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Hi there,

I setup my computer clean from scratch and I (of course) installed VLC media player 1.1.11.
Specs:
- Windows XP 32-bit SP3 all patches installed
- graphics card: ATI Radeon 9800 XT
- additional software: AVG Antivirus 2012, Firefox 9.0.1, Dropbox, Catalyst Control Center, .NET 2.0

Now I have the problem that EVERY video/sound file freezes after 1-3 seconds completely.
The video stops and the sound hangs.
Most of the time after freezing CPU usage by VLC is 100%.
Affected by this problem are all videos/sounds I tried, no matter what type (mpg, divx, mp3) or size (200k, 1.4GB).

I installed the latest Catalyst video drivers. The device manager shows no hardware problems.

What I tried:
- different versions of VLC: 1.0.0, 1.1.9, 1.1.11, 1.3.0 (latest nightly build) installed with default settings
- removing %APPDIR%/vlc
- setting video thread from 0 to 1
- playing video without sound
- playing mp3 file

Nothing I tried made any difference: the videos and/or sounds kept freezing

I tried to play the MPG video and mp3 audio file with Windows Media Player and it worked without any problem (video and sound).

I checked the output of VLC in debug level (2) and it showed some warnings:
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main debug: adding item `EvilTwinCat.mpg' ( file:///C:/Dokumente%20und%20Einstellungen/Andi/Eigene%20Dateien/Dropbox/EvilTwinCat.mpg )
main debug: processing request item EvilTwinCat.mpg node null skip 0
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Wiedergabeliste
main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index 0
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'EvilTwinCat.mpg'
qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Andi\Eigene Dateien\Dropbox\EvilTwinCat.mpg
main debug: Creating an input for 'EvilTwinCat.mpg'
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 1 (../.././src/input/input.c:220)
main debug: thread started
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB
main debug: using timeshift path 'C:\DOKUME~1\Andi\LOKALE~1\Temp'
main debug: `file:///C:/Dokumente%20und%20Einstellungen/Andi/Eigene%20Dateien/Dropbox/EvilTwinCat.mpg' gives access `file' demux `' path `C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Andi\Eigene Dateien\Dropbox\EvilTwinCat.mpg'
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' path='C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Andi\Eigene Dateien\Dropbox\EvilTwinCat.mpg'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 2 candidates
main debug: no access_demux module matching "file" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.297 ms - Total 1.297 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.297 ms)
main debug: creating access 'file' path='C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Andi\Eigene Dateien\Dropbox\EvilTwinCat.mpg'
main debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates
filesystem debug: opening file `C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Andi\Eigene Dateien\Dropbox\EvilTwinCat.mpg'
main debug: using access module "filesystem"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.286 ms - Total 0.286 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.286 ms)
main debug: Using AStream*Stream
main debug: pre buffering
main debug: received first data after 0 ms
main debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 21276 KiB/s
main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 2 candidates
main debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.050 ms - Total 1.050 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.050 ms)
main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate
main debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.576 ms - Total 0.576 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.576 ms)
main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' path='C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Andi\Eigene Dateien\Dropbox\EvilTwinCat.mpg'
main debug: looking for demux module: 52 candidates
main debug: using demux module "ps"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 17.478 ms - Total 17.478 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 17.478 ms)
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Andi\Eigene Dateien\Dropbox\
main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Andi\Anwendungsdaten\vlc\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.lua
main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.844 ms - Total 1.844 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.844 ms)
main debug: `file:///C:/Dokumente%20und%20Einstellungen/Andi/Eigene%20Dateien/Dropbox/EvilTwinCat.mpg' successfully opened
ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
ps warning: found sync code
ps debug: we found a length of: 39456000
main debug: selecting program id=0
main debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates
main debug: using decoder module "mpeg_audio"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 10.044 ms - Total 10.044 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 10.044 ms)
