For Windows Media Player 6.4, you can select the audio channel by clicking the Properties command on the File menu.Ĭan I change video one frame at a time while viewing it in the Player? For Windows Media Player 7 and Windows Media Player for Windows XP, simply play the first audio channel.
How do I access multiple MPEG audio channels?įor Windows Media Player 9 Series or later, you can set these options by using the Audio and Language Tracks command that is available on the Play menu. It is recommended that you contact the content creator to obtain a new file. The file you are trying to play might be corrupted.
avi file, why do I receive a message saying "Not enough storage is available to complete this operation"? For more information about changing your primary monitor, see Windows Help and Support. The Player can only play in full-screen mode on the primary monitor. How do I get the Player to play in full-screen mode on my second monitor? For more information about installing an MPEG-2 decoder on your computer, see DVD Decoder Plug-ins. The MPEG-2 decoder (also called a DVD decoder) that is required to decode and display the video in your file may not be installed on your computer. Why does the Player display a visualization instead of the video (or give an error message) when I try to play an. For information about finding and downloading codecs, see the Using codecs FAQ. For example, if you are trying to play a file that was encoded using the DivX video codec and you do not have that codec installed on your computer, you will likely hear the audio portion of the file, but you won't see the video. The video codec that is required to decode and display the video may not be installed on your computer. Why does the Player display a visualization instead of the video when I play an. You can turn off the VMR by clearing the Use video mixing renderer check box (also located on the Advanced dialog box). If the problem continues, try turning off the video mixing renderer (VMR). If you find that a video disappears or turns purple and green about 20 seconds before it stops playing, or that video for every file in the playlist isn't displayed, turn off overlays by doing the following: Video isn't playing correctly when I play a playlist.
Check for updated drivers from Windows Update.
There is a problem with the driver software for your graphics adapter. Why doesn't my video appear unless I maximize the window, put another window in front of it, or do something similar? Or you can use the TweakMP Powertoy for Windows XP from to adjust full-screen settings. If you want the controls to disappear more quickly, you can clear the Display full-screen controls check box (which is also located on the Advanced dialog box). Note that for Windows XP, full-screen controls disappear if you stop moving the mouse and the cursor is not hovering over the controls. To do this:Ĭlear the Enable full-screen mode switch check box. Also, turning off the Enable full-screen mode switch feature might solve the problem. Make sure your screen saver doesn't move the Player out of full-screen mode when the screen saver turns on. Why does the Player stop playing in full-screen mode? In the Video acceleration area, move the slider to turn down or turn off video acceleration. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Performance tab. If that doesn't solve the problem, turn down (or turn off) video acceleration by doing the following: What can I do about video problems, such as if green or pink lines appear on the video, flickering or choppy video, the Player stops responding when playing video, and so on?Ĭheck for updates for the driver software for your graphics adapter and Microsoft DirectX from Windows Update.