Category: Video Issues

Ultra HD video refers to a resolution of 3840 X 2160 pixels; that is about four times the pixels found in your full HD videos. That many pixels naturally imply a very high pixel density; hence producing a very clear and well-defined video. But what is important to understand is that your computer needs to have a high processing power to play 4K videos. Due to this reason, you may have trouble playing 4K videos as not all systems and media programs are capable of playing them.

If you are facing this issue, then this article is for you. Here, we have compiled a list of some useful solutions to help you play 4K Ultra HD videos in VLC player.

Solution 1: Download the latest version of VLC player

The latest version of VLC media player, that is version 3.0.4 comes with better functionality and support for playing 4K Ultra HD videos. So, as a first step, download VLC media player version 3.0.4 and play the video. If this doesn’t help, proceed to the next step.

Solution 2: Enable GPU acceleration

It is important to understand that 4K videos require immense processing power, hence causing overhead on the processor. To avoid this problem, enable GPU acceleration in VLC player to make use of the processing power of the graphics card to reduce the workload on the processor. To enable GPU acceleration, follow the steps below.

1. Open VLC media player and select Tools
2. Click Preferences > Input & Codecs
3. Select Use GPU acceleration decoding in Input & Codecs window
4. Save the changes and restart the VLC player

Solution 3: Change cache values

This method works if the 4K video you are trying to play freezes or lags frequently. The basic idea here is to increase the number of seconds videos are cached. The cache value is usually set to around 300 milliseconds or so. Increasing this value to around 1000 or 2000 should help you fix the video lag. To do so, please follow the steps below.

1. Open VLC media player and click on Tools > Preferences
2. In Show Settings, click on All
3. Click Input & Codecs under Advanced Settings
4. In the Advanced section, change the value from 300 to a value like 1000 or 2000

Changing this setting should help you resolve the error in most cases. If not, please proceed to the next step.

Solution 4: Change output settings

Changing output settings has helped many users play 4K videos in VLC player. In order to change output settings, follow the steps below.

1. Open VLC media player and select Tools
2. Click Preferences > Video
3. In Output section, under Video Settings, change Automatic to ‘DirectX’ video output

Save the changes and restart the VLC player. We hope that one of these tips help you play 4k ultra HD files on the VLC player.

Solution 5: Use Remo Repair MOV video repair software

If after trying all of these solutions, you are still facing issues playing 4K videos, it probably means your video file is corrupt. It could have gotten corrupted because of playing it in an incompatible media player, due to bad sectors on the storage device where these files are stored or due to other reasons such as virus attacks.

No matter whatever the reason is, these files can be repaired using a tool called Remo Repair MOV. It is capable of repairing 4K videos in MOV format. It can even repair corruption in MP4 files and fix various errors without modifying original contents. You can even use the tool to fix error 0xc00d36c4 when playing MP4 files.

If you are experiencing corruption or errors in MOV or MP4 files, Remo Repair MOV is the perfect tool for you. Download a trial and try for free!

VLC media player is usually a great choice to play most types of videos. It supports a myriad of video formats and is free to use. However, despite its advantages, you may at certain times experience issues while playing large HD quality videos. Video may freeze or it may lag compared to the audio. In other cases, the video may hang for a couple of seconds and play the same section again.

In order to resolve this problem, we’ve compiled a list of simple solutions in this article. The solutions mostly involve tweaking some of VLC’s settings, so it shouldn’t take too long for you to fix the issue. Let’s jump right in.

Solution 1: Increase File Caching

1. Open VLC Media Player
2. Click on the Tools menu and select Preferences
3. At the bottom left corner, under Show Settings, select All
4. Click on Input/Codecs settings and change the value of File Caching to 1000 or 2000 instead of 300. (The value in milliseconds)

Now check if you can play the video file without it freezing. If not, proceed to the next step.

Solution 2: Change Output settings

1. Click on Tools menu in VLC Media Player
2. Click Preferences > Video
3. Under Video Settings, in the Output section, change the value from Automatic to DirectX (Direct RAW) video output

Then save your settings and check if the video file plays without freezing. If the problem persists, proceed to the next step.