main debug: thread started
main debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 2 (../.././src/input/decoder.c:301)
main debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates
avcodec debug: libavcodec initialized (interface 0x350500)
avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering
avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) started
main debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 16.502 ms - Total 16.502 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 16.502 ms)
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.779 ms - Total 1.779 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.779 ms)
main debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 0 (../.././src/input/decoder.c:301)
main debug: thread started
main debug: Buffering 0%
main debug: Buffering 5%
mpeg_audio debug: MPGA channels:1 samplerate:32000 bitrate:32
main debug: creating aout
main debug: looking for audio output module: 4 candidates
aout_directx debug: Opening DirectSound Audio Output
main debug: Buffering 10%
main debug: Buffering 15%
main debug: Buffering 20%
main debug: Buffering 25%
main debug: Buffering 30%
main debug: Buffering 35%
main debug: Buffering 40%
main debug: Buffering 45%
main debug: Buffering 50%
main debug: Buffering 56%
main debug: Buffering 61%
main debug: Buffering 66%
main debug: Buffering 71%
main debug: Buffering 76%
main debug: Buffering 81%
main debug: Buffering 86%
main debug: Buffering 91%
main debug: Buffering 96%
main debug: Stream buffering done (305 ms in 3 ms)
packetizer_mpegvideo debug: size 320x240 fps=25.000
main debug: no usable vout present, spawning one
main debug: looking for text renderer module: 2 candidates
freetype debug: Using Arial as font from file C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\ARIAL.TTF
freetype debug: using fontsize: 2
main debug: using text renderer module "freetype"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.786 ms - Total 2.786 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.786 ms)
main debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates
qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input
main debug: meta ok for (null), need to fetch art
main debug: looking for meta fetcher module: 1 candidate
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Andi\Anwendungsdaten\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.lua
main debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.399 ms - Total 1.399 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.399 ms)
main debug: removing module "lua"
main debug: searching art for EvilTwinCat.mpg
main debug: looking for art finder module: 2 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Andi\Anwendungsdaten\vlc\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.lua
swscale debug: 32x32 chroma: YUVA -> 16x16 chroma: YUVA with scaling using Bicubic (good quality)
main debug: using video filter2 module "swscale"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 79.899 ms - Total 79.899 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 79.899 ms)
main debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.lua
lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\04_musicbrainz.lua
main debug: no art finder module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 71.752 ms - Total 71.752 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 71.752 ms)
main debug: art not found for EvilTwinCat.mpg
yuvp debug: YUVP to YUVA converter
main debug: using video filter2 module "yuvp"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 138.572 ms - Total 138.572 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 138.572 ms)
main debug: window size: 320x240
main debug: Deinterlacing available
main debug: deinterlace 0, mode blend, is_needed 0
main debug: looking for video output module: 1 candidate
vout_wrapper debug: Opening vout display wrapper
main debug: looking for vout display module: 8 candidates
directx debug: creating Vout EventThread
directx debug: DirectXCreateWindow
main debug: looking for vout window hwnd module: 3 candidates
qt4 debug: requesting video...
aout_directx debug: found device: Primärer Soundtreiber
aout_directx debug: found device: SigmaTel C-Major Audio
qt4 debug: Video was requested 0, 0
main debug: using vout window hwnd module "qt4"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 45.745 ms - Total 45.745 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 45.745 ms)
directx debug: created video sub-window
directx debug: Vout EventThread running
directx debug: disabling screen saver
directx debug: directx-device:
directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: RADEON 9800 XT, \\.\DISPLAY1
directx debug: selecting RADEON 9800 XT, \\.\DISPLAY1
directx debug: screen dimensions (0x0,1024x768)
directx debug: DirectDraw Capabilities: overlay=1 yuvoverlay=1 can_deinterlace_overlay=1 colorkey=1 stretch=1 bltfourcc=1
main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 328x274 window
directx debug: YUV overlay surface created successfully
