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[boredfilmmaker]

Lately, some videos, oftentimes cable dramas, don't play properly in VLC. The audio tends to go very fast. The problem here is the audio bit rate of the file. VLC seems to have a problem playing an avi with VBR (Variable Bit Rate) audio. Here are some ways to fix this.

First option:

Use Avidemux to build VBR Time Map

1. Download Avidemux here: http://avidemux.sour...t/download.html
2. Run Avidemux.
3. Open the file you want to fix.
4. After opening the file, a dialog box like the one pictured below will pop up. Click Yes. It will just take less than a minute for this to complete.



5. After buliding VBR time map completes, another dialog box may pop up. It might say "H.264 detected" or "Packed Bitstream detected". Just click No to this.
6. Save your new video.

Second option:

Use mkvmerge/mmg to pack your avi in an mkv container

1. Download mkvmerge/mmg here: http://www.bunkus.or.../downloads.html
For Windows, you can choose to use an installer or the zip archive. I use the zip archive and just unpacked it.
2. Run mkvmerge by double-clicking mmg.



3. Click "add" to open your file.
4. Click "Start muxing." It will just take a few seconds/minutes depending on your file and then you're done.



Third option:

Use a different video playing software. I suggest these 2:

Media Player Classic Home Cinema (download here: http://mpc-hc.source...classic-hc.html)

You can use it as is after your download or you can set it up with different filters for better viewing. Here are some guides if you want to set it up.

1 - http://www.avsforum....d.php?t=1357375
2 - http://imouto.my/wat...eos-using-dxva/

Daum Pot Player (download latest English translated version here: http://www.dvbsuppor...act=view&id=230)

If you want to set up filters, here's a guide.

http://imouto.my/configuring-potplayer-for-gpu-accelerated-video-playback-with-dxva-or-cuda-and-also-high-performance-software-decoding/

[beezee]

Thank you! This is very helpful. I had this problem with Flower Boy Ramyun Shop in VLC, so instead I used Media Player Classic Home Cinema. I also use Media Player Classic if the lines in the subtitle are not in chronological order, for example if the translation of some text in Korean are at the end of the subtitle, because in this case VLC doesn't read them.

And an other thing. If the subtitle has some 'strange' characters as ő, í, ș, ț you might have to save the subtitle in a different encoding system as Unicode or ANSI, because otherwise you will see some hieroglyphs on the screen with Media Player Classic.

[frenchfred]

Thank you very much, it works !!!

[ineedmoredrama]

BFM, I WANT TO HUG YOU. You have no idea how long I've been trying to fix my audio for some of my files, and nothing worked till I found this post. Thank you!!!

[krjplover]

wahh.. i have seen this post before.. but i didn't install it yet..

but when i try to find this post again.. i lost.. hahah.. two hours in front of my laptop searching it again..

thanks for the guide.. it works..

I wanna know if you have a solution for lags video..

I played the video in gom player so i can resync the subtitle while watching but sometime it's lags.. and i can't find the solution online..

but it's okay if you don't know about it.. thanks again..

edited on 14/9/12

** the daum pot player solve the problem with gom player whenever i played hd video.. so.. thanks again.. for the useful post.. hehe..

[viviieenn]

Thankyou for this, its really helpful espescially Ramyun Soup Shop, they had an episode that just kept going fast, and no matter how many times I tried re-downloading it wouldn't work.

[하마리엘]

thank you for the solution

[Ryuga]

thanks for this great tutorial

[KemarinSore]

Anyiong,...

I'm still new here,
But I do really want to share my experience.
For MacBook (Apple OSX) user can use DivX Plus Player application.
If there's the same apps for PC (Windows) or Linux,
then it should be works also.
But sometimes it's still having lack while you watching it online/offline,
so you better pay full concentration while watching using this app
to watch your lovely favorites K-Drama without any backwards needed.
Enjoy the show.

Kamsahamida,

HWAITING !!!

[meetykay]

i download one of the subtitle on here but it was not playing ... do i need to convert first ? i use vlc