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Hi,
I have a problem since the 2.2 update. That's not really a problem or a bug, but it bothers me.
When playing a MKV file from the local network, it opened almost instantly with previous versions up to version 2.1.5.
Since 2.2, during the opening, there is a preloading which sometimes lasts for a minute.
There is no question of buffering setting, and I think that is due to new multiplex or codec, I searched in vain on this side, someone would have an idea of the parameter or the corresponding multiplex change leading to this latency ?
However, once opened, navigating the video in this specific situation is much faster than before, but I prefer a fast opening as a quick search.
It's not a network problem, it's the same on 300 Mbps Wifi or 1Gb Eternet link.
And it's with MKV only (maybe MP4), not AVI or streming playlist.
Thanks !

Same problem here.

One mkv is opening instantly, the other mkv takes 30 seconds or more
Both are H264 files.

Current Media Information - Codec tab, starts showing the file stream info after this time.

Network:
TaskManager is showing I/O Reads of 1000 before the file starts playing.
I/O Read Bytes is 2,238,900 bytes

When opening the file, I noticed a couple of I/O reads per second.
Very slowly increasing from 0 to 750.
Every second the ReadBytes increased by 1000 to 3000 bytes a second

I disabled Chapters for Matroska file format, but it didn't help.

Opening the same from from local disk, VLC starts playing instantly, with the same I/O reads count of about 1000

But other files also have about 1000 I/O reads before playing, but they do start instantly when openen on the network.
So 1000 I/O's is not the problem. There is some processing done by someone, probably VLC?

Please try 2.2.1 nightly build. http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/win ... 0304-0202/

Please try 2.2.1 nightly build. http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/win ... 0304-0202/

It works correctly with this nightly build.

What did you change exactly? Just curious.

Run from a network share, which can give a speeds of 55MByte/s while copying files.
1.3Gb mkv takes 5 seconds to start, 1.7Gb takes about 7 to 8 seconds
900Mb takes about 3 seconds.

So it is definatly faster, but not instantly, as it started when run from local disk.

It's some seeking at the beginning issue, I think.

Im on VLC 2.2.1 and it takes 77seconds to start playing a 34GB MKV movie. during that time the network usage is 1.5Mbps up and down. When the movie starts playing then the network usage is about 30Mbps down. So the issue is not completely fixed?

Probably not, indeed. Can you share the logs?

Same problem as I had, but when using larger files, the wait time gets more annoying.
This is the log for my file.

Feature request:
Maybe a nice feature to add a timestamp UTC, or relative time since opening the file.

core debug: adding item `Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv' ( file:///P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv )
core debug: control: stopping input
core debug: incoming request - stopping current input
core debug: control: stopping input
core debug: Creating an input for 'Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
core debug: incoming request - stopping current input
core debug: finished input
core debug: removing module "a52"
core debug: killing decoder fourcc `a52 ', 0 PES in FIFO
core debug: removing module "samplerate"
core debug: removing module "a52tofloat32"
core debug: removing module "scaletempo"
directsound debug: closing audio device
core debug: removing module "float_mixer"
core debug: keeping audio output
core warning: can't get output picture
core warning: can't get output picture
core debug: removing module "avcodec"
core warning: can't get output picture
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10)) stopped
core debug: killing decoder fourcc `h264', 9 PES in FIFO
core debug: saving a free vout
core debug: reusing provided vout
qt4 debug: Qt: Fullscreen state changed
core debug: Filter 07462cf4 removed from chain
core debug: removing module "postproc"
core debug: Adding 'postproc' as static
core debug: looking for video filter2 module matching "postproc": 58 candidates
core debug: removing module "subsdec"
core debug: killing decoder fourcc `subt', 1 PES in FIFO
core debug: removing module "mkv"
mkv debug: Stopping the UI Hook
core debug: removing module "record"
core debug: removing module "filesystem"
postproc warning: Quantification table was not set by video decoder. Postprocessing won't look good.
core debug: using video filter2 module "postproc"
core debug: Filter 'postproc' (07462cf4) appended to chain
core debug: removing module "subtitle"
core debug: removing module "record"
core debug: removing module "filesystem"
core debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES
core debug: incoming request - stopping current input
core debug: dead input
core debug: processing request item: Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv, node: null, skip: 0
core debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
core debug: rebuild done - 8 items, index 7
core debug: starting playback of the new playlist item
core debug: resyncing on Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv
core debug: Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv is at 7
core debug: creating new input thread
core debug: Creating an input for 'Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
core debug: requesting art for Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv

core debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'D:\Temp\Hart'

core debug: `file:///P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv' gives access `file' demux `' path `/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
core debug: specified demux `any'
core debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='any' location='/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv' file='P:\Films Natas\Ed\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
core debug: looking for access_demux module matching "file": 12 candidates
core debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
core debug: no meta fetcher modules matched
core debug: searching art for Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv
core debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
core debug: no art finder modules matched
core debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
core debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
core debug: removing module "lua"
core debug: searching art for Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv
core debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates
core debug: no access_demux modules matched
core debug: creating access 'file' location='/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv', path='P:\Films Natas\Ed\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
core debug: looking for access module matching "file": 21 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
filesystem debug: opening file `P:\Films Natas\Ed\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
core debug: no art finder modules matched
core debug: art not found for Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv
core debug: using access module "filesystem"
core debug: Using stream method for AStream*
core debug: starting pre-buffering
core debug: received first data after 0 ms
core debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 1000000 KiB/s
core debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": 6 candidates
core debug: no stream_filter modules matched
core debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "record": 6 candidates
core debug: using stream_filter module "record"
core debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='any' location='/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv' file='P:\Films Natas\Ed\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
core debug: looking for demux module matching "mkv": 66 candidates
core debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1280x528 window
mkv debug: | + Seek head
mkv debug: | | + Seek
mkv debug: | - info at 4151
mkv debug: | + Information
mkv debug: | | + TimecodeScale=1000000
mkv debug: | | + Muxing Application=libebml v1.3.0 + libmatroska v1.4.1
mkv debug: | | + Writing Application=mkvmerge v6.7.0 ('Back to the Ground') 64bit built on Jan 8 2014 15:10:52
mkv debug: | | + Duration=8233057
mkv debug: | | + Date=Sat May 09 21:12:24 2015
mkv debug: | | + Title=EVO
mkv debug: | | + UID=-1025599872
mkv debug: | | + Seek
mkv debug: | - tracks at 4322
mkv debug: | + Tracks
mkv debug: | | + Track Entry
mkv debug: | | | + Track Number=1
mkv debug: | | | + Track UID=1938457992
mkv debug: | | | + Track Type=audio
mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecId=A_AC3
mkv debug: | | | + Track Default Duration=34829931
mkv debug: | | | + Track Audio
mkv debug: | | | | + afreq=44100
mkv debug: | | | | + achan=6
mkv debug: | | + Track Entry
mkv debug: | | | + Track Number=2
mkv debug: | | | + Track UID=30681
mkv debug: | | | + Track Type=video
mkv debug: | | | + Track Lacing=0
mkv debug: | | | + Track MinCache=1
mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecId=V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecPrivate size=43
mkv debug: | | | + Track Default Duration=33366666
mkv debug: | | | + Track Video
mkv debug: | | | | + width=1280
mkv debug: | | | | + height=528
mkv debug: | | | | + display width=1280
mkv debug: | | | | + display height=528
mkv debug: | | + Seek

mkv debug: | | + Unknown (N7libebml8EbmlVoidE)


mkv debug: | - cues at 2752279198
mkv debug: | + Cues
core debug: auto hiding mouse cursor