main debug: using vout display module "directx"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 114.984 ms - Total 114.984 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 114.984 ms)
main debug: using video output module "vout_wrapper"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 129.424 ms - Total 129.424 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 129.424 ms)
main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s)
main debug: pic render sz 320x240, of (0,0), vsz 320x240, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
main debug: pic in sz 320x240, of (0,0), vsz 320x240, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
main debug: pic out sz 320x240, of (0,0), vsz 320x240, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
main debug: direct render, mapping render pictures 0-23 to system pictures 1-24
avcodec debug: using direct rendering
main debug: End of video preroll
main debug: Received first picture
main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 427x240 window
aout_directx debug: device supports 2 channels (DEFAULT!)
aout_directx debug: device supports 1 channel
aout_directx debug: Windows says your SpeakerConfig is stereo
aout_directx debug: creating DirectSoundThread
main debug: thread started
aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread ready
main debug: thread (DirectSound Notification Thread) created at priority 15 (../../.././modules/audio_output/directx.c:321)
main debug: using audio output module "aout_directx"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 406.278 ms - Total 406.278 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 406.278 ms)
main debug: output 's16l' 32000 Hz Stereo/Mono frame=1 samples/4 bytes
main debug: mixer 'f32l' 32000 Hz Stereo/Mono frame=1 samples/8 bytes
main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'s16l' 32000 Hz->32000 Hz Stereo/Mono->Stereo/Mono
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidates
audio_format debug: f32l->s16l, bits per sample: 32->16
main debug: using audio filter module "audio_format"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 5.896 ms - Total 5.896 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 5.896 ms)
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main debug: looking for audio mixer module: 3 candidates
main debug: using audio mixer module "float32_mixer"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.681 ms - Total 0.681 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.681 ms)
main debug: input 'mpga' 32000 Hz Mono frame=1152 samples/1737 bytes
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 1 candidate
scaletempo debug: format: 32000 rate, 2 nch, 4 bps, fl32
scaletempo debug: params: 30 stride, 0.200 overlap, 14 search
scaletempo debug: 1.000 scale, 960.000 stride_in, 960 stride_out, 768 standing, 192 overlap, 448 search, 1600 queue, fl32 mode
main debug: using audio filter module "scaletempo"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.659 ms - Total 0.659 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.659 ms)
main debug: filter(s) 'mpga'->'f32l' 32000 Hz->32000 Hz Mono->Stereo/Mono
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidates
main debug: no audio filter module matching "any" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.580 ms - Total 0.580 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.580 ms)
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidates
mpgatofixed32 debug: mpga->f32l, bits per sample: 0
main debug: using audio filter module "mpgatofixed32"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.138 ms - Total 0.138 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.138 ms)
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "trivial_channel_mixer"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.102 ms - Total 0.102 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.102 ms)
main debug: found 2 filters for the whole conversion
main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'f32l' 35200 Hz->32000 Hz Stereo/Mono->Stereo/Mono
main debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidates
main debug: using audio filter module "ugly_resampler"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.096 ms - Total 0.096 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.096 ms)
main debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
main debug: End of audio preroll
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 411 ms
main debug: Post-processing available
main warning: vlc_object_find_name(postproc) is not safe!
freetype debug: using fontsize: 15
main debug: looking for video blending module: 1 candidate
blend debug: chroma: YUVA -> I420
main debug: using video blending module "blend"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 10.797 ms - Total 10.797 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 10.797 ms)
main debug: auto hidding mouse
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
main warning: received buffer in the future
=================================================================

