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Hi, i have the same problem: stuttering AC3 files. WinXP SP2, VLC 0.8.6. I then installed the old VLC 0.8.2 in another directory and copied its libaout_directx_plugin.dll to the 0.8.6s plugin directory. THANX RoRa!!!!! Now it works as it should. I hope this gets fixed in the default installation fi...

Use Waveout (not DirectX) from VLC settings. This is known issue. http://koti.mbnet.fi/raiska/tutorials/vlc/10b.png I have set that and tried all different combos but nothing makes the audio right. It only sounds "better" with the waveout setting. I even tried reverting to the old over 8....