VLC Media Player

[Psynaut]

When I play a ripped Divx file on VLC the image is pixelated, whereas when I play it in WMP the rough edges seem smoothed out or blended together. The best way I can describe it is that is looks similar to the difference between anti aliasing in a game vs no anti aliasing. I prefer to use VLC, but the image on WMP is much easier to look at, especially when looking at subtitles.

I have tried to adjust every setting I can think of, but can't figure out how to make the image look softer and more blended the way it does by default on WMP. I know there are some VLC experts here. Can anyone offer some advice.

 

[Tarrant64]

I'm not an "expert", but I have tweaked VLC a few times to get things the way I want. You can try looking here if you haven't already.

Settings -> Preferences. Check "Advanced Options" in the lower right corner as this will enable more custom settings.

Expand Video -> Expand/Click "Output Modules"

Here you will see the option to change "Video output module" - You have some options here. I'm not an expert as to which of these options are better, but changing them around a bit had improved my playback quality. As you see when you expanded "Output Modules" you can change settings for the OpenGL and DirectX options as well should you select those.

Give this a shot and let me know if anything changes. Sorry for the late response, not quite sure why I kept looking over this one.

 

[Psynaut]

Yep, that fixed it. I had messed with those settings, but with no idea where to start, I was trying alot of things, and apparently didn't give this setting the focused attention it deserved. OpenGL video output and DirectX video output are very, very close to each other and are far and away the superior settings. After alot of comparing, I think I detect a slightly better picture in certain moments with DirectX video output, but they are so close it is hard to be certain. Thanks allot for your help, this problem has plagued me for months now, and it is great to finally have a solution. Thanks again.

BTW, as long as were on the subject, I would love to pick your brain on one more question. Do you know if there is any way to get the location time-counter to display in real time while dragging the video location (forward/reverse) button left and right through a video? To be more clear, in WMP, when dragging the small button to move forward and backward through a video, the time counter moves up and down to show the exact time location you are at at any spot on the video while you drag, without releasing the button, so that you can drag to an exact location on the video and then release the left click mouse button. In VLC as you drag forward and backward through a video, the time counter remains where it was before you clicked on the button, and only adjusts after you release the left click mouse button, which means finding an exact spot on a video is a process of trial and error, where ultimately you just try to get close to where you want to end up. Do you know of a way to make the VLC time-location display adjust in real time (while dragging the button) like WMP does?

*edit: The picture is so much better now. What a difference!

 

[Tarrant64]

Originally posted by: Psynaut
Yep, that fixed it. I had messed with those settings, but with no idea where to start, I was trying alot of things, and apparently didn't give this setting the focused attention it deserved. OpenGL video output and DirectX video output are very, very close to each other and are far and away the superior settings. After alot of comparing, I think I detect a slightly better picture in certain moments with DirectX video output, but they are so close it is hard to be certain. Thanks allot for your help, this problem has plagued me for months now, and it is great to finally have a solution. Thanks again.

BTW, as long as were on the subject, I would love to pick your brain on one more question. Do you know if there is any way to get the location time-counter to display in real time while dragging the video location (forward/reverse) button left and right through a video? To be more clear, in WMP, when dragging the small button to move forward and backward through a video, the time counter moves up and down to show the exact time location you are at at any spot on the video while you drag, without releasing the button, so that you can drag to an exact location on the video and then release the left click mouse button. In VLC as you drag forward and backward through a video, the time counter remains where it was before you clicked on the button, and only adjusts after you release the left click mouse button, which means finding an exact spot on a video is a process of trial and error, where ultimately you just try to get close to where you want to end up. Do you know of a way to make the VLC time-location display adjust in real time (while dragging the button) like WMP does?

*edit: The picture is so much better now. What a difference!

Your welcome. I've had the problem before and spent countless hours trying to fix the problem. Glad to know I've been able to help someone else.

Now, about the real-time location while dragging through a video, I'm not sure. I've seen it before but I can't' remember whether or not it was through VLC or GOM Player. I will have to look into it.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Interesting. I'll have to mess with that when I get home, to see if I can get up the quality of the player.

 

[Psynaut]

Originally posted by: Tarrant64
Now, about the real-time location while dragging through a video, I'm not sure. I've seen it before but I can't' remember whether or not it was through VLC or GOM Player. I will have to look into it.

Thanks.