Solution 3: Skip loop filter

1. Once again, open VLC Media Player and click Tools > Preferences
2. In the bottom left corner, under Show Settings, select All
3. Go to Input/Codecs > Video Codecs > Ffmpeg
4. Change ‘Skip the loop filter for H.264 decoding’ from None to All
5. Also, double check that the Hardware decoding is set to Disable

Solution 4: Skip frames

1. Open VLC Media Player and click on Tools
2. Click Preferences > Reset Preferences and click on Ok in the confirmation box
3. Once again, click Tools > Preferences
4. Under Show Settings, select All to show advanced settings
5. Scroll down the advanced menu options and select Video; uncheck Drop late frames and Skip frames
6. Again, in the left menu, select Output modules under the Video Select Video Output module and in the drop down menu, select Direct 3D video output

Repair MOV and MP4 video files

Save your settings and try playing the video file. In most cases, one of these solutions should help you resolve the error. However, if none of these work, it is probably because the video file is corrupt. It could have gotten corrupted due to various reasons like playing the video on an incompatible media player or due to round-tripping. Whatever the reason may be, these issues can be repaired using Remo Repair MOV software.

It is capable of repairing both MP4 and MOV files. So if you are experiencing corruption issues or your VLC is not playing MP4 files, now you know how to repair them. Remo also offers a free trial, check it out today!

CamStudio is a recording tool that is used to record your computer screen. It is capable of recording both audio and video and typically saves the recorded file in AVI format. In addition to CamStudio, there are also other options like Camtasia and OBS to record your computer screen. However, in this article, we focus on CamStudio and the basics of recording and editing a video in CamStudio.

How to record a video in CamStudio?

To record a video in CamStudio, you will need to first configure it based on what you need the video for. For instance, if you want to upload it YouTube, configure it accordingly and follow the steps below.

1. Click on Options > Video Options; change the Compressor to CamStudio Lossless Codec to make sure the files aren’t too big
2. Next, click on Options > Cursor Options; select ‘Highlight cursor’ and ‘Enable Visual Click Feedback’ to make your mouse clicks are easy to follow
3. Then select which part of the screen you want to record (You can select the entire screen or only a portion)
4. You can choose to customize the settings even more and once that’s done, click Record to record your video

In most cases, you should be able to record the video file easily without any issues. However, if you find that CamStudio cannot record your AVI file, please refer the link provided.

How to edit a video in CamStudio?

Now that you know how to record a video in CamStudio, you are now ready to edit it. Editing a video in CamStudio is also pretty straightforward. Just follow the instructions below and you should be able to do it easily.

1. Open CamStudio and in the top-left corner, click on File > Open
2. Browse to the video you have just recorded and open the video
3. Click on the Tools menu to open the editing software on CamStudio
4. Here, you can choose to annotate, change video and audio settings like brightness, colors etc. and also convert the file to other formats.

Once you have edited the video according to your preference, you are ready to use it for personal use or upload it to YouTube/other platforms.

Repair AVI files

You may experience corruption issues in AVI files due to various reasons such as converting the file from one format to another or playing the file in an incompatible media player. Or when there is an interruption during transfer of AVI files from one storage media to another, the file may get corrupt.

So, if your AVI file is corrupted due to any of these reasons or any other reason, you can make use of tools like Remo Repair AVI to repair the corruption. It is the most reliable and efficient tool to repair AVI files. Download a trial and check out the software today!

How to merge video files?

When you work with videos regularly, you know that it is extremely unlikely that you have only a single file to work with. Chances are that multiple files are created and then carefully stitched into a single one to produce a video. For video editing professionals, you probably have video editing software that does it all, but for uninitiated, this article will help you learn how to merge videos.

Downloadable software, web versions and mobile apps are available for combining videos and here in this article, we cover the downloadable software versions. Let’s jump right in to find out how to merge videos.