Then 7 seconds timeout,



mkv warning: MKV/Ebml Parser: m_el[mi_level] == NULL
mkv warning: MKV/Ebml Parser: Up cannot escape itself

mkv debug: | - loading cues done.
mkv debug: | + Void
mkv debug: | + Information
mkv debug: | + Tracks
mkv debug: | + Void
mkv debug: | + Cluster
core debug: meta ok for EVO, need to fetch art
core debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
core debug: no meta fetcher modules matched
core debug: searching art for EVO
core debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
core debug: no art finder modules matched
core debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
core debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
core debug: removing module "lua"
core debug: searching art for EVO
core debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
core debug: no art finder modules matched
core debug: art not found for EVO
mkv debug: found 2 es
core debug: selecting program id=0
core debug: Buffering 0%
mkv debug: Starting the UI Hook
core debug: using demux module "mkv"
core debug: looking for a subtitle file in P:\Films Natas\Ed\
core debug: autodetected subtitle: P:\Films Natas\Ed\\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt with priority 4
core debug: `file:///P:/Films%20Natas/Ed//Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt' gives access `file' demux `' path `/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed//Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt'
core debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='subtitle' location='/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed//Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt' file='P:\Films Natas\Ed\\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt'
core debug: looking for access_demux module matching "file": 12 candidates
core debug: no access_demux modules matched
core debug: creating access 'file' location='/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed//Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt', path='P:\Films Natas\Ed\\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt'
core debug: looking for access module matching "file": 21 candidates
filesystem debug: opening file `P:\Films Natas\Ed\\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt'
core debug: using access module "filesystem"
core debug: Using stream method for AStream*
core debug: starting pre-buffering
core debug: received first data after 0 ms
core debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 1000000 KiB/s
core debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": 6 candidates
core debug: no stream_filter modules matched
core debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "record": 6 candidates
core debug: using stream_filter module "record"
core debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='subtitle' location='/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed//Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt' file='P:\Films Natas\Ed\\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt'
core debug: looking for demux module matching "subtitle": 66 candidates
vobsub debug: this doesn't seem to be a vobsub file
subtitle debug: Movie fps: 29.970629
subtitle debug: autodetecting subtitle format
subtitle debug: detected SubRIP format
subtitle debug: loading all subtitles...
subtitle debug: loaded 1030 subtitles
core debug: using demux module "subtitle"
core debug: looking for decoder module matching "any": 43 candidates
core debug: using decoder module "a52"
core debug: looking for decoder module matching "any": 43 candidates
avcodec debug: CPU flags: 0x010013db
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: allowing 4 thread(s) for decoding
avcodec debug: avcodec codec (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10)) started
avcodec debug: using frame thread mode with 4 threads
core debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
core debug: looking for decoder module matching "any": 43 candidates
avcodec debug: CPU flags: 0x010013db
avcodec warning: refusing to decode non validated subtitle codec
subsdec debug: trying default character encoding: CP1252
subsdec debug: using automatic UTF-8 detection
core debug: using decoder module "subsdec"
core debug: looking for meta reader module matching "any": 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac
core debug: no meta reader modules matched
core debug: looking for meta reader module matching "any": 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac
core debug: no meta reader modules matched
core debug: `file:///P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv' successfully opened
a52 debug: A/52 channels:6 samplerate:44100 bitrate:192000
core debug: reusing audio output
directsound debug: Opening DirectSound Audio Output
avcodec debug: available hardware decoder output format 61 (dxva2_vld)
avcodec debug: available software decoder output format 0 (yuv420p)
core debug: looking for hw decoder module matching "none": 1 candidates
core debug: no hw decoder modules matched
core debug: Buffering 0%
core debug: trying to reuse free vout
core debug: removing module "freetype"
core debug: Buffering 33%
core debug: looking for text renderer module matching "any": 2 candidates
core debug: Buffering 63%
freetype debug: Using Arial as font from file C:\Windows\Fonts\arial.ttf
freetype debug: Using Courier New as mono-font from file C:\Windows\Fonts\cour.ttf
core debug: Buffering 93%
core debug: Stream buffering done (1234 ms in 120 ms)
freetype debug: using fontsize: 2
core debug: using text renderer module "freetype"
core debug: reusing provided vout
core debug: Filter 07462cf4 removed from chain
core debug: removing module "postproc"
avcodec warning: plane 0 not aligned
avcodec warning: disabling direct rendering
core debug: Adding 'postproc' as static
core debug: looking for video filter2 module matching "postproc": 58 candidates
postproc warning: Quantification table was not set by video decoder. Postprocessing won't look good.
core debug: using video filter2 module "postproc"
core debug: Filter 'postproc' (07462cf4) appended to chain
core debug: End of video preroll
core debug: Received first picture
directsound debug: Windows speaker config: 5.1 and stream has 6 channels, using 6 channels
directsound debug: couldn't use hardware sound buffer
directsound debug: channel reordering needed
core debug: output 'f32l' 44100 Hz 3F2R/LFE frame=1 samples/24 bytes
core debug: looking for audio volume module matching "any": 2 candidates
core debug: using audio volume module "float_mixer"
core debug: input 'a52 ' 44100 Hz 3F2R/LFE frame=1536 samples/834 bytes
core debug: looking for audio filter module matching "scaletempo": 14 candidates
scaletempo debug: format: 44100 rate, 6 nch, 4 bps, fl32
scaletempo debug: params: 30 stride, 0.200 overlap, 14 search
scaletempo debug: 1.000 scale, 1323.000 stride_in, 1323 stride_out, 1059 standing, 264 overlap, 617 search, 2204 queue, fl32 mode
core debug: using audio filter module "scaletempo"
core debug: conversion: 'a52 '->'f32l' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz 3F2R/LFE->3F2R/LFE
core debug: looking for audio converter module matching "any": 12 candidates
core debug: no audio converter modules matched
core debug: looking for audio converter module matching "any": 12 candidates
core debug: using audio converter module "a52tofloat32"
core debug: conversion pipeline complete
core debug: conversion: 'f32l'->'f32l' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz 3F2R/LFE->3F2R/LFE
core debug: conversion pipeline complete
core debug: looking for audio resampler module matching "any": 3 candidates
core debug: using audio resampler module "samplerate"
core debug: End of audio preroll
core debug: Decoder wait done in 20 ms
core warning: playback too late (60023): up-sampling
core debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
core debug: auto hiding mouse cursor

