.rmvb videos cutting off before reaching end

[Leib]

My first post, and thanks for a great product

Near the end of the video (timing seems random, but will watch more closely from now on) the video seems to skip some frames then cut off before having played the full video. If I restart the video it will play to the same point and then jump back to about 1/2 way through and then cut off as if it had ended.

2nd problem with .rmvb files: The timer seems to show every other second rather than every second. It doesn't seem that frames are being skipped as the video seems to play smoothly.

Neither of these problems happen when I use Real Player to play these type of files (no surprise really), but I really prefer my good old VLC player.

3rd unrelated problem, but happens with all files: When I change file names I see the new file name on the bottom "status" bar, but the old original name appears on the screen momentarily when the vid starts. I've opened all the columns including the 'optional' non-standard ones in Windows explorer, but I don't see anywhere where the original name is still extant that the player should be picking it up. I have the same problem with Real Player.

[VLC_help]

1. Happens with all .rmvb files? If so, could you share us sample file that shows this issue?

[Leib]

I'd be happy to share a file, just let me know how.

[Leib]

Soooo... Can you let me know how to share a file with you so my problem can be solved please ?

[VLC_help]

Use megaupload, rapidshare or similar service.

[Leib]

Ok, file can be found at:

http://rapidshare.com/files/259201864/L ... .rmvb.html

[VLC_help]

Thanks. Trac ticket opened
https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/2996

[Leib]

I presume the comments from the trac ticket are the final word on the subject. For the interest of others with the same problem in the future who possibly find this post via a forum "Search" I'm copying the comments from the trac ticket here:

There are rmvb files which won't always play to the end in VLC. The exact ending point varies between tries, but usually VLC ends playback 2-8 seconds too early. Tested with VLC 1.0.0 and VLC 1.1.0-git-20090723-2204 under Win32.

My other 2 questions are still unanswered:

Is the strange behavior with the timer related to this as well ?

How about the 3rd problem that I mentioned in my original post ?

[VLC_help]

I presume the comments from the trac ticket are the final word on the subject.

They aren't. Anyone can comment trac tickets, and even fix them if someone else says it is not gonna be fixed.

2. It doesn't do that always. I am assuming this is just glitch in somewhere and if it doesn't cause any problems, I won't ticket it.

3. The info is stored to metadata. So you would need to edit the metadata of the file to change it.

[Leib]

Ok then, thanks much. I guess I shouldn't hold my breath waiting for a fix, but these .rmvb files are a tiny minority of what I watch anyway, so I can live with using RealPlayer just for them.

As for 'metadata' I don't know what that means, so I'll try googling that in the meantime.

Thanks again, Leib