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Hi all,

Great forum and I gleamed a lot of troubleshooting tips from previous posts. But I'm at a loss.

I bought my Mac in New Zealand and when I moved back to North America, I installed VLC so I didn't waste my DVD region changes AND that I wouldn't have to buy many of my DVDs.

So it had been set on Region 4, but I was able to play Region 1 DVDs on my machine.

Then I installed Lion and now VLC only plays the region it's set to.

I've upgraded to the latest version, reset the preferences and deleted the org files.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks!
Iris

DId you do a Firmware update too?

Hi there...

I've only ever done updates based on what was pushed to me via Apple or VLC. So I've never downloaded an firmware update to break anything...
Does that make sense?

Cheers
Iris

I wouldn't be surprised if Apple added an OS protection layer for this in Lion. DVD playback performance is definitely worse than on Snow Leopard. I didn't read any further feedback like yours so far, so I can't tell for sure.

uhm, unhelpful comment for you. sorry.

HI again,

I waited to see if anyone had similar issues. Not sure why it's just me! I unintsalled and reinstalled to see if that helped, but no luck.

There's a little error sign when I try to play a DVD. But I can't tell what the error is (it's like a yellow triangle with a '!'). Anyway to tell what it actually says?

Cheers
Iris

Yes, there is a detailed log in the "Messages" panel, which you can find the "Window" menu.

Hi, I've got OS X 10.6.8, and VLN won't play DVDs that aren't region 2. I think that this is a new problem - maybe of the last month? I've reinstalled VLN, but that didn't help. I get same yellow error triangle when I put in region 1 discs. Any ideas?

I have the same problem. Yellow triangle etc. I have Mac Lion 10.7.2, and am presently in France. (Zone 2) I cannot play any Zone 2 DVD's. Basically it freezes at the first frame, then crashes, or does nothing. I have some other zone DVD's and they seem to work... but they maybe pirated copies... I will know more when I return to Aust and check out DVD's from home.
Firmware? No idea how that works...but here is the report from the attempt to play Bienvenue chez les ch'tis! This came from the messages. This best result has been when I drag the disc into the playlist and then press "play" symbol. i.e. not go to playback, or open disc... I did get a title of sorts across the bottom of screen... but basically black and white nothing then crash.
Hope the following helps... if not what can I send you? (The time appears wrong cos I still have computer set to Aust time.) Here in France it is now about 1 am, there about 11 am tomorrow!

