GPU Acceleration not working - vlcrc file corrupted?

[Mr Wolf]

Hi!
After I upgraded VLC to 2.1.0, I noticed that GPU Acceleration doesn't seem to work anymore: I had it enabled, because it removed "artifacts" playing mkv videos. Now, if I select "Automatic" or "DirectX Video Acceleration", nothing changes, that is, it is as it is always set to "Disabled".
However - to make it short - I have an hard disk on which some months ago I cloned the OS and on which I upgraded VLC (from an older version) and GPU acceleration works, but, in this case, if I disable it, it stays enabled!

Finally, I tried just to delete vlcrc to create a new one, but even if I enable GPU acceleration, it stays disabled.

By the way, I've also noticed that, if enable equalizer, it doesn't stay enabled, even if I select to write the setting.

So, is there something wrong with vlcrc file? I just can't understand why it doesn't keep the GPU acceleration setting eveb when a new vlcrc is created.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

What is your GPU?

[Mr Wolf]

Sorry, I forgot to say this happens with all my notebooks, both with Windows 7 Pro 64 bit: one has a Nvidia GeForce GT 650m, and the other one has an AMD Radeon HD 6290.

Would it be useful to attach the vlcrc files?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

The issue happens both on nVidia and ATI?

[Mr Wolf]

Yep. In my humble opinion, during the upgrade to 6.1.0, the configuration file messes up.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

2.1.0 ?

[Mr Wolf]

Sorry, yep, 2.1.0

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Try 2.1.2

[Mr Wolf]

Just installed. ^_^
Enabling/disabling GPU acceleration has no effect at all.

To remove artifacts, I have to go to Settings -> Effects and filters -> Video effects and enable "Image adjust"

To be clear, by artifacts I mean this (look at the black on the left side):


And this without artifacts:


By the way, after installing 2.1.2, now I have a new problem: mkv videos don't play "smooth", in special way, when I go back and forth playing a video.
I mean this:


I guess tomorrow I'll go back to a previous version.