VLC keeps rebuilding font cache

[LANBoy]

VLC keeps updating font cache; how do i stop this. I am using version 1.18 and tried version 1.19 also. Please don't ask me to use the latest version because that version has many issues for me which have not been address;ed (failing to stretch 4;3 videos to 16;9 and Not saving settings like having "sepia" mode and then when clicking next in the playlist it goes back to normal non-sepia). These older versions work great for me apart from the font rebuilding. I am using windows 7 SP1

[nkoriyama]

Please don't ask me to use the latest version

The patch for this issue was applied in VLC 1.1.10 and later.

[LANBoy]

1) okay no way to fix this then?

2) What version would people reccomend that doesnt have the "updating font", 4;3 videos not streching to 16;9 and the sepia feature working correctly

[nkoriyama]

The font cache rebuilding issue was fixed on 1.1.10. But I don't know what version invited other issues. So, I cannot recommend any version.

If you use Nightly Build of VLC (vlc-2.0.2), the effects and filters setting will be applied to the next video. I cannot confirm the stretching issue because I don't have such a video.

[LANBoy]

Okay i got all but one issues sorted. In version 1.1.9 there is no "sepia" option, how can i acheive sepia then? I was thinking eitehr inputting a color code under color threshold or maybe using a number of color/image options to gain the same or similar effects?

[nkoriyama]

I don't know if there are similar effects in VLC 1.1.9.

[LANBoy]

Anyone else aware of a way to replicate the "sepia" feature in VLC 2.0 and above? Thanks

[mederi]

"Sepia" effect looks like yellowish black and white image. Try "Color extraction" effect with "FFFFxx" value and play with last 2 hex values from 00 to FF, for example "FFFF88". Minimal "Saturation" means B&W. Then you can play with "Brightness", "Contrast", "Gamma".

[LANBoy]

Thanks for the great tip; i have left it at FFF00; its a bit too yellow; would preffer a little more borwn to it but fiddling around with gamme, contrast and brightness didnt really hlep. It close enough at least until a new version of VLC is released that solved all my issues. Thanks gain guys