refusing to decode non validated subtitle codec
using decoder module "spudec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.542 ms - Total 0.542 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.542 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "spudec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.098 ms - Total 0.098 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.098 ms)
main debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 0 (../../src/input/decoder.c:301)
main debug: thread started
spudec debug: invalid starting packet (size < 4 or pts <=0)
spudec debug: spu size: 0, i_pts: 0 i_buffer: 128
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_AUDIO_STREAM_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - physical=0
main debug: Buffering 0%
dvdnav debug: buttonUpdate not done b=1 t=0
main debug: Buffering 3%
main debug: looking for decoder module: 32 candidates
avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) started
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.458 ms - Total 0.458 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.458 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.089 ms - Total 0.089 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.089 ms)
main debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 0 (../../src/input/decoder.c:301)
main debug: thread started
dvdnav debug: buttonUpdate not done b=1 t=0
packetizer_mpegvideo debug: size 720x576 fps=25.000
main debug: Buffering 4%
main debug: Buffering 5%
main debug: Buffering 5%
main debug: Buffering 6%
main debug: Buffering 6%
main debug: Buffering 18%
main debug: Buffering 19%
main debug: looking for decoder module: 32 candidates
main debug: using decoder module "a52"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.265 ms - Total 0.265 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.265 ms)
main debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 22 (../../src/input/decoder.c:301)
main debug: thread started
a52 debug: A/52 channels:6 samplerate:48000 bitrate:448000
main debug: creating aout
main debug: looking for audio output module: 2 candidates
main debug: VLC is looking for: 'a52 ' 48000 Hz 3F2R/LFE frame=1536 samples/1792 bytes
auhal debug: found 3 audio device(s)
auhal debug: DevID: 52 DevName: Built-in Microphone
auhal debug: this device is INPUT only. skipping…
auhal debug: DevID: 42 DevName: Built-in Input
auhal debug: this device is INPUT only. skipping…
auhal debug: DevID: 34 DevName: Built-in Output
auhal debug: found 16 stream formats
auhal debug: supported format: [96000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][24]
auhal debug: supported format: [88200][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][24]
auhal debug: supported format: [48000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][24]
auhal debug: supported format: [44100][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][24]
auhal debug: supported format: [96000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][20]
auhal debug: supported format: [88200][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][20]
auhal debug: supported format: [48000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][20]
auhal debug: supported format: [44100][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][20]
auhal debug: supported format: [96000][mcpl][12][4][1][4][2][16]
auhal debug: supported format: [88200][mcpl][12][4][1][4][2][16]
auhal debug: supported format: [48000][mcpl][12][4][1][4][2][16]
auhal debug: supported format: [44100][mcpl][12][4][1][4][2][16]
auhal debug: supported format: [96000][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32]
auhal debug: supported format: [88200][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32]
auhal debug: supported format: [48000][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32]
auhal debug: supported format: [44100][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32]
auhal debug: audio device does not support digital output
main debug: no usable vout present, spawning one
main debug: looking for text renderer module: 3 candidates
main debug: Buffering 19%
main debug: Buffering 30%
main debug: using text renderer module "quartztext"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 30.909 ms - Total 30.909 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 30.909 ms)
main debug: looking for video filter2 module: 15 candidates
swscale debug: 32x32 chroma: YUVA -> 16x16 chroma: YUVA with scaling using Bicubic (good quality)
main debug: using video filter2 module "swscale"
auhal debug: current format is: [44100][mcpl][41][4][1][4][2][32]
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 25.041 ms - Total 25.041 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 25.041 ms)
main debug: looking for video filter2 module: 15 candidates
auhal debug: layout of AUHAL has 2 channels
auhal debug: selected 2 physical channels for device output
auhal debug: VLC will output: Stereo
auhal debug: we set the AU format: [48000][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32]
auhal debug: the actual set AU format is [48000][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32]
auhal debug: analog output successfully opened
main debug: using audio output module "auhal"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 116.641 ms - Total 116.641 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 116.641 ms)
main debug: output 'f32l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes
main debug: mixer 'f32l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes
main debug: no need for any filter
main debug: looking for audio mixer module: 3 candidates
main debug: using audio mixer module "float32_mixer"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 20.180 ms - Total 20.180 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 20.180 ms)
main debug: input 'a52 ' 48000 Hz 3F2R/LFE frame=1536 samples/1792 bytes
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 1 candidate
scaletempo debug: format: 48000 rate, 2 nch, 4 bps, fl32
scaletempo debug: params: 30 stride, 0.200 overlap, 14 search
scaletempo debug: 1.000 scale, 1440.000 stride_in, 1440 stride_out, 1152 standing, 288 overlap, 672 search, 2400 queue, fl32 mode
main debug: using audio filter module "scaletempo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 9.062 ms - Total 9.062 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 9.062 ms)
main debug: filter(s) 'a52 '->'f32l' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz 3F2R/LFE->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "a52tofloat32"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 11.606 ms - Total 11.606 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 11.606 ms)
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'f32l' 52800 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidates
main debug: Buffering 32%
main debug: Buffering 33%
main debug: Buffering 40%
main debug: Buffering 46%
yuvp debug: YUVP to YUVA converter
main debug: using video filter2 module "yuvp"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 163.262 ms - Total 163.262 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 163.262 ms)
main debug: window size: 1024x576
main debug: Deinterlacing available
main debug: deinterlace 0, mode blend, is_needed 0
main debug: looking for video output module: 2 candidates
main debug: looking for opengl provider module: 2 candidates
macosx debug: display is Quartz Extreme accelerated
main debug: using audio filter module "ugly_resampler"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 154.852 ms - Total 154.852 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 154.852 ms)
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main debug: End of audio preroll
