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by smurfmachine
09 Feb 2014 01:10
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: .MKV won't autosave?
Replies: 1
Views: 205

.MKV won't autosave?

Most files will happily let you click the "perform this action next time without asking" box. If you try to get an MKV file this box is always greyed out. You can save the files, it'd just be nice if the nag box didn't pop up every time. Is it possible to fix this so you can tick that box ...
by smurfmachine
17 Aug 2011 22:34
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: VLC lost picture?
Replies: 3
Views: 440

Re: VLC lost picture?

changed it to windows GDI. fixed it.

is there any way of making the advanced menu stay the default one? no matter how many times i click save it ALWAYS defaults back to simple.
by smurfmachine
16 Aug 2011 22:57
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: VLC lost picture?
Replies: 3
Views: 440

VLC lost picture?

Heres the short version VLC 1.1.11 Watching a vid, minimised it to do something else, maximised it and the audio was still running but all the image showed was my desktop background. Maximising to fullscreen brings the image back but what the frick is going on? I've never seen VLC do this ever befor...
by smurfmachine
16 Aug 2011 19:44
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: Video Quality Worsened
Replies: 21
Views: 3460

Re: Video Quality Worsened

I was running 1.1.11 and this issue has come back again. I've had to rollback to 0.9.9 just to get a clear picture again. I've now diagnosed my particular issue. It seems that VLC "forgot" my output setting and shunted to default. I set it back to OpenGL (I now have a dedicated graphics c...
by smurfmachine
02 Aug 2011 19:35
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: Video Quality Worsened
Replies: 21
Views: 3460

Re: Video Quality Worsened

I was running 1.1.11 and this issue has come back again.
I've had to rollback to 0.9.9 just to get a clear picture again.
by smurfmachine
22 Jan 2011 21:44
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: Stop VLC from always maximizing
Replies: 11
Views: 6927

Re: Stop VLC from always maximizing

this is STILL happening in version 1.1.5
and the folder you are supposed to remove to stop it no longer exists.
so how is it fixed if you cant remove the folder?
by smurfmachine
20 Nov 2010 04:55
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: Stop VLC from always maximizing
Replies: 11
Views: 6927

Re: Stop VLC from always maximizing

Question - Why doesnt an install of a new version automatically delete this folder and its contents? It removes everything else so why not this? A sensible idea to include that it should do that for the next revision methinks. At least this fixed the constant resizing issue. Shame you actually cause...
by smurfmachine
06 Oct 2010 01:45
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: How to improve milky (overexposured ?) video display?
Replies: 4
Views: 640

Re: How to improve milky (overexposured ?) video display?

check the contrast and gamma settings on your graphics card, the issue lies there. not with VLC
by smurfmachine
06 Oct 2010 01:42
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: How to save new adjusted"Video effects" settings as default?
Replies: 3
Views: 3820

Re: How to save new adjusted"Video effects" settings as defa

its your graphics card, not vlc.
you can tweak vlc as many times as you like but it'll change back every time.
i suggest you check here:-
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=50836
by smurfmachine
06 Oct 2010 01:38
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: .: list of my vlc issues :.
Replies: 3
Views: 684

Re: .: list of my vlc issues :.

okok is referring to the buffer by the sounds of it, i'm not the only one who finds it annoying then. for some reason it was introduced when the software went from 0.9.9 to 1.0.0 i have no clue why the feature was added, it was a bad idea and certainly wasnt needed. and it sounds like nonameform is ...
by smurfmachine
06 Oct 2010 01:24
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: VLC 1.1.1 not consistently honoring snapshot width setting
Replies: 2
Views: 369

Re: VLC 1.1.1 not consistently honoring snapshot width setti

its not a recent issue, thats been going on since 0.9.9
vlc has never had a very good snapshot mode, its incapable of producing WSYWIG results and pretty much always has been.
by smurfmachine
29 Aug 2010 18:12
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: How to always start VLC w/extended GUI enabled?
Replies: 2
Views: 650

Re: How to always start VLC w/extended GUI enabled?

if you are constantly mucking around with gamma & contrast on VLC then the problem lies with your PC settings graphics card, not vlc. i suggest you read this thread:- http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=50836 which will fix all your issues. you wont need to keep adjusting gamma &a...
by smurfmachine
29 Aug 2010 18:05
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: VLC won't fully close
Replies: 3
Views: 1831

Re: VLC won't fully close

Its as annoying as hell. why not just fix it so closing the program the regular way works.
is it time to go back to 0.9.9 because that worked.
its amazing how you can actually break stuff that already worked when you "improve" the program.
by smurfmachine
13 Jun 2010 17:34
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: saving snapshots
Replies: 2
Views: 342

