I'm running...
VLC Version 0.8.6a
Mac OS X 10.4.6
Power Mac G4 867 MHz

thanks in advance for whatever help anyone can give me.
-d

dnuz · Postby **dnuz** » 13 Mar 2007 19:42

Anyone got anything? Any info at all?
I have this problem constantly and i feel like i've tried everything.
If ya can help me, you will be granted the title of "strictly awesome". I mean c'mon, who doesn't want that.

-d, again

eldino · Postby **eldino** » 14 Mar 2007 17:55

Your problem depends by the fact you tried to play a DRM wmv or at least I had the same problem (both on vlc for windows than for mac os x) when a tried to watch some wmv pr0n.
You can prove this drag&dropping the same wmv into Windows Media Player for Windows.. if it will require you a license or something like that, you have no chances to watch it (at least freely or without an*l-fuc*ing your privacy).

I hope i helped.
eldino

grozsa11 · Postby **grozsa11** » 26 Nov 2007 13:38

Dear VLC, Dear J-B,
I have this problem, too. My VLC is not refreshing well the all the frames of the WMV files.
I used the version 0.8.6c (on WinXP) on some different PCs.

When the VLC plays WMV files, it seems like this:
Plays the video but not refreshing all the changed pixels until there is a key-frame (a dramatically chanced picture - a snitt).
I thought so it is a processor malfunction, but not! The Windows Media Player plays these files well.

Help me please to solve this problem.
Gza

Postby **fkuehne** » 26 Nov 2007 15:22

That's a problem with our decoder, as its implementation is not complete. Please stay tuned for future releases of VLC, which are going to include an updated version of the decoder.

grozsa11 · Postby **grozsa11** » 26 Nov 2007 15:32

Dear Felix Paul
OK, I will see the future relases of VLC, because it is a GREAT media player (converter / downloader ect) software,
thanks a lot for your VLC project!
By
Gza

MarsArtis · Postby **MarsArtis** » 05 Jul 2008 00:58

I would like to bring back attention to poor WMV playback capability of VLC on MAC.
At present I've been using it on a PowerBook G4 1.33, On a PowerMac dual G5 2,0ghz, and on a MacBookPro with the latest version 0.8.6h.
It always seems to be affected to delay in redrawing the player screen whenever I jump forward or backward. Resulting in a large squared ppicture as showed in the first post, for few seconds till the catch for the Keyframe is completed.
Till now I've not noticed any improvement in the various development steps.
I do belive it's not a CPU power related issue.
I may suggest to check out how well performs MOVIST 0.51.
It rocks for wmv playback.

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