So, you have a 7 second block when waiting for the Cue?

Yes.
I get this:
mkv debug: | | + Unknown (N7libebml8EbmlVoidE)
mkv debug: | - cues at 2752279198
mkv debug: | + Cues

It stalls for 7 seconds,
then it continues

Just build VLC using VS2013. Someone made an effort of creating a solution.

2.2.0 RC2 starts immediatly, as taken from:
https://github.com/sunqueen

This is the output:

when opening same file:

main debug: adding item `Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv' ( file:///P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv )
main debug: processing request item: Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv, node: null, skip: 0
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
main debug: rebuild done - 7 items, index 6
main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item
main debug: resyncing on Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv
main debug: Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv is at 6
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
main debug: Creating an input for 'Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
main debug: requesting art for Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 1 MiB, in path 'D:\Temp\Hart'
main debug: `file:///P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv' gives access `file' demux `' path `/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
main debug: specified demux `any'
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='any' location='/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv' file='P:\Films Natas\Ed\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
main debug: looking for access_demux module matching "file": zd candidates
main debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": zd candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
main debug: no meta fetcher modules matched
main debug: searching art for Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv
main debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": zd candidates
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
main debug: no art finder modules matched
main debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": zd candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
main debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
main debug: removing module "lua"
main debug: searching art for Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv
main debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": zd candidates
main debug: no access_demux modules matched
main debug: creating access 'file' location='/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv', path='P:\Films Natas\Ed\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
main debug: looking for access module matching "file": zd candidates
filesystem debug: opening file `P:\Films Natas\Ed\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
main debug: no art finder modules matched
main debug: art not found for Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv
main debug: using access module "filesystem"
main debug: Using stream method for AStream*
main debug: starting pre-buffering
main debug: received first data after 0 ms
main debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 1000000 KiB/s
main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": zd candidates
main debug: no stream_filter modules matched
main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "record": zd candidates
main debug: using stream_filter module "record"
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='any' location='/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv' file='P:\Films Natas\Ed\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv'
main debug: looking for demux module matching "mkv": zd candidates
mod debug: MOD validation failed (ext=mkv)
ts debug: TS module discarded (lost sync)
avcodec debug: trying url: P:\Films Natas\Ed\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv
avcodec debug: CPU flags: 0x000013db
avcodec debug: detected format: matroska,webm
main debug: meta ok for EVO, need to fetch art
main debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": zd candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
main debug: no meta fetcher modules matched
main debug: searching art for EVO
main debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": zd candidates
main debug: selecting program id=0
avcodec debug: adding es: audio codec = a52 (86019)
avcodec debug: adding es: video codec = h264 (28)
avcodec debug: AVFormat supported stream
avcodec debug: - format = matroska,webm (Matroska / WebM)
avcodec debug: - start time = 0
avcodec debug: - duration = 8233057000
main debug: using demux module "avcodec"
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in P:\Films Natas\Ed\
main debug: autodetected subtitle: P:\Films Natas\Ed\\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt with priority 4
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
main debug: `file:///P:/Films%20Natas/Ed//Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt' gives access `file' demux `' path `/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed//Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt'
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='subtitle' location='/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed//Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt' file='P:\Films Natas\Ed\\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt'
main debug: looking for access_demux module matching "file": zd candidates
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
main debug: no art finder modules matched
main debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": zd candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.luac
main debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
