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I should add that it's also the filename and not embedded name that shows up in the playlist (ctrl+l).

I normally drag a bunch of files into VLC and then look at the playlist to make sure I've titled everything correctly.

No, the filename also shows in the window titlebar as well as the status bar.

It really is like it's not seeing the embedded title and defaulting to the filename.

In VLC 2.0.0, when I play a .mkv file, the title that shows up is just the filename of the .mkv file. It ignores the actual embedded title that I put in with mkvmerge. The typical behavior in VLC 1.1.11 was to display an embedded .mkv title if one existed, otherwise it would display the filename. It...