29-03-2011, 20:56
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movie watching software
Hi guys,
My mum has a usb stick with some films on, but when trying to watch it through media player it does not work, I have done all the updates.
Is there a program we can download to watch it?
Thanks
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29-03-2011, 20:58
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Re: movie watching software
VLC is a good one
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29-03-2011, 21:00
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Re: movie watching software
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Originally Posted by privateb
Hi guys,
My mum has a usb stick with some films on, but when trying to watch it through media player it does not work, I have done all the updates.
Is there a program we can download to watch it?
Thanks
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VLC player ,it will play just about anything ,in fact i don't think i have found anything it won't play .....free download
http://www.vlcmediaplayer.org/download.html
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29-03-2011, 21:00
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Re: movie watching software
VLC is a very good one
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29-03-2011, 21:01
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Re: movie watching software
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VLC is a good one
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29-03-2011, 21:02
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Re: movie watching software
I use VLC too never had any problems with it playing any of my movie files.
http://www.vlcmediaplayer.org/download.html
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29-03-2011, 21:02
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Re: movie watching software
This link has some s/w that will run from memory stick.
http://portableapps.com/apps
Inc VLC
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29-03-2011, 21:05
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Re: movie watching software
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29-03-2011, 21:24
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Re: movie watching software
you also got MediaPlayer Classic which is good...but I do swear on VLC its just brilliant
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29-03-2011, 23:17
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Re: movie watching software
MediaPlayer Classic and VLC are excellent applications. As has previously been noted, it plays just about EVERYTHING.
Windows Media Player will never get used again if you get VLC 
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30-03-2011, 08:55
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Re: movie watching software
I use Media Player Classic as that plays everything I need, and if something does not play in that then generally VLC will play it.
I only use windows media player for audio.
VLC is used if Media Player Classic doesn't play a file, and also because it allow's me to stream from my pc to my phone over the internet as well.
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30-03-2011, 22:06
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Re: movie watching software
VLC player and then the K-Lite Codec pack will play virtually everything you throw at it and you'l have more than enough codecs.
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31-03-2011, 12:47
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Re: movie watching software
VLC is good, but it only uses it's own audio codecs so no 5.1/DTS, I tend to use MPC mostly now (with AC3Filter), as it send the audio to the AV to decode 5.1 and DTS (via HDMI) when watching anything on TV out.
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31-03-2011, 13:12
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Re: movie watching software
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VLC is good, but it only uses it's own audio codecs so no 5.1/DTS, I tend to use MPC mostly now (with AC3Filter), as it send the audio to the AV to decode 5.1 and DTS (via HDMI) when watching anything on TV out.
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I output to SPIDIF and get DD and DTS to my amp through VLC
---------- Post added at 13:12 ---------- Previous post was at 13:08 ----------
Just run some tests and VLC player outputs 5.1 to speakers also
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31-03-2011, 13:19
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Re: movie watching software
Yes you're right it does, a bit of Googling and found out what I was doing wrong.
"Settings --> Preferences --> (select advanced options) --> Audio --> Output modules --> Select 'Win32 Waveout extension output' from the drop down list labelled 'Audio Output Module' -->"
Mine was set to default, I wouldn't have twigged it without a heads up. So cheers. 
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