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Old 06-01-2020, 01:04 AM   #1
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Default Cannot play video in Reaper, problem with VLC?

Hi,

Ive followed this guide (and read every forum post I can find) but nomatter what I try I cannot get videos to play in Reaper. https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=82459

I'm using the latest 64 bit versions of Reaper and VLC and I have installed the latest version of 64bit ffmpeg in UserPlugins directory.

Reaper finds the VLC install as below when I check decoder information in video settings...

Available decoder information:

========== VLC ==========
VLC v3.0.x
Loaded from: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC

But is using ffmpeg decoder to try to open a test .mpg file...
Length: 50:22.560
Video: 720x576@25.00fps, Aspect=1.00, Decoding format=I420/YV12
Audio: 48000Hz 2ch 32bps

Using ffmpeg/libav DLL decoder v58.89.100
Video: mpeg2video (Main), yuv420p(tv, top first), 720x576 [SAR 64:45 DAR 16:9], max. 9100 kb/s
Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 256 kb/s

Loaded from: C:\Users\Simon\AppData\Roaming\REAPER\UserPlugins\ avcodec-58.dll

The audio track loads, but the video is just a black screen. When I remove the default "Video Decoder Priority" from default to "vlc" in video settings the file wont load at all, the media appears as "Offline".

Ive tried loading a few different test video types, versions of VLC (including portable versions) but nothing has worked, at best audio but no video.

Thanks in advance

Windows 10
Reaper 6.11 64bit
VLC 3.0.10 64bit
ffmpeg 20200528-c0f01ea (64 bit, shared, GPL 3)
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Old 06-01-2020, 10:41 PM   #2
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Maybe you can find a solution in this discussion
https://www.reddit.com/r/Reaper/comm...ideo_playback/
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Old 06-02-2020, 02:42 PM   #3
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Thanks, no that hasnt added anything I havent tried already.

Nomatter if I use VLC, ffmpeg or quicktime the result is always a blank black video
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Old 06-03-2020, 03:41 AM   #4
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Default SOLVED: Force RGB in output settings

Turns out it was nothing to do with encoding, I changed the default output to DirectShow EVR - Force RGB and now video plays.

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Old 06-03-2020, 07:15 PM   #5
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Turns out it was nothing to do with encoding, I changed the default output to DirectShow EVR - Force RGB and now video plays.

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Glad to know you solve it, bro.
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Old 01-05-2021, 04:29 PM   #6
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I was getting sound but no video in Reaper as well with a black screen displayed. This solution worked for me too by changing the Output settings on the Video preferences to one of the two Force RGB settings.
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