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    From Jeff Gaines@jgnewsid@outlook.com to uk.comp.homebuilt on Mon May 18 14:47:33 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.comp.homebuilt


    I have an old family film, originally on Super 8 then converted to DVD via
    VHS so a mixed start in life.

    I wanted to see if it could be enhanced so I downloaded and installed winxvideo-ai.exe. It took 36 hours to enhance it on my Gigabyte Z790
    (Intel UHD Graphic 770) and was unplayable.

    I then dusted off an ASUS Z170-K PC, eBay purchase with a Specialist PC
    BIOS and Nvidia Quadro M4000 graphics card and tried again. Fine, 20
    minutes or so and it played OK. Not sure if it's much enhanced. However,
    it won't play on the Gigabyte.

    I haven't bought an add on Graphic card for 20 years or so, is it possible that the video is so "enhanced" that Intel's built in graphics (or VLC)
    just can't handle it?
    --
    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
    The facts, although interesting, are irrelevant
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  • From Daniel James@daniel@me.invalid to uk.comp.homebuilt on Mon May 18 18:02:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.comp.homebuilt

    On 18/05/2026 15:47, Jeff Gaines wrote:
    .... is it possible that the video is so "enhanced" that Intel's built in graphics (or VLC) just can't handle it?

    The degree of enhancement (or otherwise) shouldn't have any implications
    for a video file's playability.

    It's possible that the software that did the "enhancing" saved the
    result in a video format that your PC can't handle (i.e. doesn't have
    the right software to handle) ... fairly unusual for VLC not to be able
    to handle video, though.

    What's the file format? What codec does it use? Have you tried
    re-converting it using a different codec or container format?

    How up-to-date is your copy of VLC?
    --
    Cheers,
    Daniel.
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