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I am trying to change the audio stream when watching a video in Daum PotPlayer. Only, as soon as I change the audio stream from the default to the alternative audio, the entire application becomes unresponsive for several minutes and I have to force close it with task manager.

I looked around and found that NVIDIA 391.xx drivers can be buggy with things like this and so I checked my drivers, but I'm running 425.31.

The strangest part is that I was able to change audio streams in VLC without any noticeable issues. I just completely uninstalled and reinstalled PotPlayer and the issue still persists. Is there anything else I can do?

As was suggested in the comments below, I have also made sure that seamless playback was disabled in the settings, and this has produced no more fruitful results.

Bob Smith
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It is unlikely that the problem is with any hardware driver, since the problem does not arrive with VLC.

It is much more likely is with either:

  1. A bug in PotPlayer
  2. A bad video/audio codec

For the second problem, try to install a good codecs pack, such as the K-Lite Codec Pack.

The first problem is unsolvable, except perhaps by waiting for a future version of PotPlayer that fixes the problem. You may accelerate the process by posting a bug report on the PotPlayer Forums. In the meantime you could use another player, perhaps the excellent VLC, but there are many more such products (K-Lite will install one for you).

harrymc
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This happens to me from time to time as well. What I usually do is switch the streams, not using the menu, but by pressing Alt+A.  It fails more times than it succeeds, but with a little patience it usually helps... You just have to try a few times.

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Mewinblue
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  • I appreciate the suggestion, unfortunately I tried this, and it did not give any more fruitful results. As soon as I change the audio stream, the entire application goes totally unresponsive and I have to force close it. I am able to get the exact same files to switch audio streams in VLC so I'm really not sure what the issue is exactly. I might just have to use VLC for these files, but that would be rather disappointing as I think PotPlayer is a much better player. Appreciate the advice nevertheless... – Bob Smith Jul 06 '20 at 04:48
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I have the same issue. The workaround is to make sure you set the preferred language in Audio/Language or simply use Preferred Steam # in the same options area. This way PotPlayer will start with the audio track you want.

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