Real alternative does not work with VLC because VLC does not use directshow at all,
Latest VLC already can play rmvb video, since FFmpeg already have the RV30/40 decoder for sometimes,
ffmpeg real audio (cook) status is unknown.

Hmm, i didnt test it, but you might have to use the nightly build, im not really sure.
it should be able to play rmvb, just some real audio format are not decodeable IIRC.
yes VLC filesize is large, and its not that good compare to Mplayer, mpc-hc and ffdshow.

Bleh, if i remember correctly, MPlayer(not mpc or kmplayer or anything else), does not need codec pack to play rmvb, everything is build-in,
lotsa audio and video codec support but less popular due to this player does not have a pretty Graphical User Interface...

Screenshot please? pixelated or blur on video is mostly caused by video re-compression, to reduce the download size. re-compression = reduce quality.
and how big is the video you downloaded? i hear ppl say lossless BD rip is about 8g something.

Well one from shopping complexes might be using the BD player, BD original datarate/mbps is 20mbps something, excluding audio datarate IIRC, which the quality is already near-transparent(close to lossless but not mathematically)
The 1080p video from youtube has much lower datarate, you dont want to streaming 20mbps video from youtune right?
i dont think anyone here can even stream 1080p video from youtube without keep buffering, unless thier connection speed is higher than 8mbps.
PLUS, the online video streaming use Constant Bitrate, which is worst compare to BD from local playback are Variable Bitrate.

The rendered video quality depends on:
1. what video renderer the player are using, the best imho, MADvr, < use Lanzcos resampler, and bicubic, very tweakable.
2. what post-processing filter the video player was using, ffdshow(with avisynth filters combo = ftw) haz tons of it.

If you wanna tell us the splash player look sharper, no, sharper = more noise, plus you can see the strong "moire" artifacts appear on girl's cloth with pink stripes, resampling fail?

Gabest no longer active on mpc anymore, forked version is mpc-hc http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/
Fresh compile http://www.xvidvideo.ru/media-player-class...cinema-x86-x64/ may be buggy though

Cause there is no VFW/VCM for wmv3, they are "incompatible" with each other because AVI/VFW does not support Variable frame rate, Variable Bitrate. hacks are required to make the video play/sync properly, which is super troublesome + buggy.

OR try this from microsoft first http://www.microsoft.com/en-sg/download/details.aspx?id=6191

this ancient framework already superseded by windows vista/7 "MFT" decoder.

However you can try if you have ffdshow, or any codec pack installed, just search for FFDSHOW on start menu > FFDSHOW > VFW configuration > go to "Decoder" tab > codec > search for WMV3 > change the decoder from "disabled" to "libavcodec" or "Wmv9".
click apply and try again on wmp or mpc-hc(recommended).

alternative method: http://mulder.brhack.net/#mplayer
if both cant play the video correctly, i suggest you give up

This post has been edited by 1024kbps: Jul 2 2012, 07:47 PM