Option 1: VLC Media Player

VLC Media Player is not only for playback of video files, but it can also do a variety of other things like editing them. So, you can use VLC Media Player and merge multiple videos together. But note that the only drawback is that it can be used only to combine videos of the same format. To merge videos in VLC, follow the steps below.

1. Launch VLC Media Player and click on Media
2. Then select Open Multiple Files
3. Click on the Add button to add files one by one, but make sure to add them sequentially
4. Click on the Play drop down and select Convert
5. Finally, choose a location to save the merged video and that’s it! Your videos will be merged and saved in a location you specified.

Option 2: Shotcut

Shotcut is must-have software to edit videos and is supported on both Mac and Windows. It is a powerful application with a variety of options and the best part is it’s free to use. To merge two videos in Shotcut, just follow the steps below.

1. Click on File > Open File and browse to the first video
2. Once the video is loaded, drag it down to the timeline
3. Repeat the same steps for the second and subsequent videos if you have. Just make sure the left edge of the second video touches the right edge of the first and so on for additional videos.
4. Then click on Export Video button to save the merged video file

So, here we’ve covered only some of the best and free software for merging videos, although there are various other options available. Also, be extra cautious and do some research about video editing if you’re the first timer. Also, please have a backup of all your video files just in case anything goes wrong.

Repair video files

No matter how careful you are, you can sometimes encounter issues with video files. You may experience blurry playback, audio video sync issues, audio missing, video missing etc. These issues can occur due to various reasons like the interrupted video transfer, converting video files from one format to other multiple times or damage caused due to playing the video on an unsupported media program.

Whatever the reason may be for corruption in video files, they can be repaired using a tool called Remo Repair AVI. It is the best choice to repair corrupted and damaged AVI files. It can also repair broken video files. It works in such a way that the original files are not altered during the repair process. It extracts contents and works on that data instead of on the original file, so there really is no reason to worry about the software causing damage.

If you are experiencing corruption in AVI files, download a trial of Remo Repair AVI today and give it a try! There is also a variant of the video repair software called Remo Repair MOV to repair your MOV and MP4 files. Be sure to check it out!

In today’s world, a video is the most consumed form of content. It’s not wrong to say videos can speak a million words. All your social channels like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube use ‘videos’ as the major form of content to speak to users.

Although videos provide an effective means of communicating content and other advantages, they do occupy a very large space. So you may not be able to share it over email or upload to your blog without reducing the size or compressing them. So this article will help you with the best solutions to reduce the size of your video file without loss in quality. Both downloadable software, as well as web versions, is available for compressing videos; please follow along as we look both of these in detail.

Solution 1: VLC player

VLC media player although is a great choice for streaming multiple kinds of video files but also for compressing them. To compress a video in VLC player is fairly simple, just follow the steps below.

1. First, download and install VLC player if you don’t have it in your system
2. Then click on Media > Convert/Save
3. Click Add to choose your video file to compress
4. Once again click Convert/Save to give you options for conversion. In the drop-down menu, select an option based on what kind of compression you want to achieve.
5. Click Start for VLC to compress your file

However, if you want to further reduce the file size, click on the Settings button next to the Profile drop-down and select Resolution. Manually change the settings to compress your video and save the changes. You should now have a further compressed file.

Solution 2: QuickTime Player

QuickTime Player is not only used as a default player for MOV files, but you can do a lot more with it like, for instance, it can be used to compress video files. To compress a file, click on File and then click Open File. Once the video is loaded, once again click File > Export As; in the flyer that opens, select a suitable resolution and save the file.

Solution 3: Handbrake

It is an open source video transcoder that supports a variety of video formats. Just download this software and compress your file. Although this has a learning curve and you are required to know how to manually adjust settings to reduce your file, this software may be worth your while if you regularly compress your videos.

Solution 4: Clipchamp

Clipchamp is an online tool to manage videos. Using this software you can edit, convert, record and compress videos. This is a paid service and if you are someone who manages and uses videos regularly, this is a good investment.

