Suggestions on MP4 Player

huskereurocat wrote on 11/6/2023, 3:32 PM

I'm trying to do a test of the MP4 file that is generated after rendering a video. I'm getting intermittent color changes in my video that turn the screen to almost a silver screen. I'm just trying to determine if it is Vegas not rendering the color correctly or is there something wrong with my VLC. I have updated it and changes nothing. The other two are the movie player that comes with windows and Windows Media Player Legacy, neither of which will play the MP4. Says that the MP4 out of VP 18 is made with an unfamiliar codec and all that plays is the audio.

Anyone have a suggestion on another free mp4 player? I don't want to pay for something that I just am going to test with.

 

Thanks!!

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huskereurocat wrote on 11/6/2023, 4:28 PM

Nevermind, it seems that it was a rendering issue. When I changed the format from HEVC to AVC that stopped. Not sure why HEVC caused a problem, but there you have it. Sorry!!!

Former user wrote on 11/6/2023, 5:43 PM

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Hi,  VLC Player can be a bit grumpy with some files, so I have MPC Player which plays pretty much anything I throw at it https://sourceforge.net/projects/mpcbe/

Also if you don't know about there's a good little app for looking at your files, learning & diagnosing..

The App is called MediaInfo, download it, it's free & a fast download with no added adverts or any of that rubbish. https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo
After downloading, right click on the media file in your Windows folder, open MediaInfo, choose Text from the options at the top, Copy & paste the information in a new comment on here 👍

 

RogerS wrote on 11/6/2023, 6:05 PM

MPC Black Edition is great when configured properly. It has MediaInfo built into it. (File/properties)

mark-y wrote on 11/6/2023, 8:57 PM

Nevermind, it seems that it was a rendering issue. When I changed the format from HEVC to AVC that stopped. Not sure why HEVC caused a problem, but there you have it.

HEVC is harder for your machine to decode in real time, that's all it is. Higher bitrates associated with HEVC in general only exacerbate the problem. I use AVC whenever possible.