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Both problems fixed in the latest nightly.
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I confirm, it is fixed in the latest nightly.
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I also have problems with .avi files captured with WinDV from a Digital8 camcorder. Here a small sample file with no sound: https://mega.nz/#!94NhQCrC!KE07qgx6uptrQPv0SKr89zpqWGpWIx5qidUlVdWqmvk Also, AVI DV files (Type 1 and Type 2 when sound is ok) have another problem that when it reaches by norm...

Hello, I've tried vlc-3.0.2-20180408-0549 and the problem is still there, even with hardware decoding disabled.

Interestingly, i've also tried v 2.2.8 and it works fine.

Both versions were 64b builds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_of_pictures Most important part: The I frames contain the full image and do not require any additional information to reconstruct it. Typically, encoders use GOP structures that cause each I frame to be a "clean random access point," such that decoding c...

I tested nightly build 3.0.2-20180407-0546 and the issue is fixed.
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You need to cut those files at reference frames (I-frames) only, or else you will get this problem. I use a tool that is called Smart Renderer to to this, if you cut between reference frames it will re-encode the zombie P/B frames into a new GOP with an added I frame. You can download a 30 day trial...

I have problems playing MPEG2 files in v3.0.1 (i don't remember if the problem was there in previous versions also). The problem is that from time to time I see some really bad blocking artifacts all over the screen. It's interesting that if I remux the MPEG2 stream to from .mpg container to .mkv co...

I have the same problem with .mkv files generated from my Sony AVCHD videocam or from a Mio dashcam, exported from TMPGEnc SmartRenderer. Prior versions of VLC did not have problems with chapters in these files before. Here are some sample files, with 4 chapters each, around 30MB per file: Mio dashc...