skins causes vlc to crash

[Ariell]

Hi,

Iam having problems using skins with vlc. Without skinable Interface activated the players works perfectly. As soon as I enable it the first video only show a black window with sound and the second video crashes vlc. Doesnt work with 5-6 skins I have downloaded, also the default skin.

- deleted cache
- tested 0.92, 0.94, 0.98a

system:
-phenom 9850
-2 gb ram
- win xp sp2

Anyone an idea?

Ariell

[VLC_help]

At least in my test default skin works OK with 0.9.8a. Does it matter if you change video output module to something else?

[Ariell]

thank you for your answer.

tried all modules and disabled hardware acceleration without success

[VLC_help]

Your video window is embbed inside the skin or separate window?

[Ariell]

both doesnt work

[VLC_help]

When you say you deleted cache, do you mean that you removed %appdata%\vlc completely?

[Ariell]

thats correct. any other ideas ?

[VLC_help]

My last suggestion is to remove %appdata%\vlc and then start VLC directly to skins using

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vlc -I skins2 --verbose 2 --extraintf=logger

and paste logger messages here when error arrives.

[Ariell]

When I use "vlc -I skins2 --verbose 2 --extraintf=logger" the error doesnt occur. I tried to save the preferences and restarted vlc but the window was black again.

[VLC_help]

Does it occur if you start with vlc -I skins2 ?

[Ariell]

yes it does

[VLC_help]

vlc -I skins2 --extraintf=logger it occurs also?

[Ariell]

ah sorry I missunderstood. The error doesnt occur when using vlc -I skins2

[VLC_help]

If you start VLC with logger
vlc --verbose 2 --extraintf=logger
and do the routine that causes issues, what messages you get to logger window?

[Ariell]

when I start the player with "vlc --verbose 2 --extraintf=logger" all skin options are disabled so I cant reproduce the error (when I start the player normal the skin is enabled)

[VLC_help]

Disabled?

[Ariell]

with vlc --verbose 2 --extraintf=logger I dont have a skin even though I have it when I start it the normal way.

[Ariell]

maybe there is a shortcut to solve my problem. is there a way to have playlist and player as one like the wmp? then i wouldnt need the wmp skin for vlc.

[VLC_help]

AFAIK only skins has that option.

With vlc --verbose 2 --extraintf=logger you get QT4 GUI?

[Ariell]

yes

[VLC_help]

But when you type vlc you get skins2 interface?

[Ariell]

yes, but its not working then

[VLC_help]

If you have set skins2 as your default interface, the vlc --verbose 2 --extraintf=logger should also start VLC with skins2 interface. Not with QT4 interface. So there is something wrong.