I have a substantial amount of anime that I'd like to watch, but a less-than-perfect system for doing it. Pretty much all of it is in .mkv files (h.264 video and AAC audio) with subtitles, and I'd like to transcode them to a format that's playable on either my iPhone or my PS3 with subtitles intact. I've tried both handbrake and VLC, and I either get 1) no subtitles in handbrake or 2) encoder errors in VLC. So, hive mind, what am I doing wrong here?
posted by Oktober on Oct 23, 2009 - 8 answers

What is the cheapest remote control option for our pcs? [more inside]
posted by rossination on Jul 16, 2009 - 9 answers

Where can I find a plugin for VLC to play RV40? [more inside]
posted by leafxor on Apr 21, 2009 - 2 answers

I'm looking for a way to pause/unpause VLC using the middle mouse button even if VLC doesn't have focus. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by aerotive on Apr 10, 2009 - 5 answers

What are the minimum specs for a PC to play HD video files smoothly? [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Mar 26, 2009 - 8 answers

How can I get DVDs to play smoothly on my computer? Whether from a disc or an ISO file on the hard drive I cannot get a DVD to play without it skipping on my computer. [more inside]
posted by ODiV on Dec 2, 2008 - 19 answers

I'd like to legally automate the conversion of quicktime .mov files videos to .flv, providing a drop box service, preferably under linux, but I'm getting tripped up on the first and last parts [more inside]
posted by roue on Nov 18, 2008 - 5 answers

What's the best video card to get for xvid/divx and h.264 decoding? [more inside]
posted by Oktober on Oct 26, 2008 - 7 answers

how do I tell a browser in osx which plugin should handle a certain file type? [more inside]
posted by krautland on Sep 17, 2008 - 6 answers

Is there a way to stream video to my Wii from my Mac using VLC? I am currently running Orb from the virtual windows machine on the mac I access via vmware fusion, but I am not too impressed with the video quality.
posted by jules1651 on Aug 20, 2008 - 5 answers

Is there a streaming audio player (i.e., internet radio) that will play AAC streams under OS X, and isn't VLC? [more inside]
posted by korpios on Jul 2, 2008 - 9 answers

Naming Filter: Hive mind, please help us name our open source OS X media center application! [more inside]
posted by ill3 on Jun 3, 2008 - 15 answers

In Windows Vista, is there a combination of software and settings that will let my Dad play all the media files he wants without further difficulty? I want to set up my Dad's new computer, which runs Vista Home Premium, so that it runs media embedded in web pages, runs standalone files too, and doesn't break Vista's Aero interface. He's not a computer expert, so I want media of all common types to Just Work^TM. [more inside]
posted by hAndrew on Jun 2, 2008 - 6 answers

What video/media player do you use in OS X? Can you recommend one that has some specific features (listed inside)? [more inside]
posted by chudmonkey on May 20, 2008 - 6 answers

Automatic screenshots from a DVD? I know how to take individual screengrabs from a a movie with VLC or Media Player Classic -- but I'd like to get a whole bunch at once. Is there windows software that will let me set an interval and extract a series of screenshots automatically?
posted by muckster on May 6, 2008 - 6 answers

How can I stitch some video files together? [more inside]
posted by rtha on Mar 8, 2008 - 5 answers

I want to watch youtube MOBILE on my computer (m.youtube.com) but can't quite get it. Firefox and VLC gets me close, but not easily and sadly without sound. Would I better off with some smartphone emulator? [more inside]
posted by wogbat on Nov 28, 2007 - 4 answers

Why won't my mp3s and videos play on my computer...at all? [more inside]
posted by champthom on Oct 31, 2007 - 12 answers

What media players have decent keyboard shortcuts, don't mess up wmv files when fast-forwarding, and can be set as transparent? [more inside]
posted by abkadefgee on Oct 17, 2007 - 4 answers

VLC Player Filter - I would like to know if there is a command line that I can put in my VLC player shortcut to autoplay dvds without menus. [more inside]
posted by allthewhile on Aug 25, 2007 - 3 answers

