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[rsg]

I have been using MC 24 for music only. Now I am trying to play a video, and I get this message: "The media type 'video' is not supported." How can I fix this? (Note: the video shows up in MC, but I get the message when I press 'play.')

[JimH]

What kind of video?

How are you trying to play it?

[rsg]

DVD in a USB-powered external DVD/CD player. When it shows up in MC, I just press play...not trying to rip it.

[JimH]

I'm sorry, but I don't know.

[rsg]

OK, I guess I still have the option of playing it with Windows. Thanks anyway.

[swiv3d]

If you go to tools>options does the category video appear at the bottom of the list? If not go to tools>options>general>features and make sure that video support is checked. You will need to restart MC for any new features to show up.

[rsg]

Video Support was unchecked! So, I checked it and restarted. Now the video shows up in the MC24 window, but I get the message 'The volume labelled "Movie Title" could not be found. Plays on Windows though.

[swiv3d]

If you go to tools>options.CD,DVD & BD, show the options for autoplay for DVD which probably has ask everytime next to it. Select let windows handle it. Hopefully that will work.

[rsg]

Yes, thanks, already tried that. It seems easier in this case not to open MC at all, and literally 'let Windows handle it'

[swiv3d]

You might need to set MC as the default video player in the windows>settings>apps>default apps. (Worth a try) I just plugged in a usb cd drive and MC played it without a problem - so there is a setting somewhere that needs ticking!

[rsg]

You might need to set MC as the default video player in the windows>settings>apps>default apps. (Worth a try) I just plugged in a usb cd drive and MC played it without a problem - so there is a setting somewhere that needs ticking!

Ha! That's it! Perfect. The movie is now playing! Thank you so much.