Note: Now that we’ve seen different ways to compress video files, it is particularly to pay close attention to the fact that compressing video files is nothing but removing some details in the file. Hence, it is important that you know what attributes you are manipulating, so the loss in quality is minimal.

Repair video files

If your video file is corrupt or damaged due to frequently changing file formats or due to virus attacks or due to any reason, you don’t need to worry because there are tools like Remo Repair MOV to help you repair them. This software provides the best solution to repair MOV and MP4 videos. It works without damaging your original video, so you have no reason to worry.

Whether the videos are blurry, the audio-video is out of sync, or the  MP4 videos are refusing to play, all these issues can be repaired easily by Remo Repair MOV. Download a trial and give it a try!

In normal conditions, your QuickTime player should be able to play both MOV and M4V files smoothly. However, when there are any software changes such as an installation, uninstallation or an upgrade of QuickTime, some conflicts may arise resulting in problems playing the media file. In this article, we discuss one such issue related to QuickTime called ‘Error 23132’.

Reasons for QuickTime error 23132

• Missing or deleted QuickTime related files
• Windows registry corruption due to installing or uninstalling QuickTime
• Virus/malware attack
• Corrupt installation of QuickTime software

Solutions to resolve QuickTime error 23132

Solution 1: Run Disk Cleanup

A lot of junk gets accumulated on your computer from using the web and general computer use. Cleaning up this junk will not only improve system performance but also help in resolving errors such as ‘QuickTime error 23132’.

Of course, you can make use of professional clean up tools if you’re ready for it, but a regular Disk Cleanup will also do the job for you. To run Disk Cleanup, follow the instructions below

• Click on the Start button and type ‘command’ in the Search box
• Hold Shift + Control and then hit Enter
• Type ‘cleanmgr’ and hit Enter
• After calculating how much of space you can free up, the Clean Manager will display the details
• Check the boxes for the categories you want to clean up and click Ok

Solution 2: Update Device Drivers

Updating device drivers are also known to resolve the ‘Quick Time error 23132’ in some cases. To update drivers, please follow the steps below.

• Click on Windows + X and select Device Manager
• Expand the required category and find the name of your device
• Right click on your device and click Update Driver
• Then select Search automatically for updated driver software

These steps should help you update drivers. However, if you’re unable to update drivers, right click on the device in Device Manager and click Uninstall. Then restart your PC for the computer to reinstall them automatically.

Solution 3: Use System Restore to undo any recent changes

• Open Control Panel and select System & Security
• Then click on System > System Protection link
• Then click on System Restore
• Follow the on-screen instructions and select a restore point to restore your computer

This will undo any recent change that may be causing the QuickTime error.

Solution 4: Run SFC

SFC is a scan that is run on your system to repair corrupt or damaged system files. Running this scan often helps resolve many errors including ‘QuickTime error 23132’.

• Click on Windows + X and select Command Prompt (Admin)
• Once the command prompt opens, type ‘SFC /scannow’
• Wait for the scan to complete as it may take a while and then restart your computer to see if you can play the video files

Solution 5: Perform a clean install of Windows

If none of these methods work, you may need to reinstall Windows completely to resolve the problem. This can be done either using a Windows installation disc or from the recovery menu.

Once Windows is reinstalled, try playing the media file in QuickTime Player. Ideally, this should resolve the issue in most cases.

Use Remo Repair MOV

If you have tried all the above methods and still unable to play your media file, it indicates that your video is corrupt. In order to repair corruption in MOV files, you can make use of Remo Repair MOV. All kinds of corruption issues such as header issues, blurry videos, audio video out of sync issues or virus infected files can be fixed using the tool.

You can also use this software to fix Quick Time error 2048 and other common QuickTime errors. Just download a trial and try for yourself.

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iMovie, a part of the iLife suite on Mac is a great tool for editing videos and pictures. Using iMovie, you can add titles, themes, and effects to the video file. Also, its integration with iPhoto and iTunes makes it simple to add photos and music to your video files. Because of these advantages, a number of users use iMovie.

iMovie in general supports formats like DV, HDV, AVCHD, Motion JPEG /A, MP4, and MOV. But what is really important to understand is that for iMovie to support a file format, it should actually support the codecs used within it. Because of this reason, you may encounter problems importing or playing certain AVI files because iMovie does not support all the codecs that AVI uses.

