{"id":73774,"date":"2021-02-12T04:24:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T04:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/?p=73774"},"modified":"2021-06-17T10:44:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T10:44:09","slug":"fix-video-stuck-or-freezing-in-vlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/fix-video-stuck-or-freezing-in-vlc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Video Stuck or Freeze in VLC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>VLC Media Player is one of the most compatible and user-friendly media player. It can play almost all video file types from any source stored in hard drives, SD cards, CD\/ DVD, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as technical glitches can occur anytime, videos may start to stutter, freeze, or show audio lags in VLC Player. This is commonly reported while playing large-sized HD or UHD videos, such as movies, animated films, etc. The HD or UHD videos don\u2019t play smoothly and<strong> <\/strong>skips frames or freeze in VLC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2018When I watch 1080p H265 .mp4 movie file, the VLC Player freezes randomly after about 5 minutes. However, I can hear the audio track, but the video lags. Can I fix this?\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the best six solutions to fix Video Stuck or Freeze in VLC.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2>Solutions to fix video stuck, stuttering, buffering or lagging in VLC Media Player<\/h2>\n<p>Although there isn\u2019t a set solution, changing the VLC media player\u2019s settings can work. You may have to try various methods shared here to fix the video freeze or lag issues in VLC Media Player.<\/p>\n<p>You can apply the solutions here to play high quality, HD\/ UHD\/ HDR, 8k, or H.265 videos of any size and file format.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-75631 align center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-to-Fix-Video-Stuck-or-Freeze-in-VLC.jpg\" alt=\"How-to-Fix-Video-Stuck-or-Freeze-in-VLC\" width=\"507\" height=\"1104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-to-Fix-Video-Stuck-or-Freeze-in-VLC.jpg 601w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-to-Fix-Video-Stuck-or-Freeze-in-VLC-138x300.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-to-Fix-Video-Stuck-or-Freeze-in-VLC-470x1024.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Method 1: Update VLC Media Player to the latest version<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Just in case, your videos freeze, stutter, or are not playing in VLC Media Player, first update the player to the latest version. The updates improve support for new HD codecs, advanced formats, HDR, H.265\/HEVC, 4K &amp; 8K playback, 360-degree videos, VP9 (HD videos at lower bitrates), and others for decoding and encoding. It also fixes streaming issues and bugs, if any.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/open-heic-hevc-files-windows\/\">How to open HEIC, HEVC files on Windows 10<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Method 2: Increase cache values in VLC Player<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>VLC Player preloads video cache files in the computer\u2019s RAM to access and play the video properly. You can try to fix the video buffering issue by increasing the cache value. This would increase the number of seconds videos are cached to play in VLC Player.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps to increase cache value in VLC:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open VLC Player.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Tools<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Preferences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>At the bottom-left corner under <strong>Show settings,<\/strong> select \u2018<strong>All<\/strong>.\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-73781 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-Simple-Preferences-Show-settings.jpg\" alt=\"Reset Preferences in VLC\" width=\"758\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-Simple-Preferences-Show-settings.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-Simple-Preferences-Show-settings-300x273.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Figure: Reset Preferences in VLC<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the left pane, click <strong>Input\/ Codecs <\/strong>from the list.<\/li>\n<li>On the right pane, scroll down to the <strong>Advanced <\/strong>section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 15px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-73782 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-Advanced-Preferences-Input-codecs-file-caching.jpg\" alt=\"Input\/Codecs pane in VLC\" width=\"770\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-Advanced-Preferences-Input-codecs-file-caching.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-Advanced-Preferences-Input-codecs-file-caching-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-Advanced-Preferences-Input-codecs-file-caching-768x694.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Figure: Input\/Codecs pane in VLC<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the <strong>Advanced <\/strong>section, across <strong>File caching (ms),<\/strong>\u00a0change the value to 1000 or above.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save.<\/strong> Next, restart VLC Player and check if the videos are playing properly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Method 3: Disable Hardware Decoding in VLC Player<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>VLC Media Player can use the GPU of a computer to accelerate video decoding in high-quality videos. However, your PC&#8217;s drivers may behave abruptly, resulting in video playback or streaming issues. You can try disabling hardware decoding to fix Video Stuck or Freeze in the VLC player.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps to disable hardware decoding in VLC:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open VLC Media Player.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Tools<\/strong> &gt;<strong>Preferences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>At the bottom-left corner under <strong>Show settings,<\/strong> select \u2018<strong>All<\/strong>.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>In the left pane, click <strong>Input\/ Codecs <\/strong>from the list.