Is there a set-top box that performs the opposite of a Slingbox? [more inside]
posted by yellowbkpk on Jul 22, 2007 - 2 answers

How can repair my video codecs? Out of nowhere, I cannot see any video in my AVI files but I can hear the audio just fine. Windows Media Player 11 simply does not load when I click to open an AVI. It is fully installed and everything but when I try to click on an AVI to open it -- nothing happens. [more inside]
posted by cheero on Jul 16, 2007 - 12 answers

Is there a Mac DVD player that will allow me to increase the playback speed while not causing the actors to sound like Karen Walker from "Will and Grace" or the resident munchkins from Oz? [more inside]
posted by HotPatatta on Apr 18, 2007 - 15 answers

I'm looking for a plugin for VLC (or, an alternate media player) that is capable of handling incomplete video files downloaded from a Bittorrent network. [more inside]
posted by Solomon on Apr 13, 2007 - 7 answers

ran os x (10.3.9) software update last night, now vlc opens movies, then crashes immediately. what's up with that?
posted by valkane on Mar 22, 2007 - 5 answers

Hi, Netflix DVDs in my wife's Toshiba Satellite skips considerably more than my macbook. She has a "tssp" dvd drive and I've got a Matsushita. Is it possible to configure VLC with some sort of monster video buffer so it will skip less? I'm familiar with other disk buffing/cleaning solutions, and am primarily curious about a software solution--VLC, mplayer, or anything else--to use in addition to cleaning the dvd. We've got to get through the rest of Monk, season four without going insane.
posted by craniac on Mar 16, 2007 - 3 answers

Help me drag radio commentator Paul Harvey into the 21st century. A request for podcast help and Mac compatibility follows inside. [more inside]
posted by WCityMike on Feb 21, 2007 - 9 answers

Need to convert from a wierd video format to something more friendly. [more inside]
posted by andrewdunn on Sep 21, 2006 - 8 answers

I've got a few questions regarding playing audio & video on a Macbook Pro using its remote. [more inside]
posted by avocet on Jul 29, 2006 - 2 answers

I'm toying with the idea of getting a display to use with my 14" iBook (1.33 GHz, 768 MB RAM), mostly to watch movies on (VLC, fullscreen). Ideally, I'd like to do this while using the iBook's screen for other things (internet browsing, word processing, etc) (and on second thought, I may want to run VLC on the 14" screen and do other things on the larger display -- but that's probably irrelevant). [more inside]
posted by rossination on Jan 22, 2006 - 5 answers

How do I set up VLC to become the default player in OS X Tiger? I've tried right clicking a file and selecting "VLC" then clicking "always use this program", but it seems to only make that association for the particular file, not for all of that type (.avi and .wmv, in this case). I know how to do this in Windows, but it seems to be trickier on a Mac. Or maybe I'm just stupid.
posted by rossination on Oct 25, 2005 - 4 answers

I'd like to transcode the commentary tracks of some DVD's for iPod listening, preferably on a mac. I think I have it narrowed down to some obscure VLC commands. [more inside]
posted by adamkempa on Aug 31, 2005 - 7 answers

Is there a way to horizontally flip the contents of a window in Windows XP (or, specifically, in PowerDVD or a program that plays DVDs) to create a mirror image of that entire window's contents? Any type of solution would be welcome, except for facing the monitor towards an actual mirror. I'm playing an instructional dance DVD, and I need to watch the mirror image.
posted by realityblurred on Jul 10, 2004 - 2 answers

where can i download a proper dvd player for my pc ? [more inside]
posted by sgt.serenity on May 8, 2004 - 9 answers

VCD Player for Mac - Is there a freeware or shareware program that y'all recommend for playing VCDs on a mac running OS X? As a Windows user, I was shocked to find that my VCD wasn't even recognized by any of the applications on the mac.
posted by turbanhead on Apr 3, 2004 - 6 answers