No audio at all with certain files
Posted: 14 Jul 2013 09:00
Very strange symptoms and super annoying/frustrating.
I just did a clean install of Mountain Lion on a new SSD less than 2 weeks ago. All software is up to date. VLC version is 2.0.7 32/64. (have re-installed/downloaded several times before posting) I have a NAS device on my LAN where I store all my media files. All of the files that I am having trouble with are known-good, the trouble is definitely not with the files.
When I play *certain* (there seems to be no rhyme nor reason to which ones but it is specific files, some primarily mkv files but not all and always the same ones. Some work fine, some don't) there is no audio at all being played. I am using an LCD TV as my monitor connected via mini-port-HDMI converter. In this setup the audio controls (such as volume in the menu bar) are greyed out. This is normal and expected. However, when I attempt to play one of these problematic files the volume in the menu bar become active and the built-in speakers of the MBP are selected as the audio output. While that file is being played or is open in VLC I can not select the TV as the audio output. I click the TV output and nothing changes. I have tried every audio output module in VLC with no luck.
These files do play audio with VLC when I disconnect the TV from the MBP and use the laptop speakers.
I am not having trouble with audio in any other app or format. Music players work fine, flash video/youtube plays/sounds fine, etc. It is only with specific files played with VLC whilst connected to an HDMI TV. All of the files worked prior to the re-install. I am having no noticeable issues with any other software on the system.
I'm stumped. Any help?
I just did a clean install of Mountain Lion on a new SSD less than 2 weeks ago. All software is up to date. VLC version is 2.0.7 32/64. (have re-installed/downloaded several times before posting) I have a NAS device on my LAN where I store all my media files. All of the files that I am having trouble with are known-good, the trouble is definitely not with the files.
When I play *certain* (there seems to be no rhyme nor reason to which ones but it is specific files, some primarily mkv files but not all and always the same ones. Some work fine, some don't) there is no audio at all being played. I am using an LCD TV as my monitor connected via mini-port-HDMI converter. In this setup the audio controls (such as volume in the menu bar) are greyed out. This is normal and expected. However, when I attempt to play one of these problematic files the volume in the menu bar become active and the built-in speakers of the MBP are selected as the audio output. While that file is being played or is open in VLC I can not select the TV as the audio output. I click the TV output and nothing changes. I have tried every audio output module in VLC with no luck.
These files do play audio with VLC when I disconnect the TV from the MBP and use the laptop speakers.
I am not having trouble with audio in any other app or format. Music players work fine, flash video/youtube plays/sounds fine, etc. It is only with specific files played with VLC whilst connected to an HDMI TV. All of the files worked prior to the re-install. I am having no noticeable issues with any other software on the system.
I'm stumped. Any help?