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I don't know why these references (AddFontMemResourceEx etc) are missing.
On my build environment, it works...

Anyway you can disable HarfBuzz when you build libass.
In contrib/src/ass/rules.mak, change "WITH_HARFBUZZ = 1" to "WITH_HARFBUZZ = 0".

Known issue for ASS/SSA subtitles on OS X. http://forum.videolan.org/posting.php?mode=quote&f=12&p=349451#pr349451 http://forum.videolan.org/posting.php?mode=quote&f=12&p=349451#pr349540 If you use OS X 64bit, can you try the following build? http://sdrv.ms/RcxveE (vlc-2.0.4-osx64.dm...

Try vlc-2.1.0-* on . Recently this issue was fixed on the trunk. 3410 59e5b9a5dc4a6d666c3ea008f5a348da7a41d7db And this fix doesn't apply to vlc-2.0 branch, at this moment. If you don't want to use nightlies, there is a workaround. Tools -> Preferences -> All -> Input/Codecs -> Demuxers Change Demux...

Why isn't it fixed? :D Some reasons I cannot deal with this issue immediately: - I cannot confirm this issue on my builds, so I cannot test it myself. - VLC devs try to avoid fontconfig. At least, freetype renderer now doesn't use fontconfig both on OS X and Windows. And also there is a patch for w...

Why isn't it fixed? :D This issue doesn't happen recently when using my own builds, but it happened some months ago same as official builds. Using the official builds, it happens now on my environment. I don't know exactly why this issue disappears on my build... I didn't change libass / fontconfig...

how do i share the logs? i looked at the other threads regarding this issue and was not able to understand how they fixed it Window -> Messages -> Save logs. If this issue (displaying as boxes with the capital A in the middle) happens, you will see the keyword "Last Resort" font in the lo...

This issue happens on all OS X version.

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=102964
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=102319

Installing VLC makes only changing file association setting and web browser plugin setting on your PC. It doesn't change any directshow filter, any splitter, any codec.
Because VLC doesn't use external ones.

If you uninstall VLC, can WMP play AVIs?

As I wrote on other threads (http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=102319), this issue comes from fontconfig library setting problem. VLC uses freetype renderer module when playing SubRip(srt), and uses libass module when playing SSA/ASS. Both module use fontconfig library. To be exact,...

Please provide short sample and full logs.

At this moment, you can't use external subtitles files with MPEG-TS.

If we don't use fontconfig, we have to modify libass itself.

Did you check the md5 checksum value of your downloaded file? You can check it on the terminal: $ md5 ~/Downloads/vlc-2.0.2.dmg MD5 (/Users/***/Downloads/vlc-2.0.2.dmg) = 23e1b5cdc751043352eada27b94263fc md5 checksum values are written in the page http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html. vl...

Maybe you downloaded and installed the wrong one.
Official VLC doesn't install such a crap.

Did you reset the preferences?
What file do you play? MKV?
When you try to change/turn off a track, does messages log complain something? (Window -> Messages. Save this log)

I cannot try PPC mac, but on intel mac, these functions work properly.

Known issue for ages. Duration and seeking are incorrect for MPEG-2 PS.

You can try avformat demuxer.
Preferences -> All -> Input / Codecs -> Demuxers
Demux module

Now I understand your issue with the pictures. Thank you for cooperation! Do you watch the movie with same preferences, especially video output? On VLC 2.0.1, "Direct3D" is used by default , but on VLC 2.0.2, "DirectDraw" is used by default for old driver/systems. If you change v...

Ah, I forgot you use Windows XP. On XP, you cannot take the screenshot with "PrintScreen" key properly if you enable "Accelerated video output (Overlay)" in Preferences -> Video. Some third-party applications can capture overlay images, but I think disabling "Accelerated vid...

I think you should use "PrintScreen" key to take the screenshots. When you press "PrintScreen", the fullscreen image is copied to the clipboard. Then launch some paint software (e.g. mspaint) and paste it. And please try the same thing with VLC 2.0.1, so that we can compare the b...

I don't recommend always using Avformat demuxer.
Please use it for experimental purpose only.

the video is not displayed at all. Try another video output module: http://wiki.videolan.org/WindowsFAQ-2.0.x#Why_does_VLC_only_give_black.2C_white_or_garbled_.28or_other_visual_errors.29_video_output.3F You can also try to enable or disable some video options such as Overlay and/or Hardware YUV ->...

Preferences -> All -> Input / Codecs -> Demuxers
Demux module