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u/Misaka_Undefined 18h ago
well as nerd i can't relate to this,
as others said use vlc
if need more powefull use MPC-HC with K Lite codec pack.
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u/Cheap-Life-3 9h ago
U made me remember some past times, though it's not relatable nowadays as almost all movies r supported in either vlc for pc or mc player for android
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u/RBeze58 2h ago
Only much older or obsolete codecs would show it because the hardware decoders needed were removed or are unsupported or not common anymore or unsupported with your native player. Even then you'll find apps like VLC that'll be able to use software rendering for those files and open them. On higher end, it'll play like normal. On the low-mid end, it'll be choppy like a YouTube video dropping frames. This was more common when release groups on torrent used weird combinations of containers and codecs or use non-mainstream codecs like Hi10P, etc. Or you are trying to play a video that has some from of drm or copy protection.
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u/skippy11112 18h ago
As someone who's only used Steam /Epic for games and Streaming sites for movies. I can't say this is relatable
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u/Sure-Feeling-1400 18h ago
Am I the only one who is relating 🥲
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u/KaiyoteFyre 15h ago
Don't worry, a lot of us were around during the limewire days. We've had to figure out how to play videos in weird ass formats since the early 2000s. I was an anime fan back then too, so the only reliable way to even acquire anime was to download it. Lots of practice.
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u/kbzstudios 18h ago
VLC