Any ideas what I could try else?
I don't want to forgo the VLC because it is one of my top 10 applications.
(btw thanks for creating so cool software )

Does it work better if you use only the command-line interface? Or skins2 interface?

Thanks for your quick reply.

I tried it with alternative skin and command line:
vlc --verbose=2 --intf rc
add q.mpg

Same result as with standard skin: VLC freezes after some seconds.

Here's the log of the command line call:
====================================================
[00ddabf4] main input debug: thread started
[00ddabf4] main input debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB
[00ddabf4] main input debug: using timeshift path 'C:\DOKUME~1\Andi\LOKALE~1\Tem
p'
[00ddabf4] main input debug: thread (input) created at priority 1 (../.././src/i
nput/input.c:220)
[00ddabf4] main input debug: `q.mpg' gives access `' demux `' path `q.mpg'
[00ddabf4] main input debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='q.mpg'
[00e08b5c] main demux debug: looking for access_demux module: 4 candidates
[00e08b5c] main demux debug: no access_demux module matching "any" could be load
ed
[00e08b5c] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.104 ms - Total 1.104 ms / 1
intvls (Avg 1.104 ms)
[00ddabf4] main input debug: creating access '' path='q.mpg'
[00dff74c] main access debug: looking for access module: 5 candidates
[00dff74c] vcd access debug: trying .cue file: q.cue
[00dff74c] vcd access debug: could not find .cue file
[00dff74c] filesystem access debug: opening file `q.mpg'
[00dff74c] main access debug: using access module "filesystem"
[00dff74c] main access debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.103 ms - Total 1.103 ms /
1 intvls (Avg 1.103 ms)
[00ddb1d4] main stream debug: Using AStream*Stream
[00ddb1d4] main stream debug: pre buffering
[00ddb1d4] main stream debug: received first data after 0 ms
[00ddb1d4] main stream debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 9433 KiB/s
[00e0c1bc] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 2 candidates
[00e0c1bc] main stream debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be lo
aded
[00e0c1bc] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.242 ms - Total 0.242 ms /
1 intvls (Avg 0.242 ms)
[00e0c1bc] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate
[00e0c1bc] main stream debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record"
[00e0c1bc] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.214 ms - Total 0.214 ms /
1 intvls (Avg 0.214 ms)
[00ddabf4] main input debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='q.mpg'
[00e08b5c] main demux debug: looking for demux module: 52 candidates
[00e08b5c] main demux debug: using demux module "ps"
[00e08b5c] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 17.148 ms - Total 17.148 ms /
1 intvls (Avg 17.148 ms)
[00dff31c] main demux meta debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates
[00dff31c] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Dokumente und Einstell
ungen\Andi\Anwendungsdaten\vlc\lua\meta\reader
[00dff31c] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC
\lua\meta\reader
[00dff31c] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Programme\VideoLA
N\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.lua
[00dff31c] main demux meta debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be
loaded
[00dff31c] main demux meta debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.465 ms - Total 1.465 m
s / 1 intvls (Avg 1.465 ms)
[00ddabf4] main input debug: `q.mpg' successfully opened
[00e08b5c] ps demux warning: garbage at input, trying to resync...
[00e08b5c] ps demux warning: found sync code
[00e08b5c] ps demux debug: we found a length of: 39456000
[00ddabf4] main input debug: selecting program id=0
[00ded2a4] main decoder debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates
[00ded2a4] main decoder debug: using decoder module "mpeg_audio"
[00ded2a4] main decoder debug: TIMER module_need() : 10.646 ms - Total 10.646 ms
/ 1 intvls (Avg 10.646 ms)
[00ded2a4] main decoder debug: thread started
[00ded2a4] main decoder debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 2 (../.././s
rc/input/decoder.c:301)
[00d405cc] main decoder debug: looking for decoder module: 34 candidates
[00d405cc] avcodec decoder debug: libavcodec initialized (interface 0x350500)
[00d405cc] avcodec decoder debug: trying to use direct rendering
[00d405cc] avcodec decoder debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-1/2 Video) started
[00d405cc] main decoder debug: using decoder module "avcodec"
[00d405cc] main decoder debug: TIMER module_need() : 16.959 ms - Total 16.959 ms
/ 1 intvls (Avg 16.959 ms)
[00e12e34] main packetizer debug: looking for packetizer module: 21 candidates
[00e12e34] main packetizer debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpegvideo"

