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VLC 2.0 plays HD videos very slow, sometimes it freezes and you have to kill the process.
I've downgraded to version 1.1.11 - this issue does not exist in versions 1.1.x.

VLC 2.0 (final) - all settings are default, Windows 7 64-bit SP1,
i5 750, 4GB RAM, GeForce GT 240 512MB (with latest driver).

Can you share the logs?

not available... VLC plays files like in slow motion or it's freezes so I've to kill the process.

I had the same problem, even with vers 1, now im using ver 2 and this is what i did:
1) Goto tools and open up Preferences
2) Goto the video tab, 3 down lefthandside pane
3) Right side pane, six lines from the top under Output choose "Windows GDI video ouput"
4) Save ur preferences

Not sure if this is the solution but it worked like a charm for me.

I had the same problem, even with vers 1, now im using ver 2 and this is what i did:
1) Goto tools and open up Preferences
2) Goto the video tab, 3 down lefthandside pane
3) Right side pane, six lines from the top under Output choose "Windows GDI video ouput"
4) Save ur preferences

Not sure if this is the solution but it worked like a charm for me.

Not working: video not playing properly (black rectangles)...

I'm having an issue of playing 1080i/59.94 Mpeg2 transport streams in full screen with BOB de-interlacing. Video will either freeze or play out very choppy.

I've tried to play this: http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/index.php/download/ - AVI Mpeg4 1080p - VLC freezes
and this http://www.furk.net/df/36fbf2dd1578c4cd - plays like on slow motion.

I think this is a serious bug in VLC since I didn't changed the settings and my hardware seems to be fine.

It works for me. Waht is your CPU?

I had the same problem, even with vers 1, now im using ver 2 and this is what i did:
1) Goto tools and open up Preferences
2) Goto the video tab, 3 down lefthandside pane
3) Right side pane, six lines from the top under Output choose "Windows GDI video ouput"
4) Save ur preferences

Not sure if this is the solution but it worked like a charm for me.

Thanks spizone! It worked for me.

GDI is a bad advice, because it is slow.
If this works, then your drivers are broken.

Works for me as well but only if i select he Windows GDI setting, my specs q9550, Dp45sg, 4g (1333), 9600GT,
i have installed codecs prior to VLC 2, but cant remember when and what, mostly packs.

OpenGL does not work?

It works for me. Waht is your CPU?

i5 750, 4GB RAM, GeForce GT 240 512MB

OpenGL does not work?

OpenGL works fine on VLC 2. But is it the same video quality? What 'Default' uses?

Direct3D

OpenGL does not work?

OpenGL works fine on VLC 2. But is it the same video quality? What 'Default' uses?

I would argue that it is better than the default.

GDI is a bad advice, because it is slow.
If this works, then your drivers are broken.

Ok then what would u sugest i do, cuase this is the only way i can play HD content, drivers im using are the latest nvidia 285.62 Win7x64, would it be becuase my gfx card is not so powerful (9600GT), cuase i dont think my cpu is the cuase (q9550).

having similar issue but with stuttering video for HD movies. Also tried opengl, directx, and windows gdi and none of those work either. still using default. please help this thread

having similar issue but with stuttering video for HD movies. Also tried opengl, directx, and windows gdi and none of those work either. still using default. please help this thread

Stuttering means CPU not powerful enough. Not related to this thread.

would it be becuase my gfx card is not so powerful (9600GT)

9600 GT is enough for all Blu-ray videos and for stuff you can download (it doesn't matter if you use GPU decoding or not, that card isn't the bottleneck because of its hardware).

having similar issue but with stuttering video for HD movies. Also tried opengl, directx, and windows gdi and none of those work either. still using default. please help this thread

Stuttering means CPU not powerful enough. Not related to this thread.

EVGA z68 FTW, i7 2600k, 16 gigs of corsair vengeance???
really?!?!
i find that very interesting

Well or me Windows GDI still works the only thing it plays the video much darker, i did not notice this until i switched back to default, but on default the stuttering is way to unwatchable. I see some people GDI wont work either, so the only conclusion i can come to it might be other codecs conflicting with VLC codecs, im not 100% sure about this and will only know if try to uninstall all my prev codecs and reinstall VLC, but am worried about other players etc.
PS. If i select "Hardware Decoding", its even worse

VLC doesn't use any external codecs. So it isn't codecs conflict issue.

It might be samplerate plugin CPU eating bug, too high number in FFMPEG threads option, too passive power usage mode or some sort of VOUT bug.

Update! After yesterdays update Nvidia display drivers i can now run HD using OPENGL setting, it seems a little better, but still compared to default a bit darker. Was running the 285 drivers before, now am on 295.

so i found out what it was..... so stupid really.... wasnt the players or codecs or anything. My tv is a newer generation samsung, about 2 years old, and it has that 240mhz refresh. well it was set on smooth and clear, I never checked just standard setting. works so beautifully now. sorry for your stuttering in vlc, but i dont think its worth it compared to wmp. its just so easy and i dont use any of the complicated settings in it. good luck to those in need.