VLC "freaks out" when I try to play/open a folder

[Jonah42]

I have VLC 2.1.0 Rincewind on Windows 7 64 bit and I get a strange effect whenever I try to play a folder, or open one from within VLC. Playing several music files is fine, but not a whole folder. It seems I cannot expand the folders either (I don't get the little arrows).

What happens is that VLC spasms out, and drives my CPU usage up to 100%. I have recorded the bug here (short video):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSpBpncnrT8

Any help would be great! Maybe I have a beta version or something, should I go back to an earlier version of VLC?

[JSLover]

That "spasming out" is VLC's loop function. In the video, it appears that you open a blank folder, then play the blank folder (with the loop function enabled). VLC constantly loops over a blank playlist, playing nothing then looping again, playing nothing...all several times per second (really quick).

I do think VLC should somehow detect "bad looping" (too fast or X errors per second?) & stop itself...but it is doing what you told it to: it is playing a blank folder & looping it. You should turn off loop, while testing things.

If that folder is not empty: then I don't know. The Open Folder window appears blank & VLC is blank (only 1 empty folder) once you open it. So the real question here is either: why are you opening a blank folder?...OR...why is a non-blank folder opening as blank?

On the other hand: 2.1.0 has had several odd bugs all over the forum, so perhaps this is a real bug & you should try the 2.1.1 nightly?

I'm still on 2.0.5 & I think I'm gonna skip 2.1.0, cuz of all the bugs I've heard about it, I'll get 2.1.1 once it comes out...or perhaps I'll wait to see what bugs it has??? (Note: I know 2.1.0 was a semi-major update, so it was bound to have bugs...so I'm not complaining about them, I just don't wanna experience them)

[Jonah42]

Many thanks! Yes, that sounds like a probably explanation - for some reason, the folder is viewed as empty.

Will try a nightly build perhaps.