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any news on a new lua?

Meanwhile, you can use the YT-DLP BAT file workaround I was talking about at the end of this post:
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.ph ... 37#p530837

How do you do this. i'm unfamiliar with how and where to add that.

Set VLC to use DXVA2: Tools -> Preferences -> Video Output = Direct3D9 video output Tools -> Preferences -> Input/Codecs Hardware accelerated decoding = DXVA 2.0 Set the maximum video resolution of the streams to HD 720p: Menu Tools -> Preferences (Show Settings = ALL) -> Input/Codecs The option is...

I've updated the lua several times before and it has worked just not this time. i don't know if it's to do with other setting i have no idea Please open Tools -> Messages (set Verbosity to 2) before you start the playback , and then paste the full resulting log here or on Pastebin.com if it's too l...

If you're streaming from youtube, Google often changes the code which results in playback problems on vlc. Changing the youtube.luac file addresses that issue. Videolan updates all files with every new release, but being an open source media player it's much cheaper and easier to just release the a...

updated but still having the same problems

Exit VLC, reset the preferences (the manual way) and try again:
https://wiki.videolan.org/VSG:ResetPrefs

why does the lua have to be changed? surely this is something VLC should put in an update?

updated but still having the same problems

Exit VLC, reset the preferences (the manual way) and try again:
https://wiki.videolan.org/VSG:ResetPrefs

slightly better but still stopping

It's always here:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/video ... outube.lua

Right click on the page and use Save Page As.

updated but still having the same problems

Hi can you link me to the new luac file? my playback has been a problem for the last 2 days.

I'll try the link after i update.

Thanks