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February 24th, 2019, 05:09 PM | #1 |
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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 |
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February 24th, 2019, 07:24 PM | #2 |
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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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Handbrake is not a 100% solution based on my experience. For some MPGs it produces MKVs and MP4s that are deficient. Last edited by geemahn; February 25th, 2019 at 06:14 AM.. Reason: typo |
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February 25th, 2019, 08:35 AM | #4 |
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You could also try re-installing VLC - sometimes a clean install is the fix.
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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. |
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March 1st, 2019, 07:41 PM | #6 |
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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.
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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.
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