[00e12e34] main packetizer debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.021 ms - Total 2.021 m
s / 1 intvls (Avg 2.021 ms)
add: returned 0 (no error)
[00de057c] main playlist debug: meta ok for (null), need to fetch art
[00d405cc] main decoder debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 0 (../.././s
rc/input/decoder.c:301)
[00d405cc] main decoder debug: thread started
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 0%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 5%
[00ded2a4] mpeg_audio decoder debug: MPGA channels:1 samplerate:32000 bitrate:32

[00ddabf4] main input debug: creating aout
[00e09ef4] main audio output debug: looking for audio output module: 4 candidate
s
[00e09ef4] aout_directx audio output debug: Opening DirectSound Audio Output
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 10%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 15%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 20%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 25%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 30%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 35%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 40%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 45%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 50%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 56%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 61%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 66%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 71%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 76%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 81%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 86%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 91%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Buffering 96%
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Stream buffering done (305 ms in 11 ms)
[00e12e34] packetizer_mpegvideo packetizer debug: size 320x240 fps=25.000
[00ddabf4] main input debug: no usable vout present, spawning one
[00dea664] main spu text debug: looking for text renderer module: 2 candidates
[00e010e4] main demux meta debug: looking for meta fetcher module: 1 candidate
[00e010e4] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Dokumente und Einstell
ungen\Andi\Anwendungsdaten\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher
[00e010e4] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Programme\VideoLAN\VLC
\lua\meta\fetcher
[00e010e4] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Programme\VideoLA
N\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher\tvrage.lua
[00e010e4] main demux meta debug: using meta fetcher module "lua"
[00e010e4] main demux meta debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.678 ms - Total 1.678 m
s / 1 intvls (Avg 1.678 ms)
[00e010e4] main demux meta debug: removing module "lua"
[00de057c] main playlist debug: art not found for (null)
[00dea664] freetype spu text debug: Using Arial as font from file C:\WINDOWS\Fon
ts\ARIAL.TTF
[00dea664] freetype spu text debug: using fontsize: 2
[00dea664] main spu text debug: using text renderer module "freetype"
[00dea664] main spu text debug: TIMER module_need() : 6.135 ms - Total 6.135 ms
/ 1 intvls (Avg 6.135 ms)
[00e0db44] main scale debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates
[00e0db44] swscale scale debug: 32x32 chroma: YUVA -> 16x16 chroma: YUVA with sc
aling using Bicubic (good quality)
[00e0db44] main scale debug: using video filter2 module "swscale"
[00e0db44] main scale debug: TIMER module_need() : 9.735 ms - Total 9.735 ms / 1
intvls (Avg 9.735 ms)
[00e3d08c] main scale debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates
[00e3d08c] yuvp scale debug: YUVP to YUVA converter
[00e3d08c] main scale debug: using video filter2 module "yuvp"
[00e3d08c] main scale debug: TIMER module_need() : 19.850 ms - Total 19.850 ms /
1 intvls (Avg 19.850 ms)
[00e389ac] main video output debug: window size: 320x240
[00e389ac] main video output debug: Deinterlacing available
[00e389ac] main video output debug: deinterlace 0, mode blend, is_needed 0
[00e389ac] main video output debug: looking for video output module: 1 candidate

[00e389ac] vout_wrapper video output debug: Opening vout display wrapper
[0262bc8c] main generic debug: looking for vout display module: 8 candidates
[0262bc8c] directx generic debug: creating Vout EventThread
[0262bc8c] directx generic debug: DirectXCreateWindow
[00e3d3ac] main window debug: looking for vout window hwnd module: 3 candidates
[00e3d3ac] qt4 window debug: Qt4 interface not found
[00e3d3ac] main window debug: no vout window hwnd module matching "any" could be
loaded
[00e3d3ac] main window debug: TIMER module_need() : 26.369 ms - Total 26.369 ms
/ 1 intvls (Avg 26.369 ms)
[00e09ef4] aout_directx audio output debug: found device: Primärer Soundtreiber
[00e09ef4] aout_directx audio output debug: found device: SigmaTel C-Major Audio

