[Mac OS X] strange entire UI freezes when I open a file

[enlitn]

10.3.6, VLC 0.8.0

When I open ANY file with VLC, the entire UI (I'm talking the whole system here) freezes for about 5 seconds, then the video plays. This is extremely annoying. It has only started happening since upgrading to 0.8.0. Now it also happens when I revert to 0.7.2. I've deleted the .plist and the VLC folder within ~/Library/Preferences multiple times and relaunched the app, etc. I've restarted. I don't know what else there is for me to do. I need VLC! I can't stand MPlayer and QT doesn't play all of my files. I won't even mention WMP...

[Ciber]

I have the exact same issue...

It just started happening out of nowhere, i did not even upgrade VLC.

[denisodisea]

I have the same problem after install divx 5.1 but no resolve yet, only reinstalling completly the systen my vlc works correctly again!!,
i think vlc charge divx library on startup but uninstall complety the divx an not work, only reinstalling

[Thor]

OS 10.3.6, Dual 2.0 Ghz, 2GB of ram.... Any time i try a .mkv, my VLC crashes, and has on 50% of the time, also caused my system to freeze/and or crash. Going back to 7.2 did not work, as the problems continued... (Did not have this issue in 7.2 ebfore i upgraded to 8.1)

Bummer.....

[overlook]

I have the same problem,when I open first file with VLC
the entire UI freezes for about 5 seconds...
only when open the FIRST file

why?

i don't want reinstalling the entire system for vlc but i love vlc

help
please

[overlook]

i found this message in my console.log:
[[32;1m00000001[0m] main vlc error: [31;1moption rt-offset does not exist[0m
[00000001] main vlc error: option rt-offset does not exist
[00000226] mpeg_audio packetizer: MPGA channels:2 samplerate:44100 bitrate:160[/code]

[Ciber]

I'm still having this same issue and it's driving me insane.

Even using a VLC nightly makes no difference.

I remember installing FCP and FFMPEGX around the time this started happening.

Lets try to narrow down what could have started this crap!

[rob7erto]

I have this problem. Any fix found yet?

[The DJ]

No.

well, remove the FCP plugin

[dxeyeb]

How??? sorry newby here

[walloo]

are there any developers here. i want to know how to reset vlc to it's original settings...removing all files that are associated with it.


i want to know if there is any way to do a complete reset on the app. i'm sure it's just screweing up an unlabeled pref file somewhere.

-walloo

[walloo]

try going to prefs > click the "ADVANCED" check box at the bottom and look there.

also to search for any bad words/commands in scripts or text docs within an app, you can utilize bbedit to look through any folder/archive and search through the text on the GUI side....grep on the command line side.

-walloo.

[walloo]

originally posted by maru
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I found out what's causing the problem during startup!!!!!!!!

The problem isn't the CoreAudio plugin at all but it has something to do with the Coreauido system though. I have FinalCut Pro installed on my system.
It registers a DVCPROHDMuxer.component on the system.
During aout creation this componente gets called and needs a looooong time to init.
Removing the component from the /Library/Quicktime directory gives me instant starting times with VLC.
It is a workaround though, since I need the component for FCPRO

Can someone experiencing the same problem take a look at the /Library/Quicktime, ~Library/Quicktime directories and check if they have other componentes installed which cause this behaviour too?

Mike
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if there is a better fix, search this whole forum for "DVCPROJDMUXER.COMPONENT' and then help by posting that newer fix all over this forum.

thanks maru.
-walloo.