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[SOLVED] On version 3.0.8, I never had to change the default options. That changed with 3.0.11. By setting VLC 'Tools>Preferences>Video>Video Output' to 'XVideo Output (XCB)' my video distortion issues were cured. A kind person on another forum explained that setting would allow the cpu to accept mo...

In an effort to be able to use VLC, I changed over to Debian 10 OS thinking that since both BunsenLabs Lithium 32-bit OS and MX-19.2 32-bit Linux are derived from Debian, that might cure the issue. It has not. The default video application there for the LXQt DE is mpv Media Player which (I believe I...

Finally got the current version number correct. Busy with hurricane recovery. Tried to install the snap package version from CLI; wouldn't run. VLC 3.0.11.1 release notes indicate hardware acceleration by default - that may be the root of the issue, since my old 64MB video card likely can't handle t...

@Remi Denis-Courmont - Thank you for catching my mistake with the VLC version numbers. I believe I have it straight now. It was suggested to me that the issue is the combination of my old video card/driver with the current version of VLC. Shame really, the previous version worked so well.

EDIT: changed thread title to more accurately reflect my issue. Using both BunsenLabs Lithium 32-bit OS and MX-19.2 32-bit Linux with VLC 3.11.1 as default media player, VLC severely distorts the video (both DVD and local .mpg files) but plays the audio. In addition, VLC refuses to close and locks u...