[0262bc8c] directx generic debug: created video sub-window
[0262bc8c] directx generic debug: Vout EventThread running
[0262bc8c] directx generic debug: disabling screen saver
[0262bc8c] directx generic debug: directx-device:
[0262bc8c] directx generic debug: DirectXEnumCallback: RADEON 9800 XT, \\.\DISPL
AY1
[0262bc8c] directx generic debug: selecting RADEON 9800 XT, \\.\DISPLAY1
[0262bc8c] directx generic debug: screen dimensions (0x0,1024x768)
[0262bc8c] directx generic debug: DirectDraw Capabilities: overlay=1 yuvoverlay=
1 can_deinterlace_overlay=1 colorkey=1 stretch=1 bltfourcc=1
[0262bc8c] directx generic debug: YUV overlay surface created successfully
[0262bc8c] main generic debug: using vout display module "directx"
[0262bc8c] main generic debug: TIMER module_need() : 61.649 ms - Total 61.649 ms
/ 1 intvls (Avg 61.649 ms)
[00e389ac] main video output debug: using video output module "vout_wrapper"
[00e389ac] main video output debug: TIMER module_need() : 62.791 ms - Total 62.7
91 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 62.791 ms)
[00e389ac] main video output debug: got 1 direct buffer(s)
[00e389ac] main video output debug: pic render sz 320x240, of (0,0), vsz 320x240
, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
[00e389ac] main video output debug: pic in sz 320x240, of (0,0), vsz 320x240, 4c
c I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
[00e389ac] main video output debug: pic out sz 320x240, of (0,0), vsz 320x240, 4
cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0
[00e389ac] main video output debug: direct render, mapping render pictures 0-23
to system pictures 1-24
[00d405cc] avcodec decoder debug: using direct rendering
[00d405cc] main decoder debug: End of video preroll
[00e09ef4] aout_directx audio output debug: device supports 2 channels (DEFAULT!
)
[00e09ef4] aout_directx audio output debug: device supports 1 channel
[00e09ef4] aout_directx audio output debug: Windows says your SpeakerConfig is s
tereo
[00e09ef4] aout_directx audio output debug: creating DirectSoundThread
[00de34bc] main generic debug: thread started
[00de34bc] aout_directx generic debug: DirectSoundThread ready
[00de34bc] main generic debug: thread (DirectSound Notification Thread) created
at priority 15 (../../.././modules/audio_output/directx.c:321)
[00e09ef4] main audio output debug: using audio output module "aout_directx"
[00e09ef4] main audio output debug: TIMER module_need() : 134.883 ms - Total 134
.883 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 134.883 ms)
[00e09ef4] main audio output debug: output 's16l' 32000 Hz Stereo/Mono frame=1 s
amples/4 bytes
[00e09ef4] main audio output debug: mixer 'f32l' 32000 Hz Stereo/Mono frame=1 sa
mples/8 bytes
[00e09ef4] main audio output debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'s16l' 32000 Hz->32000 Hz
Stereo/Mono->Stereo/Mono
[0262c684] main audio filter debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidat
es
[0262c684] audio_format audio filter debug: f32l->s16l, bits per sample: 32->16
[0262c684] main audio filter debug: using audio filter module "audio_format"
[0262c684] main audio filter debug: TIMER module_need() : 6.192 ms - Total 6.192
ms / 1 intvls (Avg 6.192 ms)
[00e09ef4] main audio output debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
[00e3d454] main generic debug: looking for audio mixer module: 3 candidates
[00e3d454] main generic debug: using audio mixer module "float32_mixer"
[00e3d454] main generic debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.853 ms - Total 0.853 ms /
1 intvls (Avg 0.853 ms)
[00e09ef4] main audio output debug: input 'mpga' 32000 Hz Mono frame=1152 sample
s/1737 bytes
[02672164] main audio filter debug: looking for audio filter module: 1 candidate

