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I have a HEVC (x.265) video. I am trying to play it in latest VLC (Rincewind 2.1.6) in Ubuntu 14.04. I have already installed VLC plugin for HEVC. Here is the screenshot:

However, when I try to play video, a green layer is coming over the video. Here's a screenshot:

I tried with lots of other players like DragonPlayer, SMPlayer. All of these have problems. So, I suppose this is a problem with Ubuntu itself. Any solution?

Update: I updated to 2.2.1 . Still, the problem persists.

Before begin.
Stay away from VLC whatever VLC since I'm avid reader and writer and I've read a lot about it. Even VLC says that they're not the best player out there and when come to problems and they've posted a lot saying that they are trying to make the most compatible player possible. So it's not the best. You can argue.

1st possibility -
During my same problems as yours. I've changed to DivX player because I discovered DivX use different plugin and the video was DivX made and every different player use his own plugins for HEVC or libde265, as I remember.

2nd possibility -
Hardware compatibility. Try another computer instead and with recent graphic adapters like NVIDIA or AMD.

3rd possibility -
Play the video on Linux if you're using Windows and the reverse if you're using Linux play it on Windows.

I'd resolved easily the same problems as yours years ago as green screens, lines on the screen, video playing with lags and video not playing at all. All by using these methods above.

Hope it helps!

Edit: Changing to recent graphics adapter that may or not resolve your problem same as trying to play HVEC on Android devices. Because a lot hardware compatibility issues developers are trying to make it possible!

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  Non-related (for android) external links:
  Is there any Video Player for android that can play HEVC videos smoothly?
  How to Enjoy HEVC/ H.265 Video Playback on Android
  Much Ado About Not Much (HEVC Support in Android) ~ May 23, 2018
  Supported media formats ~ android official
  

Try restarting the window manager and then rebooting your computer.

1. Close everything.


2. Switch to a tty other than the default one with the shortcut Ctrl + Alt + F#, replacing F# with any function key (keys F1 through F12) other than the one that displays your usual Ubuntu login/home screen.


3. If a login screen is prompted, enter your username (the one you typically see above the password field when you log in and in the terminal before the @ symbol; It should have no capital letters, spaces, or symbols), then your password.


4. Run the following command: sudo service lightdm restart
   


5. Wait for the command to complete and go back to the default tty by using the shortcut mentioned in step 2 and cycling through function keys until you reach the vanilla Ubuntu home screen.


6. Reboot your computer.

Things should be fine and dandy when you log back in.

You have to install libde265 via PPA. To install open Terminal and run the commands below:


sudo apt-add-repository ppa:strukturag/libde265
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install vlc-plugin-libde265