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We could buy a card, indeed.

I can purchase a card and have it sent to a developer in the US/Canada or provide funds if it means that somebody will work on this.
It would probably take one of the experienced developers no more than an hour or two.

Just let me know where to send.

Avermedia makes a number of affordable (around $100) capture cards that allow for high quality (720p or better) capture from HDMI sources. This is super useful for various PVR and home theater setups. Personally I have the AVerMedia AVerTV HD DVR MTVHDDVRR C027, also known as the DarkCrystal HD Capt...

1. This is a DirectShow related VLC issue, AFAIK it belongs in the Windows troubleshooting forum (not this general one). 2. You can most likely use this free software to capture from the Avermedia card and relay to VLC: http://www.amarectv.com/english/amarectv_e.htm . I tested it with my C027 and it...

Can you gdb debug the crash?

It doesn't look like OP is reporting an actual crash.
His problem is "In this case the card is not detected as a new video peripheral."

I am able to reproduce this 100% of the time on Windows 7 64bit running the 32bit version of VLC 2.0.1. Any attempt to transcode to x264 (HTTP, File, rtp) from every source I tested (directshow, file) causes an instant crash. The only solution that I found is to use VLC 1.1.9. Here is a sample comma...