[02672164] scaletempo audio filter debug: format: 32000 rate, 2 nch, 4 bps, fl32

[02672164] scaletempo audio filter debug: params: 30 stride, 0.200 overlap, 14 s
earch
[02672164] scaletempo audio filter debug: 1.000 scale, 960.000 stride_in, 960 st
ride_out, 768 standing, 192 overlap, 448 search, 1600 queue, fl32 mode
[02672164] main audio filter debug: using audio filter module "scaletempo"
[02672164] main audio filter debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.038 ms - Total 1.038
ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.038 ms)
[00e09ef4] main audio output debug: filter(s) 'mpga'->'f32l' 32000 Hz->32000 Hz
Mono->Stereo/Mono
[0267816c] main audio filter debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidat
es
[0267816c] main audio filter debug: no audio filter module matching "any" could
be loaded
[0267816c] main audio filter debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.778 ms - Total 0.778
ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.778 ms)
[0267816c] main audio filter debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidat
es
[0267816c] mpgatofixed32 audio filter debug: mpga->f32l, bits per sample: 0
[0267816c] main audio filter debug: using audio filter module "mpgatofixed32"
[0267816c] main audio filter debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.311 ms - Total 0.311
ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.311 ms)
[02672514] main audio filter debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidat
es
[02672514] main audio filter debug: using audio filter module "trivial_channel_m
ixer"
[02672514] main audio filter debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.229 ms - Total 0.229
ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.229 ms)
[00e09ef4] main audio output debug: found 2 filters for the whole conversion
[00e09ef4] main audio output debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'f32l' 35200 Hz->32000 Hz
Stereo/Mono->Stereo/Mono
[02672834] main audio filter debug: looking for audio filter module: 13 candidat
es
[02672834] main audio filter debug: using audio filter module "ugly_resampler"
[02672834] main audio filter debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.218 ms - Total 0.218
ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.218 ms)
[00e09ef4] main audio output debug: found a filter for the whole conversion
[00ded2a4] main decoder debug: End of audio preroll
[00d405cc] main decoder debug: Received first picture
[00ddabf4] main input debug: Decoder buffering done in 136 ms
[00e389ac] main video output debug: Post-processing available
[00e389ac] main video output warning: vlc_object_find_name(postproc) is not safe
!
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
[00ded2a4] main decoder warning: received buffer in the future
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Wow, this is very weird.

Wow, this is very weird.

Do you have any suggestion? I think you are our solution ...
Thanks!

I'm not sure if this is a driver issue.
It would be my first guess but why is the Windows Media Player able to play all the files correctly?
My next step will be to enable/disable devices selectivly in the device manager in order to find out if a certain device is the troublemaker...

It would be my first guess but why is the Windows Media Player able to play all the files correctly?

Because VLC and WMP don't use same codepath. So certain features might work with one device driver, but other features might cause issues.

I tried it with audio card disabled, with video card disabled (only on board graphic) but no difference...VLC keeps freezing.
Any ideas what I could try else?

Getting the exact same issue. VLC is up to date, this is also a fresh install of Windows, all drivers up to date. Resource monitor shows 100% highest active time for hard drive during the freezing, and all disk activity is empty EXCEPT for VLC.

During this freeze, my computer is essentially useless, cant open things, can't even minimize windows.

Getting the exact same issue. VLC is up to date, this is also a fresh install of Windows, all drivers up to date.

Try another video output module:
http://wiki.videolan.org/WindowsFAQ-2.0 ... _output.3F

Try another audio output module:
http://wiki.videolan.org/WindowsFAQ-2.0 ... _anomalies

Ive tried that already.