HandBrake

Hi Rodeo, Thanks for the consistent and quick replies. Much appreciated. I don't have playing H.265 files in VLC generally, only the ones I am encoding. Interestingly enough, if I disable hardware encoding entirely, I am unable to play H.264 m4v files in VLC either. Thanks for all the help. Will kee...

I always have the latest versions installed.
3.0.10 Vetinari

Thx for the feedback, though.
Will try and find some setting that works.

VLC Player is my default media player.

Hey Bradley, no, unfortunately I am still getting a white screen (no video). I will keep trying different settings and see what happens.

Yeah, no luck. Still getting a white screen with perfect audio. :( :( 2 things stand out to me in the log file (excerpts below): [14:31:32] - H.265 encoder: no x265 [info]: HEVC encoder version 3.2.1+1-b5c86a64bbbe First, it says I don't have an H.265 encoder and then it lists a specific H.265 encod...

Thx, Rodeo. Will give it another try. Glad to know it's not a hardware issue, then.

Every attempt to convert H.264 videos to H.265 results in a white screen. Still using a self-built desktop with onboard graphics (Intel HD Graphics 4000). I have no problem playing H.265 videos but just cannot encode them. With log messages like, "Failure to initialise thread 'H.265/HEVC encod...