VLC won't play MPGs

**geemahn** · February 24th, 2019, 05:09 PM

VLC will not play MPGs on my Mac. The behavior is fairly consistent: the title is displayed and usually the running time, but no video.

QuickTime, on the other hand, always plays these MPGs.

Does anyone know what's wrong with VLC?

Thanks

Here's a recent post of an MPG for reference: vintage-erotica-forum.com/showpost.php?p=4751564&postcount=1122

slimOl55 · February 24th, 2019, 07:24 PM

Just tried mpg in VLC 2.0.10 on a mac - works fine.

Just tried your ref file: correct - it does not work. You can:
find alternative format file or convert it yourself.
I would convert the file via hiandbrake. Hope this helps.

slim

**geemahn** · February 25th, 2019, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slimOl55

Just tried mpg in VLC 2.0.10 on a mac - works fine.

Just tried your ref file: correct - it does not work. You can:
find alternative format file or convert it yourself.
I would convert the file via hiandbrake. Hope this helps.

slim

Yes, I should have mentioned that other formats work. AFAIK only MPGs are broken, a situation that has been true for a while. I just got fed up enough to post about it.

Handbrake is not a 100% solution based on my experience. For some MPGs it produces MKVs and MP4s that are deficient.

slimOl55 · February 25th, 2019, 08:35 AM

You could also try re-installing VLC - sometimes a clean install is the fix.

**deepsepia** · February 25th, 2019, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by geemahn

Yes, I should have mentioned that other formats work. AFAIK only MPGs are broken, a situation that has been true for a while. I just got fed up enough to post about it.

Handbrake is not a 100% solution based on my experience. For some MPGs it produces MKVs and MP4s that are deficient.

Some downloaded MP4s are defective -- I've noticed this problem with Usenet postings and torrents.

Sometimes they're just junk that content owners put up as decoys; giant files to suck up sharing/piracy bandwidth.

If you look at torrent and usenet comments at indexers, you'll often see user ratings for some of these, indicating that they're garbage.

**Jism Jim** · March 1st, 2019, 07:41 PM

I just tried this mpeg in SMplayer and it played fine. SMplayer is apparently more forgiving than VLC.
However, I remuxed the video in Avidemux and the resulting file plays in VLC too.

**geemahn** · March 25th, 2019, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jism Jim

.... However, I remuxed the video in Avidemux and the resulting file plays in VLC too.

Avidemux worked for me too. I will use it to convert these MPGs while waiting for VLC to get fixed, which may never happen.

Thanks for the solution!

**Jism Jim** · March 25th, 2019, 05:48 PM

There is no need to convert the mpg files when they don't play in VLC. All you need to do is remux (remultiplex) them. This is faster and retains the original quality.

**Welderman** · March 25th, 2019, 06:42 PM

I use Moyea FLV Player, Plays Just about anything and you can make Screencaps...

February 24th, 2019, 05:09 PM	#1
geemahn Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 8,857 Thanked 18,890 Times in 1,056 Posts	VLC won't play MPGs VLC will not play MPGs on my Mac. The behavior is fairly consistent: the title is displayed and usually the running time, but no video. QuickTime, on the other hand, always plays these MPGs. Does anyone know what's wrong with VLC? Thanks Here's a recent post of an MPG for reference: vintage-erotica-forum.com/showpost.php?p=4751564&postcount=1122

February 24th, 2019, 07:24 PM	#2
slimOl55 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 845 Thanks: 24,267 Thanked 4,956 Times in 774 Posts	Just tried mpg in VLC 2.0.10 on a mac - works fine. Just tried your ref file: correct - it does not work. You can: find alternative format file or convert it yourself. I would convert the file via hiandbrake. Hope this helps. slim Last edited by slimOl55; February 24th, 2019 at 07:33 PM.. Reason: additional info

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