How to Fix “VLC could not decode the format hevc” Error in Ubuntu HD

Fix “VLC could not decode the format hevc” Error in Ubuntu Error : "VLC could not decode the format “hevc” (MPEG-H Part2/HEVC (H.265))" Method 1: This error is occurred due to missing libde265 codec. We can easily fix this issue by installing GStreamer plugin for playing H.265/HEVC media files. A. Add the “libde265″ PPA to your Ubuntu software source lists as shown below: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:strukturag/libde265 B. Update the source list: sudo apt-get update C. Install libde265 plugin for VLC player using command: sudo apt-get install vlc-plugin-libde265 D. You can also install the following Gstreamer plugin and play HEVC media files on any GStreamer-supported players such as Gnome Mplayer, or totem. sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-libde265 Now, you can play “hevc” formatted video files without any issues. Method 2: In this method, you don’t have to install any plugins. All you need is Google Chrome web browser. Open Google Chrome, go to Chrome web store and install H.265 / HEVC player app. You can find this plugin from the following URL: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/h265-hevc- player/dambgipgbnhmnkdolkljibpcbocimnpd That’s it. Now, type chrome://apps/ in the address bar, and then launch H.265 / HEVC player. We don’t need to install any extra codec, library, or any player plugin. Everything we need for H.265/HEVC playback support is already embedded in the H.265 / HEVC player itself. Now, start playing H.265 / HEVC media files without any issues. To play a Video click Open button in the bottom of player window, and select the media file to play.