So does that mean you cannot import AVI files to iMovie? No, it does not mean you cannot, just that you need to use other methods to import these files. And in this guide, we’ll teach you some methods to import AVI files to iMovie on a Mac.

Solution 1: Convert AVI to an iMovie compatible format

Ideally, you should be able to import AVI files to iMovie by converting the file to a compatible format such as MP4 or MOV. There are various options to convert your file like Wondershare Video Converter, MacX Video Converter, Movavi Converter to name a few. Here in this article, we’ll show you how to convert your AVI file using a video converter. Please follow the steps below.

1. As a first step, download a video converter and install it on your computer
2. Then click on the Add files button to add the AVI file to convert
3. In the Target section, click on the drop-down menu and select the desired output format
4. Once the output format is selected, click Convert to convert your file

Once the file is converted to an iMovie compatible format, you should be able to import it easily.

Solution 2: Use Remo Repair to repair corrupt AVI file

If you are not able to import the file into iMovie even after converting it to a compatible format, it probably means your AVI file is corrupt and needs to be repaired. And to repair your AVI file, you can make use of Remo Repair AVI. It is a good choice because it can repair all kinds of corruption like header issues, AVI file format errors etc. If you see errors like ‘Invalid file format’ or ‘Unable to play the file’ etc., even those errors can be repaired by the tool.

The good thing about Remo Repair AVI is that it doesn’t actually work on your original file; instead, it extracts data from your file and works on that data. So, there is no chance of the software altering your original video.

Repairing your AVI file is only a 3 step process using Remo Repair AVI. After you have downloaded the software, choose the AVI file to repair and click Repair. Once the software repairs your file, save it in the desired location and you’re done. It’s that simple and straightforward. You can even try out the software for free and repair your AVI file using the trial version. So go ahead and download now!

Videos not playing on your Android phone? Are you running into error messages like can’t play this video/can not play video on your Android device? No worries, if your Android phone won’t play videos! Here are the causes and a few possible solutions for videos not playing on Android phone problem.

Causes for Videos Not playing on Android Phone:

• SD/memory card issues
• Cluttered files on your android phone
• Incompatible inbuilt-player
• Outdated player
• Conflicts between the video player and installed apps
• Outdated Android OS
• Corrupt video files

How to Fix “Videos Not Playing on Android Phone” Problem?

Step 1: Check the Inserted SD/Memory Card

The first thing you should verify is whether your SD/memory card is functioning properly or not. If your SD/memory card is removed unexpectedly while playing/saving videos onto it, then you cannot play the video clip.

So, eject the card, remove it from the SD card slot and reinsert it properly. Make sure that the card is locked in place. Next, close all the running applications on your Android and reboot the phone.

Now, go to Gallery, play and check videos.

Step 2: Clear Cache

Clearing the cache on your Android phone can address a number of problems. To clear cache data on your Android phone,

Go to Settings and select Storage/Application Manager option. Tap the Clear Cache option.

Step 3: Inbuilt Video Player

It might be possible that the inbuilt media player present on your Android phone fails to support the video codec you are trying to play. So, try updating your Android inbuilt video player (if there is an update available).

If not, get a compatible video player like VLC player, MX Player etc. from the Play Store and install it for free

Step 4: Installed Video Players

Sometimes, even installed third-party media players fails to play videos on an Android phone if, they are outdated. So, update the video player which you are using to play videos on your phone.

Step 5: Get Rid of Unwanted Apps

If you have installed an app or software from an unknown source, or you have any unwanted app installed on your Android phone then remove it. There are chances that those apps might disturb the smooth functionality of your phone.

So, uninstall such apps and remove them completely from your smartphone.

