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OK, I just got an "upgrade notice" from 0.9.2, so I let it automagically upgrade.

Now, however, when running 0.9.3 with ANY video format, the video is all BLACK.

Suggestions?

I am fixing to roll back to 0.9.2.

Delete preferences and cache files.

Arite.

No Joy...

Deleting contents of ~Library/Preferences/VLC/ and re-installing 0.9.3 has no effect.

On rollback to 0.9.2 the video works fine.

Again deleted VLC and all preferences and cache and re-installed 0.9.3 resulted in black video window. No video at all. This is Mac PowerPC running OSX 10.4.11

It might be that your computer is to old to render OpenGL video and unfortunately, we don't support the old Quartz rendering anymore.

i have same problem with 0.9.3--i get the controller window--then a black screen -and immediately after that vlc crashes----never a problem before--i have the latest quicktime and 0SX 10.4.9--do you have a source for 9.2?? vlc site only offers current application!--many thanks!

cld someone send me source for 0.9.2??------0.9.3 doesnt work at all--and no help from the moderator!!i have an imac-400MHzpower PC G3 192 MB SDRAM--osx10.4.9----everytime i play an avi or wmv movie i get this message--application vlc media player quit uexpectedly---no problem playing mpg movies!!--wld someone plz help??thanks--jr

Yeash, is it soooo difficult to find the "Older versions" heading that is present on EACH VLC download page ?

http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc

400MHzpower PC G3 192 MB SDRAM

BTW. you run 10.4.9 on that ? That's insane.....
(And yes, these configurations are no longer supported. Apple makes it too difficult for applications such as ours to support old hardware.)

thanks for your reply----yes i had found 9.2 after my last message--didnt help! shld i just keep trying older vlc's until one works?? or do you recommend i go back to an older osx?? many thanks for your help!

Try deleting preferences and cache files again if you currently have 0.9.2, as you said that was working beforehand. Otherwise try the latest 0.8.x version (0.8.6i):
http://download.videolan.org/pub/videol ... 6i/macosx/

Arite.

thanks--09.2 works like always--but most avi clips have to be played slower in order to open and play--any idea why?? thanks again!!!!

I also began having the black screen problem, stuttering problems, etc., once I moved into the 0.9 version range. I discovered that I could sometimes correct the black screen problem by choosing "Normal Size" under the Video menu, but this didn't solve the other problems, such as stuttering, dropping frames, etc. After trying a few of the newer 0.9 versions, I realized that I had to go back to 0.8.6i in order to restore everything to normal. On the other hand, my daughter's machine can run 0.9.3 fine.

The difference?

While both of our machines are early-model, eight-year-old G4's, System Profiler reveals that she has Core Graphics and Quartz Extreme support, while my G4 500 Mhz DP has neither. All I've got is a ATY, Rage128Pro chipset and 16 MB of VRAM, while she has a GeForce2 MX chipset and 32 MB of VRAM. I'm running Tiger 10.4.11 just fine, while she is really pushing it with Leopard 10.5.5.

So for the rest of you having this black screen problem, as others have stated, you probably just need to go back to a version of VLC that is more compatible with your machine.

In 0.9.3 we removed pure Quartz rendering (because it crashed quite often in 10.4 and 10.5) As a side affect, machines without Quartz Extreme are no longer supported. I added a note about this to the 0.9.4 release.