main debug: removing module "lua"
main debug: searching art for EVO
main debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": zd candidates
main debug: no access_demux modules matched
main debug: creating access 'file' location='/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed//Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt', path='P:\Films Natas\Ed\\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt'
main debug: looking for access module matching "file": zd candidates
filesystem debug: opening file `P:\Films Natas\Ed\\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt'
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac
main debug: using access module "filesystem"
main debug: Using stream method for AStream*
main debug: starting pre-buffering
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac
main debug: received first data after 0 ms
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main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": zd candidates
main debug: no stream_filter modules matched
main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "record": zd candidates
main debug: using stream_filter module "record"
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='subtitle' location='/P:/Films%20Natas/Ed//Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt' file='P:\Films Natas\Ed\\Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.srt'
main debug: looking for demux module matching "subtitle": zd candidates
vobsub debug: this doesn't seem to be a vobsub file
main error: option sub-original-fps does not exist
subtitle debug: Movie fps: -1.000000
subtitle debug: autodetecting subtitle format
subtitle debug: detected SubRIP format
subtitle debug: loading all subtitles...
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac
main debug: no art finder modules matched
main debug: art not found for EVO
subtitle debug: loaded 1030 subtitles
main debug: using demux module "subtitle"
main debug: looking for decoder module matching "any": zd candidates
main debug: using decoder module "a52"
main debug: looking for decoder module matching "any": zd candidates
avcodec debug: CPU flags: 0x000013db
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: allowing 4 thread(s) for decoding
avcodec warning: threaded frame decoding is not compatible with DXVA2, disabled
avcodec debug: avcodec codec (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10)) started
avcodec debug: using slice thread mode with 4 threads
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: looking for decoder module matching "any": zd candidates
avcodec debug: CPU flags: 0x000013db
avcodec debug: codec not found (Text subtitles with various tags)
subsdec debug: trying default character encoding: CP1252
subsdec debug: using automatic UTF-8 detection
main debug: using decoder module "subsdec"
main debug: looking for meta reader module matching "any": zd candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac
main debug: no meta reader modules matched
main debug: looking for meta reader module matching "any": zd candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Hart\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.0-rc2.32-2013\Debug\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac
main debug: no meta reader modules matched
main debug: `file:///P:/Films%20Natas/Ed/Fast_and_Furious_7_2015_1080p_HC_HDRip_x264_AC3-KINGPOOO8417.mkv' successfully opened
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freetype debug: Using Arial as font from file C:\Windows\Fonts\arial.ttf
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main debug: using video filter2 module "swscale"
main debug: looking for video filter2 module matching "any": zd candidates
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main debug: using video filter2 module "yuvp"
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main debug: looking for audio volume module matching "any": zd candidates
main debug: using audio volume module "float_mixer"
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main debug: looking for audio converter module matching "any": zd candidates
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main debug: Filter 'postproc' (0699888C) appended to chain
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main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1280x528 window
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freetype debug: Using Courier New as mono-font from file C:\Windows\Fonts\cour.ttf
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main debug: removing module "scaletempo"
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main debug: Adding 'postproc' as static
main debug: removing module "avcodec"
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main debug: removing module "record"
main debug: removing module "filesystem"
postproc warning: Quantification table was not set by video decoder. Postprocessing won't look good.
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main debug: removing module "subtitle"
main debug: removing module "record"
main debug: removing module "filesystem"
main debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES
main debug: incoming request - stopping current input
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main debug: removing module "blend"
main debug: removing module "directdraw"
qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input
directdraw debug: Win32 Vout EventThread terminating
directdraw debug: Win32VoutCloseWindow
directdraw debug: WinProc WM_DESTROY
main debug: Filter 21235354 removed from chain
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qt4 debug: Video is not needed anymore
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Just build VLC using VS2013. Someone made an effort of creating a solution.