Step 6: Update Android OS

Even though updating Android OS does not cause any data loss, it is better to be in the safer side than to regret later; so backup your entire files present on the Android phone onto safe external storage media. Then, update the Android OS.

How to Update Android OS?

• Connect Android phone to Wi-Fi and go to Settings
• Tap on About Device (located at the end)
• Tap Update/Software Update/System Firmware Update (depending on the version of your Android phone)
• Select Check for Updates and press Update button
• Tap Install/Reboot and Install/Install System Software (depending on the version of your Android phone)

Once the installation process completes, your smartphone will reboot automatically. 

Step 7: Check Video Files

Check whether all of your videos are not playing on the Android phone or only some of the video clips you are unable to play.

If you cannot play only a few video files on your Android phone, then the problem is not with your smartphone. Those videos might be corrupt hence they not playing.

Copy those video clips to a computer and try to play. If the videos fail to play, make use of Remo Repair software, and fix the corrupt videos which cannot playback on Android phone.

Remo Repair offers an ideal way to fix corrupt videos on both Mac and Windows running computers. Select -> Repair -> Save just three steps to repair your unplayable videos with Remo Repair. With this robust tool, you can effortlessly repair corrupt movie files or video clips created by all major brands of camera or camcorder. This is an easy-use and safe program, completely free from all sorts of virus/malware. Moreover, the tool offers a free trial edition using which you can fix the corrupt video clip and verify it before saving (buying the software).

So, if your videos are not playing on the Android phone, give a try for Remo Recover and make the videos playable.

Windows Movie Maker is a great tool to create and edit videos easily. You can also use it to upload videos to Facebook, YouTube, and OneDrive etc. Although it is extensively used by many users, it is not without its share of problems. Users complain frequently about ‘no audio’ and ‘audio video out of sync’ issues.

In this article, we’ll cover the main reasons for the error and potential solutions to resolve the same.

Solution 1: Restart your system

As simple as it may seem, this method resolves some of the most common issues in Windows. Simply ‘restart’ your system and check if the video can be played normally.

Solution 2: Restart ‘Windows Audio service’

1. Click on the ‘Start’ menu and type ‘Services’ in the Search box
2. Select ‘Windows Audio’ from the list of the services menu
3. Right click on the service and click on ‘Stop’
4. Again right click on the service and select ‘Start’

Restarting Windows Audio service this way helps resolve the ‘no audio’ issue in some cases. If this doesn’t seem to help, you can proceed to the next troubleshooting step.

Solution 3: Turn OFF ‘DTS sound’

1. Open the ‘Start’ menu and type ‘DTS Sound’ in the search bar
2. Click on ‘DTS sound’ and in the window that opens, turn it ‘OFF’ using the power button on the left
3. Close the DTS Sound window

Now try playing the video file in Movie Maker; if the video plays without any issues, you’re done here. If not, try running the program in compatibility mode as explained in the next step.

Solution4: Run Windows Movie Maker in ‘Compatibility Mode’

You can try the compatibility mode if none of the above methods work. Compatibility mode is designed for programs to be compatible with the computer’s new OS. It does so by limiting the program to only a few basic features. To run Windows Movie Maker in compatibility mode, follow the steps below.

1. Go to ‘C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Photo Gallery’. Here you will find a ‘MovieMaker.exe’ file
2. Right click on the file and select ‘Properties’
3. Click on ‘Compatibility’ tab and under ‘Compatibility Mode’, check the box ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’.
4. Select the ‘OS’ you are currently using on your computer
5. Click on ‘Apply’

Now restart Windows Movie Maker and you should be able to play the video file with sound. If this method doesn’t fix the problem, you can verify if the codecs used in the video file are supported by the player. You can also try converting the video file to ‘WMV’ format. Most users claim that ‘WMV’ format can be played without any issues on Windows Movie Maker.

If none of these methods work, there is a possibility that your file is corrupted and needs repair. Remo Repair MOV is a great tool to repair corrupted movie maker file easily in only a few minutes. The advantage is that you are offered a free trial version to evaluate the repaired file before purchasing the software.