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A new VLC version is out.

A bit after the 1.1.3, an important security issue was discovery in most windows applications, and VLC is affected too.

Since security issues matters, here is a new release, targeted at Windows!

• Windows Dll loading security issue, in Qt4 and dmo modules - VideoLAN-SA-1005
• Fix for folders opening issue on Windows
• Updated translations

Hi J-B
Help svp!
I just downloaded and successfully installed VLC Media Player on my PC using XP. It works well.
Today I used it again but popup invited me download small update 1.1.4 for security.
I downloaded 19+ MB file, saved it scanned it and clicked to install. After requesting uninstall 1.1.3 it hangs up with a progress popup saying can't write file vlc.exe.

I reinstalled 1.1.3 and tried to install 1.1.4 over it but same hang up occurs. Any helpful advice would be welcome.
Anniel

Did a check for updates and downloaded 1.1.4.

But when I ran the installer (first uninstaller of prev version ran, that went fine) it failed. There were some files missing whilst it was trying to install :/ , is there something wrong with the 1.1.4 download?.

Gone back to older version for now.

after installing this version i have to wait over 15 seconds for the files to open.

Uninstall/reinstall went perfectly but now when I try and apply a skin and browse for the skin file, VLC wants to "save" the file instead of "open" the skin file. What's up with that?

I was able to select a skin by cutting and pasting the path and file name into the select a skin box.

This what I got when i tryed to play a torrent.
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: vlc.exe
Application Version: 1.1.4.0
Application Timestamp: 4c76f9fe
Fault Module Name: vlc.exe
Fault Module Version: 1.1.4.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 4c76f9fe
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00001749
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 86a5
Additional Information 2: 86a5e04c33ead0bdcae09f7974b83c9c
Additional Information 3: ad3c
Additional Information 4: ad3cbf8213108d1a3b8e48c90aec63f5

Hi.
This version 2 times crashed, that wasn't earlier.. And now when select many files that VLC not show in the folder context menus. When select folder(-s) (with music files) in Explorer and click on "Add to VLC media player's playlist" then in playlist is adding not music files, but folder's name and no more.

The VLC PLUGIN within an HTML page does not display the rtsp video stream after upgrading from VLC 1.0.4 to 1.1.4.
It just shows a black rectangle, but does seem to be getting the UDP packets when looking and the network packets using Wireshark

Following is the line of HTML code that used to work before in Mozilla. The plugin has also stopped working in IE
<embed type="application/x-vlc-plugin" name="video2" autoplay="yes" loop="no" hidden="no" width=640 height=480 target="rtsp://192.168.1.8:554/mpeg4/media.amp" />

However if I open the VLC EXE and type the same URL "rtsp://192.168.1.8:554/mpeg4/media.amp" the camera video plays. It is just the PLUGIN that seems to be affected in both Mozilla and IE while the EXE plays the video stream fine. The same PLUGIN does work for ASF streams and it seems that just the RTSP stream has a problem.

Any ideas as to what we can try to get around the problem and get the VLC PLUGIN to work again for RTSP streams?

Just upgraded to V1.1.4 and encountered this issue: the colors are wrong when playing avi movies (loads of blue but little red).
I'm running Windows Server 2003, with a display setting of 16-bit color medium. My previous version (1.0.5) was fine, but with V1.1.4, i had to change the display setting to 32-bit color to get the right color.

Since I haven't been upgrading with every new release, this probably isn't an issue introduced in 1.1.4.

Is there any documentation that says "you have to run with 32-bit true color"?

Anyway, this is no big deal, just wanna let you guys know so it might be fixed in the next release.

Is there any documentation that says "you have to run with 32-bit true color"?

No, but it is recommended.

I just upgraded, as well & after the uninstall/reinstall process, the video plays fine...but there's no sound.
I've tried new videos, old videos....nothing has sound any more.
Anybody else have this problem? Know of any way to fix it? Or should I just find the older version?

