Fixing VLC Player Gray Pixilated Video in Windows 7

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Software, no matter how conscientious its producer, can at times present issues to a device user. A current Video LAN (VLC) player, with its famous orange safety cone icon, is no exception. Commonly, one sees VLC player gray pixilated video, especially under Windows 7. The Problem Currently at least some users experience interruptions during the playing of videos that often include severe to moderate gray pixilation for a number of seconds, sometimes followed by a clearing with a number of seconds of additional pause, before playing continues normally. Fighting VLC Player Gray Pixilated Video This has particularly been noted for the Windows 7 operating system, though others have had a similar experience using a different O.S. What is the cause? Forums and individuals have made many suggestions, most of which…
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Change Video Pitch Using the VideoLAN (VLC) Player

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[caption id="attachment_15684" align="alignright" width="340"] Highway cone image by Pixabay.[/caption] YouTube videos sometimes play at too rapid a speed. The worst part is the excessively high-pitch audio. You would think it should be obvious a good video player should have the option to change video pitch along with the pace. However, as the bumper sticker says, "Assume nothing." If you slow the pace, invariably the pitch remains high. The people move like snails, but they squeak like they're on helium. To date, I have found no satisfactory method fixing this situation using the Windows Media Player. But there are other fish in the sea that make it easy to change video pitch. And one of the best of these is absolutely free. You may have seen it advertised, with its iconic…
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