Tutorial for setup of VLC Media Player for better playback.
- Software : VLC Media Player 3.0.11
- Operating System : Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x64
Guide for basic VLC Settings
- Open Preferences Window from Tools > Preferences.
Simple Preferences settings
- Set Show settings to Simple.
1. Interface Settings
- Menu Languages : Set the language which will be used to show the menus in VLC Media Player.
- Uncheck Resize interface to video size.
2. Audio Settings
Preferred audio language : Here user can set the languages which will be used for selection of audio tracks in specified language. If audio tracks in specified in preferred language exist in the video file then it will be selected in the order user has entered it.
You need to enter the two or three letter language codes (ISO 639-2) separated by comma.
Link to ISO 639-2 codes for various languages : https://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php
language codes for some languages:
- English : eng, en
- Arabic : ara
- Chinese : chi, zh
- Finnish : fin, fi
- French : fre, fr
- German : ger, de
- Korean : kor, ko
- Russian : rus, ru
- Hindi : hin. hi
3. Video Settings
- Display > Output : Here user can select the Video renderer which will be use by the VLC.
- Set Output to Automatic if you are not sure what to select. VLC will automatically select the video renderer.
- Direct3D11 video output : Uses Direct3D 11 API . Recommended for window 8 and 10.
- Direct3D9 video output : Uses Direct3D 9 API . Recommended for window vista , 7,8 and 10.
- DirectX (DirectDraw) video output : Uses Directdraw API . Recommended for window XP.
- OpenGL video output for Windows : Uses OpenGL API .
- Set Output to Direct3D11 video output.
4. Subtitle & On screen Display Settings
Preferred subtitle language : Here user can set the languages which will be used for selection of subtitle track in specified language. If subtitles in specified in preferred language exist in the video file then it will be selected in the order user has entered it to be shown along with the video file.
You need to enter the two or three letter language codes (ISO 639-2) separated by comma.
Link to ISO 639-2 codes for various languages : https://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php
language codes for some languages:
- English : eng, en
- Arabic : ara
- Chinese : chi, zh
- Finnish : fin, fi
- French : fre, fr
- German : ger, de
- Korean : kor, ko
- Russian : rus, ru
- Hindi : hin, hi
5. Input & Codecs Settings
Hardware-accelerated decoding : User can select which hardware decoding technique will be used for decoding the video.
Hardware-accelerated decoding options :
- Automatic : VLC will decide which Hardware Decoder to use.
- Direct3D11 Video Acceleartion: Selecting this will use Direct3D 11 Graphics technology for Video decoding. Supports Nvidia, AMD and Intel GPU.
- DirectX video Acceleration (DXVA) 2.0 : Selecting this will use DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) 2.0 for Video Decoding. Supports Nvidia, AMD and Intel GPU.
- Disable : Hardware-accelerated decoding will not be used.
- Select Save button to save the settings
Advanced preferences
- Open Preferences Window from Tools > Preferences.
- Set Show settings to All.
- Select Advanced tab.
- Check Increase the priority of the process.
- Select Audio tab.
- Set Audio output volume step to 5.00
- Set Stereo audio output mode to Stereo.
- Select Audio > Output modules tab.
- Set Audio output module to Windows Multimedia Device output.
- Select Audio > Output modules > MMDevice tab.
- Set Output back-end to Windows Audio Session API output. This setup uses Mirosoft WASAPI audio interface.
- Check Always on top.
More VLC Medai player Settings
1. Video Output Module Settings
Users can also use OpenGL video output.
- Select Video > Output modules tab.
- Set Video output module to OpenGL video output for Windows.
- Select Video > Output modules > OpenGL tab as shown below.
- Set Display primaries to ITU-R Rec. BT.2020 (UltraHD).
- Set Display gamma / transfer function to Pure power gamma 2.2.
- Select Save button.
Are these settings a general guide without regard to the video card in use? If so, what benefit is there between Open GL (as shown in Move VLC Player Settings) versus the initially suggested, Direct3D11?
ReplyDeleteAlso, for audio output mode if I'm using headphones that support 7.1 Dolby Surround sound is it still better to select Stereo?
Finally, for Display gamma, there is a Pure power gamma 2.8 but it's better to select 2.2?
If there can be some explanation so as to better adjust to my own system it would be extremely helpful, the more it's understood why you chose certain options, the more I can better judge whether or not those suggestions apply to me. (i.e. If you chose stereo versus Dolby Surround because most users don't have speakers to support 7.1 or because most video files won't utilize dolby surround unless watching DVDs, etc. then it would make more sense to use the guide instead of blindly following them with a risk of seeing no improvement and being in the same position as before! If not it's understandable, thank you for sharing!
OpenGL and Direct11 are different languages when it comes to decoding the image/video you are viewing. In the case of VLC OpenGL provides advanced settings to the user that Direct11 does not. I imagine because it would be set by Microsoft in Windows. Audio: if the headphones have 7.1 you must understand that this is only an emulation so it is not real and it is advisable to disable it because you have only two speakers and the 7.1 audio needs 8. But if you have a 7.1 speaker system you can leave it by default. Finally the Display gamma: this configuration is not a software so you should not confuse its numbering with a version numbering. The 2.2, 2.4 and 2.8 are different settings to improve the gamma illumination and the 2.4 seems to me correct for watching videos with VLC.
DeleteP.S.: Direct3D11 is better for games.
Post a Comment