Wow. What is the git sha1 ?

Try to look at the patches from https://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-2.2 ... kv;hb=HEAD

I noticed there was a newer release:
https://github.com/sunqueen/vlc-2.2.1.32-2013

Which I have build, and it also starts quickly, but it will be closer to the latest official build.
I am used to SourceSafe and TeamFoundation for the last couple of years, so it takes some time for me to get used to GIT etc..

But your link has changes older than the date this msvc fork is, so all patches should be in.

OK, so that's a mystic complex bug then.

It probably is reading stuff over the network in a different way, but how?

3.0.0 behaves the same way, right?

Same problem.
But there is a workaround:
I can resolve the problem by removing LibMkv_plugin.dll
The file still get played, although VLC gives a warning about not recognizing the filetype.

Since this is one of the plugins, which is not in the source tree I got, (313 projects, but not the one with the problem), I can not debug the problem.

The problem is probably with the D:\Source\Repos\vlc-2.2.1.32-2013\modules\demux\mkv\Ebml_parser.cpp, which would be logical given the warning:
msg_Warn( p_demux,"MKV/Ebml Parser: m_el[mi_level] == NULL\n" );

So the fixes for corrupt files, introduced problems? Or many of my files are created with broken software, resulting in corrupt files, which do get fixed, but start a little slow.
I could post a link to the source of one of the problem mkv's, If you are interested

Same issue here.
5GB MKV at 1.8MB/s took 10 secs to start and for mysterious reason in this "preload", my laptop is sending the same amount of data to my NAS...
For comparison I opened the same file with the MPC-HC player, no preload time and no sending back data.

I'm running the 2.2.4 x64.

I still have the problem in 2.2.6. Trying to play an MKV over a wireless network share is quite slow, and the time is proportional to the size of the MKV being played. This indicates that something in VLC is accessing the entire contents (or perhaps just most) of the file. I can confirm that the solution posted by @eta76 works - I renamed libmkv_plugin.dll and restarted VLC, it it immediately loaded the MKV and started playing it. I, however, got no error thrown at all - the MKV just started playing. So something in libmkv_plugin.dll is causing the entire MKV file to be read.

I looked at the source for Ebml_parser.cpp in 2.2.6 (as @eta76 also identified) and saw that there are a couple of instances of setFilePointer. I didn't follow all the way through, but my guess is setFilePointer reads sequentially until it reaches the desired location, and this is what's slowing down the open over the wireless network share. I hope a real VLC developer looks at this so he/she can fix it.