MKV files
September 7th, 2013Just been waiting for a film for ages and the downloads are MKV
try PotPlayer
http://www.dvbsupport.net/download/index.php?act=view&id=230
irons_4_ever replied: Whats the best way to watch these, find they dont often work.
Just been waiting for a film for ages and the downloads are MKV
Vlc player or mpc star player
Mpc star player
http://www.mpcstar.com/
Vlc player
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Both players are good. I hav both players installed
edwoodweb replied: try PotPlayer
http://www.dvbsupport.net/download/index.php?act=view&id=230
Very much agreed.
edwoodweb replied: try PotPlayer
http://www.dvbsupport.net/download/index.php?act=view&id=230
I second this!! It’s a very good media player
http://www.filehippo.com/download_kmplayer/
Try VLC Media player.
try PotPlayer
VLC Media Player
I have been using this for a couple years now and I have never had any problems with it
I second (or third) VLC Player
If you download and install the Matroska codec pack (lite version is Lazy Man’s MKV), you can watch them with any media player.
I’d recommend VLC though as you don’t need to install anything.
Media Player Classic.
http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/download-media-player-classic-hc.html
Download the following: (simply Google them)
ffdshow
Haali
DirectVobSub
CCCP
If you’re just a casual that rarely uses MKV’s, I suppose VLC will suffice, but if you’re running high resolution and/OR high bit MKV’s, Media Player Classic is what you need.
I watch a f*ck ton of high-res anime, and VLC just doesn’t cut the mustard in terms of artifact reduction and file support.
Feel free to disagree with me, but at least justify your claims.
Media Player Classic (gets all ur codecs and ~love~) then VLC to play..
Use VLC player. I find it most convenient. Or you can download a codec pack and just use windows media player, which i find to be pretty good.
If you do not like VLC you can try with Kantaris Media Player (as i know based on VLC “engine”)…..
Use VLC media player.
http://videolan.org/
Wise-San replied: I watch a f*ck ton of high-res anime, and VLC just doesn't cut the mustard in terms of artifact reduction and file support.
Feel free to disagree with me, but at least justify your claims.
So.. we have to but you don’t?
Usually, it’s the one who’s in disfavour who needs to justify his stance… and that’d be you
(And no, this is not just rhetorics, I want you to share your insight in VLC with us, so we can all benefit, if it is indeed true)
.GhostShot. replied: Wise-San replied: I watch a f*ck ton of high-res anime, and VLC just doesn't cut the mustard in terms of artifact reduction and file support.
Feel free to disagree with me, but at least justify your claims.
So.. we have to but you don't?
Usually, it's the one who's in disfavour who needs to justify his stance... and that'd be you
(And no, this is not just rhetorics, I want you to share your insight in VLC with us, so we can all benefit, if it is indeed true)
I did justify my claims? Albeit not directly, but I claimed that VLC “didn’t cut the mustard” on certain issues (which don’t occur with MPC).
I have found VLC to be prone to crashing, higher CPU usage, failure to render high-bit formats and constant slow loading due to the pointless font cache rebuilds.
I stopped using VLC after it completely failed to render a single frame of Hi10p from my MKV. Even after extensive tweaking it ran at much higher CPU usage and generated many more artefacts.
This has been the case for all Hi10p episodes I have attempted to open with VLC
Please note: these statements are based off 32-bit versions, these statements may not be the case for x64 users.
I would agree with Wise-San that VLC needs extreme CPU usage for High Definition video.
On a low end CPU it may not work at all.
More conventional players work better with their software codecs and better still if they use DXVA or CUDA to utilize the GPU.
VLC is handy to have for the odds and sods and for broken files.
But for normal use I would go for PotPlayer or another very good one is MPC.
me personally i use both vlc and mpc for mkvs… sometimes either one out does the other on playback due to the diff encoding done on diff files for example some vids are quiet so vlc’s 400% volume comes in handy and its ability to play .part files from divx streaming sites is good too…
but as stated above i do find that anime episodes seem to run better with mpc for some reason… dunno why .. maybe something to do with the amount of subs on them.
id just recommend to have both on… mpc installs with most of the codec packs you find ( k-lite cccp ect ect ) and vlc is a freeware small download so no harm having both
Wise-San replied: I did justify my claims? Albeit not directly, but I claimed that VLC "didn't cut the mustard" on certain issues (which don't occur with MPC).
Well, that’s a contradiction there, first you claim you did, then you admit that you weren’t really being specific about issues… That’s what I was refering to as well.
Wise-San replied: I have found VLC to be prone to crashing, higher CPU usage, failure to render high-bit formats and constant slow loading due to the pointless font cache rebuilds.
I stopped using VLC after it completely failed to render a single frame of Hi10p from my MKV. Even after extensive tweaking it ran at much higher CPU usage and generated many more artefacts.
This has been the case for all Hi10p episodes I have attempted to open with VLC
Please note: these statements are based off 32-bit versions, these statements may not be the case for x64 users.
Now you mention what doesn’t work with VLC: Hi10. That’s not surprising really: Few codecs support it and VLC obviously doesn’t (the same applies to many other players) VLC has its own codecs. MPC however does not have its own codecs, that’s why MPC is really oblivious of the entire Hi10 thing.
No, I’m not a VLC user, I dislike it for my own reasons, although many of the issues I had with it in the past are now gone.
Please, let’s not compare apples with oranges.
.GhostShot. replied: Wise-San replied: I did justify my claims? Albeit not directly, but I claimed that VLC "didn't cut the mustard" on certain issues (which don't occur with MPC).
Well, that's a contradiction there, first you claim you did, then you admit that you weren't really being specific about issues... That's what I was refering to as well.
Wise-San replied: I have found VLC to be prone to crashing, higher CPU usage, failure to render high-bit formats and constant slow loading due to the pointless font cache rebuilds.
I stopped using VLC after it completely failed to render a single frame of Hi10p from my MKV. Even after extensive tweaking it ran at much higher CPU usage and generated many more artefacts.
This has been the case for all Hi10p episodes I have attempted to open with VLC
Please note: these statements are based off 32-bit versions, these statements may not be the case for x64 users.
Now you mention what doesn't work with VLC: Hi10. That's not surprising really: Few codecs support it and VLC obviously doesn't (the same applies to many other players) VLC has its own codecs. MPC however does not have its own codecs, that's why MPC is really oblivious of the entire Hi10 thing.
No, I'm not a VLC user, I dislike it for my own reasons, although many of the issues I had with it in the past are now gone.
Please, let's not compare apples with oranges.
Perhaps I was being unfair, but this thread is was created with subjectivity in mind, threads like these always display a fair amount of bias.
A large proportion of the anime community likes MPC and avoids VLC for various reasons which may not apply to the casual user.