Guide | How To Media Player Classic Black Edition - some useful settings

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The system requirements of MPC–BE are a SSE capable CPU and the latest DirectX 9.0c runtime.

DOWNLOAD LINK

• http://www.free-codecs.com/MPC-BE_download.htm
• http://www.videohelp.com/tools/MPC-BE

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RECOMMENDED SETTINGS

• You may select "New process for every file" if you want MPC to open multiple windows. You will be able to play multiple videos at same time using MPC.
• Tick "limit window proportions on resize"

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• To associate video & audio files to start with MPC click "Modify" .

• This new window will open up.
• Click "Video" to associate only video files. Click "Audio" to associate only audio files. Click "All" to associate all media files.
• Click "Apply"

• Windows 8 &10 users will see this window.
  
• Tick "Select All" . Click "Save"

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• You may set Playback to play a file specified number of times.
• You may select "Repeat forever" to keep playing the playlist forever.

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Select "MPC audio renderer" in "Audio Renderer" . Click "properties"

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Make sure you select "Shared Mode" in Use WASAPI.

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• Select "Resizer" as "Bilinear (PS 2.0)"

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• Click "Audio decoder configuration" to do some config

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Audio decoder configuration

• Tick "Int32" & "Float" in "Output sample format" .
  
• Click "Apply"

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• If you encounter low volume then tick "Auto volume Control" to normalize the audio output. Normally doing this is not necessary.

• If you are experiencing bad video quality then disable DXVA filters

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• You may enable "On top-> While playing video" to let MPC window remain on top

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TO USE EXTERNAL FILTERS, CODECS , DECODERS

• Install the external codec.

Download LAV Filters from the link below and install it

• http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Video/Codec-Packs-Video-Codecs/LAV-Filters.shtml

• Click “Add Filters” as shown below.

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• Select “LAV Audio Decoder” and click “OK“

• Select “LAV Audio decoder ” and set “prefer“

• Similarly add “LAV Splitter” , “LAV Splitter Source” and “LAV Decoder“

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• Select each one and set “Prefer” as shown below.
• Click “Apply“

• Play a video file.
• Select “LAV Audio Decoder” as shown below

• Un-tick "Enable Mixing"

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VIDEO PLAYBACK PROBLEMS

• If you have old graphics card or see lag in responding of video, see very high CPU usage while playing HD video, then you may select "Video Mixing renderer 9 (renderless)".
• Play a HD video using MPC. While video is playing, click & hold on MPC title bar and drag the MPC window around in the screen. If you see a smooth dragging then video playback is working smooth and nice. If you see a lag while dragging then video playback is not smooth.

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STATS

To display stats and see if video playback is smooth use shortcut "Ctrl +J"

If the red & green line is smooth then playback is smooth.

Not so smooth playback

• press "Ctrl +J" to see less stat. Again you can press "Ctrl +J" to remove displaying stats.

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• Below you can see a smooth playback

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• To See media info
• Select "file->properties"

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