VLC 2.1.2 display WMV problem

[michaelbr]

I have VLC 2.1.2 install on a Windows 8.1 laptop. I had no problem playing MP4 files, but lately I downloaded WMV files, and VLC is showing the following problems that I've noticed so far:
- it's difficult to close VLC (lagging few seconds after clicking the exit)
- even after closing VLC, the sounds is still there for few more seconds
- sometimes when you try to advance (by clicking on the progress bar ahead of where it's displaying), it just goes back to the beginning, sometimes it shows screens with colored squares.
ps: the same file can be displayed by WMP with no problem.

Is there anything that I have to do to display WMV files? Do I need to install additional filters?

[michaelbr]

This is the MediaInfo for my WMV file:

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General Complete name : D:\Backup\Ko\travel\Destinos\Destinos_01.wmv Format : Windows Media File size : 107 MiB Duration : 28mn 4s Overall bit rate : 535 Kbps Maximum Overall bit rate : 537 Kbps Movie name : Destinos 01 Encoded date : UTC 2002-09-18 20:11:53.792 Copyright : (c) 1992 WGBH Educational Foundation. All Rights Reserved. Comment : Destinos 01: La Carta Rating : Educational Video #1 ID : 2 Format : WMV2 Codec ID : WMV2 Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Video 8 Description of the codec : Windows Media Video V8 Bit rate : 74.1 Kbps Width : 320 pixels Height : 240 pixels Display aspect ratio : 4:3 Bit depth : 8 bits Video #2 ID : 3 Format : WMV2 Codec ID : WMV2 Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Video 8 Description of the codec : Windows Media Video V8 Bit rate : 144 Kbps Width : 320 pixels Height : 240 pixels Display aspect ratio : 4:3 Bit depth : 8 bits Video #3 ID : 4 Format : WMV2 Codec ID : WMV2 Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Video 8 Description of the codec : Windows Media Video V8 Bit rate : 295 Kbps Width : 320 pixels Height : 240 pixels Display aspect ratio : 4:3 Frame rate mode : Variable Bit depth : 8 bits Audio ID : 1 Format : WMA Format version : Version 2 Codec ID : 161 Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Audio Description of the codec : Windows Media Audio V8 - 22 kbps, 22 kHz, stereo Duration : 28mn 4s Bit rate : 24.3 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 22.05 KHz Bit depth : 16 bits Stream size : 4.88 MiB (5%)

[johnpank]

I do not have the problems that you have. I have Windows 8.1 on a desktop system that I built around a Gigabyte motherboard and using the onboard video hardware. I downloaded most of my WMV files from the Microsoft Chanel9 site. The following is the MediaInfo output for one of these files:

General
Complete name : f:\tmp\x.wmv
Format : Windows Media
File size : 50.8 MiB
Duration : 25mn 9s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 283 Kbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 183 Kbps
Movie name : Add Pen & Inking Capabilities to your
Windows Store apps
Performer : Alan Stephenson
Recorded date : 2013
Encoded date : UTC 2013-06-26 07:57:58.774
Copyright : Microsoft Corporation
Comment : Windows 8.1

Video
ID : 2
Format : VC-1
Format profile : Advanced@L2
Codec ID : WVC1
Codec ID/Hint : Microsoft
Description of the codec : VC-1 - VC-1 Advanced Profile
Duration : 25mn 9s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 48.9 Kbps
Width : 512 pixels
Height : 288 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.011
Stream size : 8.80 MiB (17%)

Audio
ID : 1
Format : WMA
Format version : Version 2
Codec ID : 161
Codec ID/Info : Windows Media Audio
Description of the codec : Windows Media Audio 9.2 - 128 kbps, 4
4 kHz, stereo 1-pass CBR
Duration : 25mn 9s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 23.0 MiB (45%)

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Please try VLC 2.2.0, where we fixed the WMV support.

[Tobit]

I'm having similar issues. However, I can't find any VLC 2.2.0. It looks like the latest version is 2.1.3. Is the 2.2 version forthcoming? Or am I missing something here? Thanks.

[Tobit]

Never mind, I found the nightly builds. Thanks.