How to fix Video output problems in VLC Media Player in Windows 7?


VLC Media Player which is one of the widely used media player as it can play a plethora of audio and video formats, may not display video when played in Windows 7. However this can be fixed via simple setting.

To fix this problem follow these steps:

1) Open VLC Player and select Tools and then Preferences option



Figure 1


2) Select Video option in the left pane and try the following options from the dropdown list in the right pane one by one:

• DirectX video output
• Windows GDI video output



Figure 2


3) Press Save button

4) See if the problem is solved. If not then try other options from the dropdown list in the step 2


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