Video not working for any file extension

[mstashev]

I have just upgraded to the newest VLC player. Recently I upgraded from Snow Leopard (which ever VLC Player was the latest for that one worked great!) to Mountain Lion. Ever since I upgraded, the only thing I ever see when playing a file is the sound bars. I can hear the sound just fine, its just that I never see the picture. I have tried MKV, MP4, M4V, and AVI. I am in a bind as most of my work is in MKV and AVI and Quicktime just doesn't suffice.

Here are the specific log files for each file type.

MKV

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3474037/VLC%20D ... fd/TXT.rtf

MP4:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3474037/VLC%20D ... fd/TXT.rtf

M4V:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3474037/VLC%20D ... fd/TXT.rtf


AVI:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3474037/VLC%20D ... fd/TXT.rtf

[immy111]

I'm not sure if I'm having the same problem as the original poster, but I might be... I, too, recently upgraded my OS to Mountain Lion. Similarly, my VLC audio works, but my video does not... for any file extension. I just get a solid white screen. I saw in another post to turn off "video overlay", but I searched for hours and never saw any option in any menu, in any drop down, or on any screen that said "video overlay". I uninstalled VLC and reinstalled it, and it didn't help. I even reinstalled an older version of VLC, and it didn't help. I repaired disk permissions and installed an even older version of VLC, and it didn't help. Not sure what is causing the problem.

[fkuehne]

Both of you have corrupted preferences files due to the upgrade. Option-click on the Finder's "Go" menu to reveal the "Library" folder. Navigate to "Preferences" and remove both a folder called "org.videolan.vlc" as well as a file named "org.videolan.vlc.plist".