main debug: Buffering 46%
main debug: Buffering 51%
main debug: Buffering 57%
main debug: Buffering 58%
main debug: Buffering 58%
main debug: Buffering 59%
main debug: Buffering 59%
main debug: Buffering 62%
main debug: Buffering 72%
main debug: Buffering 72%
main debug: Buffering 73%
main debug: Buffering 83%
main debug: Buffering 85%
main debug: Buffering 85%
main debug: Buffering 86%
main debug: Buffering 89%
main debug: Buffering 90%
main debug: Buffering 90%
main debug: Buffering 91%
main debug: Buffering 92%
main debug: Buffering 92%
main debug: Buffering 93%
main debug: Buffering 93%
main debug: Buffering 94%
main debug: Buffering 94%
main debug: Buffering 95%
main debug: Buffering 95%
main debug: Buffering 96%
main debug: Buffering 96%
main debug: Buffering 97%
main debug: Buffering 97%
main debug: Buffering 98%
main debug: Buffering 99%
main debug: Buffering 99%
main debug: Stream buffering done (315 ms in 995 ms)
main debug: using opengl provider module "macosx"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 770.746 ms - Total 770.746 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 770.746 ms)
main debug: using video output module "opengl"
macosx warning: unknown external notify ' com.apple.BezelServices.BMDisplayHWReconfiguredEvent' received
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 785.151 ms - Total 785.151 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 785.151 ms)
macosx warning: unknown external notify ' com.apple.BezelServices.BMDisplayHWReconfiguredEvent' received
main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s)
main debug: pic render sz 720x576, of (0,0), vsz 720x576, 4cc I420, sar 64:45, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
main debug: pic in sz 720x576, of (0,0), vsz 720x576, 4cc I420, sar 64:45, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
main debug: pic out sz 720x576, of (0,0), vsz 720x576, 4cc UYVY, sar 64:45, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
main debug: looking for video filter2 module: 15 candidates
main debug: using video filter2 module "i420_yuy2_sse2"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.148 ms - Total 0.148 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.148 ms)
main debug: indirect render, mapping render pictures 0-24 to system pictures 1-25
avcodec debug: using direct rendering
main debug: End of video preroll
main debug: Received first picture
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 346 ms
main debug: looking for video blending module: 1 candidate
blend debug: chroma: YUVA -> UYVY
main debug: using video blending module "blend"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 12.227 ms - Total 12.227 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 12.227 ms)
main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (-41677)
main debug: Post-processing available
main debug: Detected interlaced video
main debug: deinterlace 0, mode blend, is_needed 1
main warning: vlc_object_find_name(postproc) is not safe!
dvdnav warning: cannot get next block (Error reading from DVD.)
dvdnav debug: jumping to first title
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_HOP_CHANNEL
main debug: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
spudec debug: invalid starting packet (size < 4 or pts <=0)
spudec debug: spu size: 0, i_pts: 0 i_buffer: 128
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_VTS_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - vtsN=1
dvdnav debug: - domain=2
main debug: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
spudec debug: invalid starting packet (size < 4 or pts <=0)
spudec debug: spu size: 0, i_pts: 0 i_buffer: 128
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) stopped
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpgv', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: [0] 4 0
main debug: [1] 4 0
main debug: [2] 4 0
main debug: [3] 2 0
main debug: [4] 4 0
main debug: [5] 4 0
main debug: [6] 4 0
main debug: [7] 4 0
main debug: [8] 4 0
main debug: [9] 0 0
main debug: [10] 0 0
main debug: [11] 0 0
main debug: [12] 0 0
main debug: [13] 0 0
main debug: [14] 0 0
main debug: [15] 0 0
main debug: [16] 0 0
main debug: [17] 0 0
main debug: [18] 0 0
main debug: [19] 0 0
main debug: [20] 0 0
main debug: [21] 0 0
main debug: [22] 0 0
main debug: [23] 0 0
main debug: [24] 4 0
main debug: saving a free vout
main debug: removing module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: removing module "spudec"
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `spu ', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "spudec"
main debug: removing module "a52"
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `a52 ', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "a52tofloat32"
main debug: removing module "scaletempo"
main debug: removing module "ugly_resampler"
main debug: removing module "auhal"
main debug: removing module "float32_mixer"
main debug: releasing aout
main debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_CELL_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - cellN=1
dvdnav debug: - pgN=1
dvdnav debug: - cell_length=12823200
dvdnav debug: - pg_length=12823200
dvdnav debug: - pgc_length=549633600
dvdnav debug: - cell_start=0
dvdnav debug: - pg_start=0
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_SPU_CLUT_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_SPU_STREAM_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - physical_wide=128
dvdnav debug: - physical_letterbox=129
dvdnav debug: - physical_pan_scan=128
dvdnav debug: buttonUpdate not done b=1 t=1
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_AUDIO_STREAM_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - physical=1
main debug: Buffering 0%
dvdnav debug: buttonUpdate not done b=1 t=1
main debug: Buffering 0%
main debug: looking for decoder module: 32 candidates
avcodec debug: libavcodec already initialized
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) started
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.840 ms - Total 0.840 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.840 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.101 ms - Total 0.101 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.101 ms)
main debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 0 (../../src/input/decoder.c:301)
main debug: thread started
dvdnav debug: buttonUpdate not done b=1 t=1
packetizer_mpegvideo debug: size 720x576 fps=25.000
main debug: Buffering 1%
main debug: Buffering 1%
dvdnav warning: cannot get next block (Error reading from DVD.)
main debug: finished input
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) stopped
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpgv', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES
main debug: removing module "dvdnav"
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play
main debug: destroying useless vout
macosx debug: input has stopped, refreshing interface
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis' : 7907.475 ms - Total 7907.475 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 7907.474 ms)
main debug: removing module "i420_yuy2_sse2"
main debug: removing module "macosx"
main debug: removing module "opengl"
main debug: removing module "blend"
main debug: removing module "quartztext"
main debug: removing module "yuvp"
main debug: removing module "swscale"
macosx warning: unknown external notify 'com.apple.HIToolbox.beginMenuTrackingNotification' received
macosx warning: unknown external notify 'com.apple.HIToolbox.beginMenuTrackingNotification' received
macosx warning: unknown external notify 'com.apple.HIToolbox.endMenuTrackingNotification' received
macosx warning: unknown external notify 'com.apple.HIToolbox.endMenuTrackingNotification' received


