Easy way to play 4K videos in VLC Player on Windows and Mac

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VLC is widely known for its compatibility with a huge number of file formats. And version 2.1 of VLC offers 4K playback support, which means you can play 4K videos via VLC Media Player. Whereas, it's still in preliminary stages- there are many playback issues while opening and playing 4K videos in VLC(listed below). Here we will find some alternative ways to watch 4K videos without hassle.



Q1: VLC plays 4K video but not audio



I downloaded a 4K MPG video off of Youtube with many video downloaders from I got from firefox, every single program I tried will download the video like it suppose to, but when I play the 4K videos with VLC... there's no audio. I'm wondering if anyone else has this same problem, where is it coming from and How to fix it, if can.



Q2: Can't play 4K clips on VLC



I can play the 4K files that my camera (Panasonic DC-GH5) creates (H.264) via VLC. Well, sometimes there's a stutter. What's worse, after editing a 4K file and rendering it out via After Effects, VLC can't really play it...



Although 4K videos are being distributed more than ever before, many video player programs including the latest VLC Media Player still does not support 4K perfectly with stutter, no audio playback, etc issues. In order to help you play 4K videos with ease, some workarounds are introduced in this page.



Method 1: Try Media Player Classic - a top 4K Video Player App



This popular, stripped down version of the much bulkier Windows Media Player, is a very lightweight piece of software that is free, and has no toolbars or ads packaged with it. Although you play a large sized video, Media Player Classic can load it in a moment. Take a simple click, it's super easy to play 4K videos in full-screen mode.



Important Note: Installing Media Player Classic on its own does not yet provide 4K playback capabilities. The key is to also install the K-Lite Codec Pack. What's more, it can be installed on Windows only. For Mac users, it won't work at all.



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Method 2: Try a 4K Video Converter to convert/downscale 4K videos



As we know, even if the VLC, Media Player Classic or other Media Players can support 4K, but format limit still exists there, let alone some of them can't fully support 4K videos, so it's not a possible solution for all the 4K videos. Well, the ultimate solution to playing 4K videos we can figure out is to get a 4K Video Converter, no matter for converting 4K video format or downscale the 4K video resolution.



There are thousands of video converters, such as Handbrake, Format Factory, but they can't play a role of 4K video encoder. Here UFUWare Video Converter is highly recommended, which can provide the ultimate 4K viewing experience for everyone!



Developed with the most advanced converting technology, this professional 4K video converter truly and fully supports input and output videos at 4K resolution. With it, you can freely enjoy your 4K videos/movies, 4K YouTube clips, wherever you like, such as playing 4K video(in any format) on a popular video player app, watching 4K movies on 4K TV and even on mobile devices like Galaxy S8(plus). In all, with this best 4K video converter, it becomes easy to transcode 4K video to native codec for playing. For Mac users, please turn to UFUWare Video Converter for Mac. Download the tool and learn a simple guide on converting and playing 4K video within 3 clips.







Step 1. Launch the 4K Video Converter and import 4K videos to it.







Step 2. Click on "Profile" bar to select output format. Here you can select MP4 from "HD Video" category as output format for playing with VLC. H.264 MOV, H.264 DivX and H.264 AVI are playable format for VLC Meida Player.







Tip: If you prefer a smaller file size, click Settings to adjust the video size, video bitrate, frame rate.



Step 3. Click "Convert" button to convert 4K video to VLC playable video format HD MP4.



After the 4K video to HD MP4 conversion, you can watch your 4K videos with VLC Media Player on Windows 10/8/7/XP or Mac OS(Sierra, El Capitan included).



UFUWare Video Converter Ultimate for Mac offers one-stop solution for any media downloading and converting tasks. You can convert any DVD to MP4, DVD to FLV, DVD to MKV, DVD to MOV, DVD to AVI, DVD to WMV and more, convert any 4K Ultra videos (4K H.265/HEVC Video(*.mp4) /4K H.264 FLV Video (*.flv)) to 4K /1080p HD video and other your needed format like MTS, TS, MP4, AVI, MOV, M4V, WMV, MKV, FLV and more. It has the ability to download online videos like YouTube videos/music and more.



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