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Video Codecs<\/strong><em><strong> &gt; <\/strong><\/em><strong>FFmpeg<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73783\" style=\"width: 799px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-73783 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-FFmpeg-hardware-decoding.jpg\" alt=\"Disable Hardware decoding in VLC\" width=\"799\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-FFmpeg-hardware-decoding.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-FFmpeg-hardware-decoding-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-FFmpeg-hardware-decoding-768x697.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Figure: Disable Hardware decoding in VLC<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>FFmpeg audio\/video decoder<\/strong><em>,<\/em> scroll down to <strong>Hardware<\/strong><strong> decoding<\/strong> and set it to <strong>Disable<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong>. Restart VLC Payer to enable the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Method 4: Change FFmpeg settings in VLC Player<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Making changes in the FFmpeg video codec in VLC Player has worked for some. You can also try to resolve video stuttering and freezing with this technique.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open VLC Media Player.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Tools<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Preferences.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-81821 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Tools_Preferences-300x225.png\" alt=\"VLC_Tools_Preferences\" width=\"671\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Tools_Preferences-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Tools_Preferences.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At the bottom-left corner, under <strong>Show settings,<\/strong> select \u2018<strong>All<\/strong>.\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-81823 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Advanced-Preferences_Select-All-300x272.png\" alt=\"VLC_Advanced Preferences_Select All\" width=\"655\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Advanced-Preferences_Select-All-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Advanced-Preferences_Select-All.png 655w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the left pane, click <strong>Input\/ Codecs <\/strong>from the list.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Video Codecs &gt; FFmpeg<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-81824 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Video-Codecs_FFMPEG-300x273.png\" alt=\"VLC_Video Codecs_FFMPEG\" width=\"656\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Video-Codecs_FFMPEG-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Video-Codecs_FFMPEG.png 656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Under <strong>FFmpeg audio\/video decoder<\/strong><em>,<\/em> scroll down to <strong>Skip the loop filter for H.264 decoding<\/strong> option. Set it to \u2018<strong>All<\/strong>.\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-81826 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Skip-the-loop-filter-for-H.264-decoding-300x225.png\" alt=\"VLC_Skip the loop filter for H.264 decoding\" width=\"709\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Skip-the-loop-filter-for-H.264-decoding-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Skip-the-loop-filter-for-H.264-decoding-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Skip-the-loop-filter-for-H.264-decoding.png 807w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Method 5: Switch video output to DirectX DirectDraw in VLC<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Try switching between output video stream settings in the VLC media player. You can either set the output video module to Direct 3D video output, DirectX DirectDraw, or Open GL video output.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps to change video output in VLC:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open <strong>VLC<\/strong> <strong>Media Player<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click and follow <strong>Tools &gt; Preferences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-81821 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Tools_Preferences-300x225.png\" alt=\"VLC_Tools_Preferences\" width=\"684\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Tools_Preferences-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Tools_Preferences.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the <strong>Preferences<\/strong> window, click on <strong>Reset Preferences.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-81830  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Reset-Preferences-1-300x227.png\" alt=\"VLC_Reset Preferences\" width=\"705\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Reset-Preferences-1-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Reset-Preferences-1-768x581.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Reset-Preferences-1.png 807w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the confirmation dialog box, click <strong>OK.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Again, go to <strong>Tools &gt; Preferences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>In the <strong>Preferences<\/strong> window, at the bottom left, under the <strong>Show Settings <\/strong>section, select the \u2018<strong>All\u2019 <\/strong>option<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-81823 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Advanced-Preferences_Select-All-300x272.png\" alt=\"VLC_Advanced Preferences_Select All\" width=\"689\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Advanced-Preferences_Select-All-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Advanced-Preferences_Select-All.png 655w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now, scroll down and click on <strong>Video<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On the right pane, <strong>Video<\/strong> options appear. Uncheck <strong><strong>Drop late frames<\/strong><\/strong> and <strong>Skip frames<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-81831 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Drop-late-frames-and-Skip-frames.-300x223.png\" alt=\"VLC_Drop late frames and Skip frames.\" width=\"694\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Drop-late-frames-and-Skip-frames.-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Drop-late-frames-and-Skip-frames.