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Subject: Re: Matroska video format
To: "Brandon J.Wandersee" <brandon.wandersee@gmail.com>,
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On 23/May/16 17:22, Brandon J.Wandersee wrote:

>
> Matroska is a truly free and open container format that's been around
> for over a decade now, and I've played *.MKV files in MPV, Parole (the
> Xfce media player), and Kodi/Plex Home Theater without having to take
> any extra steps. I haven't used VLC in a long time, but it's claim to
> fame is that it supports almost every format under the sun out of the
> box. So I would bet it's just a poorly encoded video, not a problem with
> VLC.

I am yet to find a piece of media that cannot be decoded by VLC. MKV
included.

Mark.