How to Use Kalmuri: Screen Capture and Recording
A plain-English walkthrough of Kalmuri, the free portable Windows tool that takes screenshots and records MP4 video from the system tray.
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How to Stream With VLC: Open a Stream URL or Send Your Own
How to open a stream URL in VLC in about ten seconds, and how to broadcast your own video without picking the profile that silently fails.
The Best Media Player for Subtitles
A straight comparison of five free media players on the things that actually differ for subtitles - rendering quality, sync controls and built-in subtitle search.
GUI vs CLI: Which Interface Should You Actually Use?
A plain-English look at when a graphical interface saves you time, when the command line is faster, and why most media tools quietly use both.
How to Fix Out-of-Sync Subtitles
Work out whether your subtitles are simply late or slowly drifting, then fix either one - with a keyboard shortcut while you watch, or permanently in a subtitle editor.
How to Record Your Screen With VLC
How to record your screen with VLC, set a frame rate that is not a slideshow, and add the system audio VLC leaves out by default.
How to Get DirectX 11.3 and 12 - No Offline Installer Exists
Why there is no DirectX 12 offline installer, how to get DirectX 11.3 and 12 on Windows 10 and 11, and how to read what dxdiag tells you.
DirectX and D3D11 Video Decoding, Explained Simply
How DirectX and Direct3D 11 hand video decoding to your graphics card instead of your processor, and what you need for it to work.
Best EAC3 Players for Android in 2026
Which media players handle EAC3 audio without any codec setup, which one to avoid on a modern phone, and when to fix MX Player instead.
VMD Codec for MX Player - What Actually Works
Which kind of .vmd file you actually have, and how to play Sierra VMD video on MX Player when it is the video one.
Play Xvid Files in VLC - And Fix It When It Fails
Why VLC plays Xvid files without any codec, and what actually fixes playback when an old AVI stutters, shows artefacts or will not open.
MX Player Custom Codec Not Working? Fix It
What to do when MX Player stops accepting a custom codec that used to work - match the pack to the app, or roll back to a version that takes it.
Xvid on MX Player - Why You Do Not Need a Codec
Why MX Player needs no Xvid codec, and what to check when an old AVI file stutters, shows artefacts or plays with no sound.
Xvid Codec for Windows 11: Do You Actually Need It?
Whether you still need to install the Xvid codec on Windows 11, what plays old AVI files without it, and the one case where installing it is still the answer.
Which MX Player Custom Codec Do You Need?
Which MX Player custom codec file to download - AIO, neon64, neon or x86 - and why the version now matters more than your device architecture.
Xtream Codes Explained: How They Work and Differ From M3U
A plain-English explainer on Xtream Codes logins and how they differ from a plain M3U playlist link.
Does My PC Support HEVC? Check H.265 Hardware Decoding
How to tell whether your PC decodes H.265 in hardware or in software, and what to change when 4K playback stutters.
How to Convert HEIC to JPG in XnConvert
A short guide for anyone whose iPhone photos will not open on their PC, batch converting HEIC to JPG in the free XnConvert.
HEVC Codec for Windows: Free Download for Windows 11 and 10
The free, official way to add HEVC (H.265) playback to Windows 11 and Windows 10, plus the fixes for when the codec will not install.
EAC3 Audio Not Supported in MX Player? Fix It
Fix the "EAC3 is not supported" error in MX Player by installing the custom codec that matches your app version - updated for MX Player 3.x.
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