It happens many times that a video you are trying to play isn’t playing or showing errors like “Video not playing.” This blog is going to explain how you can overcome such errors. There can be several reasons that your file is not playing, but the ways to fix them is limited. The reasons could be that your file is corrupted, bad sectors on a hard drive, virus attack, some electromagnetic interference, or other software issues.
Errors that you may face

• Cannot Play the File – “Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file.”
• Freezing – Video freezes unexpectedly while playing. This happens when there is an interruption while downloading the file.
• Codec – Some Codec Issue. It may also happen that the file you are trying to play is not supported by the right codec your phone should have.
• Sound Distortion – This one is different, but still an error worth mentioning. It is not only that you will face display problems; you could either face errors related to sound like distorted ones.
• Blank/Black Screen – When you are watching a video, and the media player is continuously showing you black or blank screen, or sometimes it is distorted too, it may indicate that your file is corrupted.

How to Fix ‘Video not playing’ Error

• Try Using VLC Media Player

The VLC media player is not only a popular media platform, but it may also help to fix some video playback issues. VLC comes with a lot of advanced features and is able to play videos of different formats if your current media player is not supporting any, you can always try VLC to check if it works.

Another case where VLC can help you is to fix ‘Video not playing’ error by converting it to any other format. VLC can convert your video format so that you can play a particular file in the environment where a specific format is supported.

• Try changing the Codec

Switching to the right codec can solve your issue, as we know that if the codec is not right then the configuration of your file format won’t match its need and the video won’t play.

• Try DivFix++

Try fixing your video with this old but very useful tool which is quite popular among users. To perform this, you will need to install the software and cut bad parts from the video by selecting the option “Cut Out Bad Parts.” Likewise, follow the whole procedure followed by Strip Index and Fix.
Try this method and see if it works for your AVI file, if it does not work then you surely need to move to the next method.

• The automated method used by Experts

If you have already tried all of the above methods and nothing worked for you, then you surely need to go for this one. In this method, we will take help from a third-party tool to repair the file. Kernel Video Repair Tool is the perfect answer to your query. With the help of Kernel, you can repair any sort of corruption in any file format. Let’s see how it works:

1. Install and run the software. Click on the plus icon to add the corrupted file.



2. Once the file is added, click on the Repair button to proceed.



3. Provide a name and destination to the file by clicking on the Browse button. Now click on the Preview button to see if the file is repaired successfully.



4. Check the preview of the file, once you are satisfied close the video.



5. Now, click on the Save button.



6. Click on Ok once it is done.

Conclusion:
In this blog, we have discussed several reasons and errors user face when their video is not playing and also discussed the best possible solutions. As per the whole experience, the conclusion of the practice is that the automated method is the best solution to fix ‘Video not playing’. Other methods may or may not work, but the automated method provides the full surety of the repair and recovery of the file without harming its quality.