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Some media files are missing from VLC Media Player file associations/some media files are unsupported

Files, whose only have missing file associations in VLC:

  • Apple Lossless Audio Codec (.alac) (Supports also: GOM Player, KMPlayer, WMP Legacy),
  • Apple QuickTime Movie (.qt) (Supports also: GOM Player, KMPlayer, Apple QuickTime),
  • RealText Streaming Text File (.rt) (Supports also: GOM Player, KMPlayer),
  • SK Telecom 3GP Video (.skm) (Supports also: GOM Player, KMPlayer),
  • TrueMotion VP6 Video File (.vp6) (Supports also: GOM Player, KMPlayer).
  • NEW: 8-Bit Sampled Voice (.8svx)

Files, whose are maybe unsupported in VLC (please comment if I'm right or wrong):

  • 3GP Mobile Phone Video File (.k3g) (Supports also: GOM Player, KMPlayer, WMP Legacy),
  • Sony / Mobile QuickTime Video file (.mqv) (Supports also: GOM Player, KMPlayer, Apple QuickTime, WMP Legacy).

Files, whose are probably unsupported in VLC:

  • Windows Media Download Package (.wmd) (Supports also: WMP Legacy),
  • Windows Media File (.wm) (Supports also: Windows Media Player UWP),
  • Windows Media Photo File (.wmp) (Supports also: GOM Player, KMPlayer, Paint.NET),
  • Windows Media Redirector File (.wmx) (Supports also: GOM Player, KMPlayer, WMP Legacy).

Other details:

  • I'm using VLC 4.0 on Windows 11 22621.1635 (64-bit).
  • Research made with Windows Settings's Default Apps settings, and with https://fileinfo.com/
Edited by Aleksandra Krajčovičová
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