-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC_Drop-late-frames-and-Skip-frames..png 811w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the left pane, under the <strong>Video <\/strong>section, select <strong>Output modules<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-73784  aligncenter\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-Output-modules.jpg\" alt=\"Video output modules in VLC\" width=\"732\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-Output-modules.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-Output-modules-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VLC-Output-modules-768x698.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Figure: Video output modules in VLC<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Output modules<\/strong> options appear on the right pane. View drop-down of <strong>Video output module <\/strong>and select <strong>Direct 3D video output. <\/strong><strong>Note: <\/strong>If this doesn\u2019t work, you can try to fix videos by choosing <strong>DirectX DirectDraw<\/strong> or <strong>Open GL video output.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on <strong>Save <\/strong>at the bottom<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, check if VLC Player can play your videos without freeze or other interruption.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Method 6: Repair your video using Stellar Repair for Video<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If the above methods using VLC Media Player don\u2019t fix video freeze, lag, or stuttering issues, the video file may be corrupt. To confirm corruption, see if your video freezes while playing in another media player.<\/p>\n<p>If yes, try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/disk-recovery\/video-repair.php\"><strong>video repair software<\/strong><\/a> that can fix corruption in the file header, frames, and slider movement that may result in video freeze or stuttering.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stellar Repair for Video<\/strong> is one such tool, which can easily repair damaged videos and fix Video Stuck or Freeze in VLC player. You can download the free trial to evaluate the software capabilities and preview the repaired videos before saving them.<\/p>\n\n\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.com\/StellarRepairforVideo-B.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/free-download-1.png\" alt=\"Video Repair\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/free-download-1.png\" width=\"220\" height=\"63\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.com\/StellarRepairforVideo-B.dmg.zip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/free-download-mac-1.png\" alt=\"Video Repair Mac\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/image\/catalog\/article\/Free-Download-Mac-Blue-button.png\" width=\"220\" height=\"63\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Steps to fix videos freezing issue using Stellar Repair for Video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Launch Stellar Repair for Video<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click <strong>Add file<\/strong> to add the corrupt video files not playing VLC or other media players. You can add multiple videos of different formats and repair in one go using Stellar Repair for Video.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:17px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73790 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Stellar-Repair-for-Video-Click-Repair.jpg\" alt=\"Stellar Repair for Video - Click Repair\" width=\"590\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Stellar-Repair-for-Video-Click-Repair.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Stellar-Repair-for-Video-Click-Repair-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Click the <strong>\u2018Repair\u2019<\/strong> button to begin the repair process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:17px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73791 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Stellar-Repair-For-Video-Save-Repaired-Files.jpg\" alt=\"Save Repaired Files - Stellar Repair for VIdeo\" width=\"590\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Stellar-Repair-For-Video-Save-Repaired-Files.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Stellar-Repair-For-Video-Save-Repaired-Files-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: Preview the repaired videos before saving them to your desired location. Select videos and click on <strong>Save Repaired Files.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:17px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73792 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Stellar-Repair-For-Video-Preview-Repaired-Files.jpg\" alt=\"Stellar Repair For VIdeo- Preview Repaired Files\" width=\"590\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Stellar-Repair-For-Video-Preview-Repaired-Files.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Stellar-Repair-For-Video-Preview-Repaired-Files-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.com\/StellarRepairforVideo-B.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/free-download-1.png\" alt=\"Video Repair\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/free-download-1.png\" width=\"220\" height=\"63\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.com\/StellarRepairforVideo-B.dmg.zip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/free-download-mac-1.png\" alt=\"Video Repair Mac\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/image\/catalog\/article\/Free-Download-Mac-Blue-button.png\" width=\"220\" height=\"63\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Here we have recommended changing the settings of VLC Media Player to fix video freezing or lag using the below methods:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Update VLC Media Player to the latest version<\/li>\n<li>Increase cache value in VLC Player<\/li>\n<li>Disable Hardware Decoding<\/li>\n<li>Change FFmpeg settings in VLC Player<\/li>\n<li>Switch video output to DirectX DirectDraw in VLC<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In case changing the VLC settings doesn\u2019t work, your file may be corrupt. Repair it using an advanced video repair software \u2014 Stellar Repair for Video that fixes corrupt header, data, frames, slider movement, etc., in videos.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you found this helpful. 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