Have you ever seen the error, ‘Cannot play, Video codec not supported?’ What is a codec and why do we need it to play a video file? A codec is a software or hardware-based process which is used to ...

VLC is not your average media player. Discover the cool and surprising things you can do with it.

Error 224003 is code for “This video file cannot be played.” It is most commonly found in Google Chrome and occurs when your browser cannot support a video file ...

Xvid is rarely used these days, but that means it can be hard to know what to do with it if you come across it while digging through your old files. It’s essentially a method for compressing video, ...

MP4 is one of the most popular and crucial video file formats. It is commonly used as a default format for recording videos on all devices. It’s also used for almost everything from sharing short ...

Whenever I try to play a video file (MPEG, AVI, etc.) on my Win2k system, the entire computer freezes. No, not a BSOD, rather the mouse cursor and everything on screen freezes...<BR><BR>I've tried ...

VLC isn’t just one of the most capable video player apps out there, but one of the most popular PC apps of all time. It’s entirely free, it’s open-source, and it’s so widely loved by nearly everyone.

You've probably used the QuickTime Player app to play back a video, but under the hood, it's a surprisingly sophisticated tool. Here's how it started, and how to get the most out of it. If you've ever ...

I've been setting up a machine for playing back various video formats on my TV lately. Nothing too auspicious, just a 550MHz box running XP Pro and TV Tool. I'd installed FFDShow and, because I'd ...