SoulSurvivor713: try different audio output module
http://wiki.videolan.org/WindowsFAQ-1.1 ... _anomalies
if that doesn't help and you are running Vista or 7, then
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=61015&p=212629&hil ... xe#p212398

Upgrade from 1.1.3 to 1.1.4 was not a good thing to do, had to revert to 1.1.3.
In 1.1.4 Preferences, Video Settings, Accelerated video output (Overlay) must be unchecked while in 1.1.3 it can be checked.

System info:
NVIDIA System Information report created on: 09/01/2010 21:16:41
System name: ASUSBOX

[Display]
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ (3009 MHz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP, 32-bit (Service Pack 3)
DirectX version: 9.0
GPU processor: GeForce 8200
Driver version: 258.96
CUDA Cores: 8
Core clock: 500 MHz
Shader clock: 1200 MHz
Memory clock: 16 MHz (32 MHz data rate)
Memory interface: 64-bit
Memory: 512 MB
Memory type: DDR2
Video BIOS version: 62.77.2F.00.00
IRQ: 23
Bus: FPCI

[Components]

nvCplUI.exe 3.3.532.01 NVIDIA Control Panel
nvWSS.dll 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvViTvS.dll 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Video Server
nvMoblS.dll 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Mobile Server
NVMCTRAY.DLL 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Media Center Library
NVOGLNT.DLL 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Compatible OpenGL ICD
nvDispS.dll 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Display Server
NVCPL.DLL 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
NV4_MINI.SYS 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Miniport Driver, Version 258.96
NV4_DISP.DLL 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Compatible Windows 2000 Display driver, Version 258.96
NVCUDA.DLL 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA CUDA 3.1.1 driver
nvGameS.dll 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server


/ Metalheart

I'm a user of VLC 1.1.3 since a week or so and it was working reasonable well. Now I have installed 1.1.4 and have a lot of troubles, especially converting seems not to work at all. Can I get the former release, please!?

Can I get the former release, please!?

http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/

hey everyone,

I had some problem too, trying to install that new release. First time I did it, I deleted 1.1.3 from my comp. (and the history and preferences related to the program), then installed 1.1.4 without success (It showed an error msg and --please stay polite--...).

So I backup'd my system to where it last worked fine. thought it was the best thing to do to avoid a friggen headache!

A little earlier, there was this major update release for WindowsVista... so I thought It had something to do with it. (I 'm on Vista)

I waited until yesterday to download 1.1.4 and install it again,just cuz I got pissed the last time : It was either me or VLC team that did something wrong.
And I thought I'd do things differently : I deleted 1.1.3 without deleting the history and preferences related to the program! Then I went to the website again, downloaded and installed 1.1.4 AGAIN making sure I wouldn't delete the history (during the installation, the wizard ask you what "file" you wanna install, and at the end of the list, I unchecked "erase history and prefs" (or something like that... not exactly written like this though). That very last part is something really annoying cuz this has nothing to do with a "file" that you would install if you wann erase a friggen history/prefs... anyways, I believe the team has to correct that on the stupid wizard! (Hope they friggen get the message here!)

Now it works. I playbacked some music and it seems fine

So If you backup ur system, don't forget to delete the old download of the 1.1.4 VLC release. Just download it again from the website like I did.

Can I get the former release, please!?

http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/

I could not figure out how to install from the FTP archive. Found it easier to download from http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/1.1.3.html

I encountered some problems with playing videos from ISO images. When I opened the image directly the menus were bypassed, however if I mounted the image using suitable software then all was OK.
I also found that with some ISO images VLC 1.1.4 would just freeze when I opened the image file directly.
This did not occur in 1.1.3.

I am running Windows 7 Pro X64.

Have gone back to 1.1.3 in the meantime.

The last second is not played in Vista Home Premium and with FLV files. It is an old, almost classic problem since prior versions had it, too.

The last second is not played in Vista Home Premium and with FLV files. It is an old, almost classic problem since prior versions had it, too.

All media files have that issue when they are played with VLC.