Re: saving snapshots

it automatically defaults to your "my pictures" directory normally.
which on most versions of windows you can find off the start button.
by smurfmachine
13 Jun 2010 17:05
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: show advanced settings button? (and other complaints)
Replies: 1
Views: 724

show advanced settings button? (and other complaints)

I finally decided to check if version 1 and above is working. Well done, you fixed the HDTV image issues. It only took you HOW LONG? Only problem now is the "show advance settings" button doesnt do what it used to in v 0.9.9 It used to toggle the snapshot button & other functions. For ...
by smurfmachine
07 Feb 2010 03:24
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: movie (mp4) won't play
Replies: 5
Views: 1190

Re: movie (mp4) won't play

mine was downloaded off Iplayer. just grab any show from there for example data. if i uploaded it to any of those places i'd be violating my Iplayer desktop agreement with them. its probably their (the BBC) security encoding that stops you playing them. i've since been able to play non-protected mp4...
by smurfmachine
07 Feb 2010 03:22
Forum: General VLC media player Troubleshooting
Topic: Stopping DVD spinup?
Replies: 3
Views: 603

Re: Stopping DVD spinup?

This is not supposed to happen and I never had such a problem. Without tracing infos, we can't help you. asking me questions might help its traditionally how fault finding diagnostics works but you shouldnt need me to tell you that if you are any kind of programmer, what would you like to know that...
by smurfmachine
31 Jan 2010 04:48
Forum: General VLC media player Troubleshooting
Topic: Stopping DVD spinup?
Replies: 3
Views: 603

Stopping DVD spinup?

Clearly VLC cant tell I've currently got a game/data dvd (My Quake 4 dvd) in my dvd drive but regardless of what other kind of video file I open from just a filename the stupid annoying thing starts spinning up my dvd drive. Is there any way to set a default so it won't do this? Its as annoying as h...
by smurfmachine
31 Jan 2010 04:32
Forum: General VLC media player Troubleshooting
Topic: Snapshot size
Replies: 4
Views: 1032

Re: Snapshot size

Why cant anyone give a simple answer. I just want the snapshot to be whatever the current playback window size is. I'm not an advanced user, I struggle through the preferences screens at the best of times. FWIW, no matter what size you set the numbers you advised to change at the screenshot stays th...
by smurfmachine
22 Jan 2010 02:42
Forum: General VLC media player Troubleshooting
Topic: Snapshot size
Replies: 4
Views: 1032

Re: Snapshot size

and this totally doesnt answer my question.
i want to know HOW to set size?
by smurfmachine
21 Jan 2010 00:02
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: movie (mp4) won't play
Replies: 5
Views: 1190

Re: movie (mp4) won't play

similar issue, no idea on codecs used as it was a file i downloaded off BBC Iplayer
by smurfmachine
20 Jan 2010 23:56
Forum: General VLC media player Troubleshooting
Topic: Snapshot size
Replies: 4
Views: 1032

Snapshot size

Why is it when I take a snapshot no matter what size I've set my screen at all my snapshots are the exact same size? How can I configure it so my snapshot is the exact same size as what I physically see on screen? I'm using 0.9.9 (no, dont advise me to upgrade as anything above 0.9.9 wont render avi...
by smurfmachine
06 Oct 2009 00:16
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: VLC 1.0.0-rc1 builds for Windows
Replies: 41
Views: 24564

Re: VLC 1.0.0-rc1 builds for Windows

the following things STILL need fixing in your wonderfully rubbish 1.x.x versions.

the HDTV pixellation issues that don't happen with 0.9.9
the stupid buffering function, please remove it.
that fact that any 1.X.X version suddenly sets gamma up far too high (this one is a new problem).
by smurfmachine
06 Oct 2009 00:02
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: Version 1.0.2 won't install correctly if........
Replies: 1
Views: 266

Version 1.0.2 won't install correctly if........

you are also running Firefox whilst trying to do the install.
Certain Lib files won't install, you can only do a full install if Firefox is totally closed.

Oh, and older versions of VLC with the Mozilla plugin installed cause Facebook chat to crash with a runtime error.
by smurfmachine
14 Aug 2009 06:27
Forum: VLC media player for Windows Troubleshooting
Topic: keep window same size after playlist transition
Replies: 4
Views: 534

Re: keep window same size after playlist transition

Change it in preferences.
WHERE in preferences. on version 0.9.9.
i won't use 1.0.0 its awful and far too buggy.

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