x264 video doesn't look right with VLC

aufkrawall · 31st January 2012, 09:46

Hello,
this is how it looks with MPC HC and WMP (correct):

And so it looks like with VLC (wrong):

What's going wrong?
It should be a normal H.264 BT709 I420 8bit video with TV range, why does VLC mess it up?

I know that VLC is crap but unfortunately many people still use it and so the video has to work even with it.
Here's the sample video:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bmv6pd866f94oqb

in advance.

nevcairiel · 31st January 2012, 09:59

Maybe VLC trys to be "smart" and assumes that a PC resolution video is also PC levels?
I don't know.

aufkrawall · 31st January 2012, 10:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by nevcairiel

Maybe VLC trys to be "smart" and assumes that a PC resolution video is also PC levels?

Seems to be an accurate assumption - because if the video has PC levels it looks right.
But of course it looks wrong with other players then.

So, there may be no solution, I'm afraid?

nevcairiel · 31st January 2012, 10:10

Complain on the VLC bug tracker, i would say.

aufkrawall · 31st January 2012, 10:27

Just did it.
Thanks again.

dukey · 31st January 2012, 11:35

it's the tv/pc brightness issue. Change video renderer to say, opengl, and it'll go away.

31st January 2012, 09:46	#1 \| Link
aufkrawall Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,812	x264 video doesn't look right with VLC Hello, this is how it looks with MPC HC and WMP (correct): And so it looks like with VLC (wrong): What's going wrong? It should be a normal H.264 BT709 I420 8bit video with TV range, why does VLC mess it up? I know that VLC is crap but unfortunately many people still use it and so the video has to work even with it. Here's the sample video: http://www.mediafire.com/?bmv6pd866f94oqb in advance.

31st January 2012, 09:59	#2 \| Link
nevcairiel Registered Developer Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hamburg/Germany Posts: 10,347	Maybe VLC trys to be "smart" and assumes that a PC resolution video is also PC levels? I don't know. __________________ LAV Filters - open source ffmpeg based media splitter and decoders

31st January 2012, 10:10	#4 \| Link
nevcairiel Registered Developer Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hamburg/Germany Posts: 10,347	Complain on the VLC bug tracker, i would say. __________________ LAV Filters - open source ffmpeg based media splitter and decoders

31st January 2012, 10:27	#5 \| Link
aufkrawall Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,812	Just did it. Thanks again.

31st January 2012, 11:35	#6 \| Link
dukey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 560	it's the tv/pc brightness issue. Change video renderer to say, opengl, and it'll go away.