Is this what you need?

Please try VLC 1.2.0-pre3

VLC 1.2.0 - pre3 arrives as an .exe file i.e. windows ... I have Mac Lion 10.7.2,
but merci... any Mac version you think will suffice?

take the .dmg one...

Downloaded .DMG - thanks, but still was not able to proceed. Then tried another movie (old and "universal") "Casablanca" presented for Zone 2
(Incidentally, I have never chosen a zone for this new MacBook Pro, as I previously always used VLC with power Mac, and wasn't going to do otherwise now with Lion.)
Also I do have the entire "message" saved (for both movies) with 1.2.0 pre3.dmg if required by the (excellent) programmers
Here is a snippet

main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.711 ms - Total 0.711 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.711 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.063 ms - Total 0.063 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.063 ms)
dvdnav debug: buttonUpdate not done b=1 t=0
packetizer_mpegvideo debug: size 720x576 fps=25.000
dvdnav warning: cannot get next block (Error reading from DVD.)
dvdnav debug: jumping to first title
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_HOP_CHANNEL
main error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
spudec debug: invalid starting packet (size < 4 or pts <=0)
spudec debug: spu size: 0, i_pts: 0 i_buffer: 128
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_VTS_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - vtsN=1
dvdnav debug: - domain=2
main error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called

I have had this issue with my MacBook 13" OS X 10.6.8 and VLC 2.1.2 (64bit), and I just found the solution.
You need a 64 bit version of libdvdcss aka libdvdcss.2.dylib

Download the libdvdcss.pkg and install it. Or manually install (that BTW I was unable to figure out how with the limited instructions ). The .pkg file though did the installation just fine and at reboot of VLC, there was my DVD, playing just fine!

The link I found my info was: http://gskluzacek.tumblr.com/post/44981 ... n-mac-os-x
But there may be another source out there... this one just worked for me, and I looked no further.

MtnMan