Streaming/Transcoding failed: VLC could not open the encoder

[FredNurk]

Previous to today, I was using VLC 1.11.

Using that old version, I took a snapshot of a paused video and the snapshot appeared in the correct folder. But the snapshot was distorted - it did not have the same height/width ratio as the original video.

So I tried to adjust the snapshot preferences - Tools / Preferences / Video / Snapshot. But the width and height had to be fixed numbers and I didn't know what the width and height were of the video I was playing. I could have kept guessing until the snapshot looked right, but I thought (1) it should be automatic and (2) maybe a newer version will have sorted this out.

So I am now running version 2.0.1.

But when I pause a video and click Tools / Take Snapshot, I get this error:

Streaming / Transcoding failed:
VLC could not open the encoder.

I haven't uninstalled anything other than the version 1.11, and didn't delete the preferences when I did that.

Can you suggest what might be the problem please?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

THis is fixed for 2.0.2

[FredNurk]

Thank you, Jean-Baptiste Kempf. I could not find v. 2.0.2 so I am now using "vlc-2.1.0-git-20120410-0006-win32.exe", which appears to be working fine.

[VLC_help]

VLC 2.0.2 will be released during this week. (hopefully)

[FredNurk]

VLC 2.0.2 will be released during this week. (hopefully)

Thanks, VLC_help.

I've just noticed that "Subtitles auto-detection" doesn't appear to be working with this nightly build - "vlc-2.1.0-git-20120410-0006-win32.exe".

I have the .srt file in the same folder as the .avi file that I am playing, and both files names are identical - just the file type is different.

I've tried all combinations of "Autodetect subtitle files" being on and off, and "Subtitle Auto-detection fuzziness" being 2, 3, and 4, but without success.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

try 20120411

[FredNurk]

try 20120411

Sorry for late reply - I've just downloaded 2.0.2 (vlc-2.0.2-win32.exe) and both problems have been fixed - the subs work automatically and the snapshot is the correct width and height!

Thanks very much!

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

You're welcome.