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Hey. I'm running a high def video off a external drive through usb. I never had a problem before but I recently reset my computer and downloaded the new VLC 2.0.0 and right now the video keeps freezing to buffer (Well, I assume buffer. The playback bar turns orange and moves through like a buffer progress bar). Then the video starts back. The buffering seems to be happening at random times.Also, the pausing seems to take a few seconds. So I just wanted to know is there some way for me to change that or do I have to wait for VLC to come out with 2.0.1, like I've been reading in other topics?


Btw. When i got to Tools>Messaging, This is the messaging I got:


main error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (pts_delay increased to 4417 ms)
main error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
main debug: audio output is starving (-205183), playing silence
direct3d debug: Created 68x68 texture for OSD
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (pts_delay increased to 4837 ms)
main error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
main warning: early picture skipped
main debug: End of audio preroll
main debug: Buffering 0%
main debug: Buffering 6%
main debug: Buffering 12%
main debug: Buffering 19%
main debug: Buffering 26%
main debug: End of video preroll
main debug: Received first picture
main debug: Buffering 34%
main debug: Buffering 42%
main debug: Buffering 49%
main debug: Buffering 56%
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: Buffering 62%
main debug: Buffering 69%
main debug: Buffering 77%
main debug: Buffering 84%
main debug: Buffering 91%
main debug: Buffering 99%
main debug: Stream buffering done (5255 ms in 2956 ms)
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 0 ms
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: audio output is starving (-197937), playing silence
direct3d debug: Created 68x68 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 450x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 424x104 texture for OSD
main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'mouse button' 0 t=8
main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'mouse button' 0 t=9
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: audio output is starving (-247219), playing silence
main debug: picture might be displayed late (missing 8 ms)
main warning: audio output out of sync, adjusting dates (-46447 us)
main warning: not synchronized (-46446 us), resampling
main warning: buffer too early (-46446), down-sampling
direct3d debug: Created 411x104 texture for OSD
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
direct3d debug: Created 679x49 texture for OSD
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1777952), clearing out
main warning: timing screwed, stopping resampling
main warning: PTS is out of range (1733276), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1778018), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1701342), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1778052), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1669376), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1778080), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1637404), dropping buffer
main error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (jitter of 6528 ms ignored)
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1778106), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1605430), dropping buffer
main error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1778140), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1573464), dropping buffer
main warning: early picture skipped
main debug: End of audio preroll
main debug: Buffering 0%
main debug: Buffering 6%
main debug: Buffering 13%
main debug: Buffering 20%
main debug: Buffering 27%
main debug: Buffering 35%
main debug: Buffering 42%
main debug: End of video preroll
main debug: Received first picture
main debug: Buffering 50%
main debug: Buffering 56%
main debug: Buffering 63%
main debug: Buffering 71%
main debug: Buffering 81%
main debug: Buffering 88%
main debug: Buffering 95%
main debug: Stream buffering done (4948 ms in 3543 ms)
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 0 ms
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 20 ms)
main debug: audio output is starving (-107387), playing silence
direct3d debug: Created 535x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 544x103 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 534x104 texture for OSD
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1122695), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1122695), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1122770), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1090770), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1122821), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1058821), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1122846), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1026846), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1122868), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (994868), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1122896), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (962896), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1122920), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (930920), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1122951), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (898951), dropping buffer
main error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (jitter of 6528 ms ignored)
main error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
main warning: early picture skipped
main debug: End of audio preroll
main debug: Buffering 0%
main debug: Buffering 6%
main debug: Buffering 13%
main debug: Buffering 21%
main debug: Buffering 29%
main debug: Buffering 36%
main debug: Buffering 43%
main debug: End of video preroll
main debug: Received first picture
main debug: Buffering 50%
main debug: Buffering 56%
main debug: Buffering 63%
main debug: Buffering 70%
main debug: Buffering 77%
main debug: Buffering 84%
main debug: Buffering 91%
main debug: Buffering 98%
main debug: Stream buffering done (5202 ms in 7139 ms)
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 0 ms
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 29 ms)
main debug: audio output is starving (-95740), playing silence
main warning: audio output out of sync, adjusting dates (-45740 us)
main warning: not synchronized (-45737 us), resampling
main warning: buffer too early (-45737), down-sampling
direct3d debug: Created 549x50 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 518x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 654x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 320x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 631x104 texture for OSD
main warning: resampling stopped after 10293486 usec (drift: -638)
direct3d debug: Created 406x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 443x48 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 613x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 578x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 435x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 529x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 767x50 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 541x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 425x95 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 407x50 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 345x40 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 385x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 577x95 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 772x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 644x48 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 739x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 672x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 480x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 456x95 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 141x42 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 466x50 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 752x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 481x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 568x40 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 617x42 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 625x42 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 604x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 667x48 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 438x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 610x42 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 717x50 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 451x105 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 412x95 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 471x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 501x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 503x105 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 699x105 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 240x45 texture for OSD
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 30 ms)
main error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (jitter of 5884 ms ignored)
main error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
main warning: early picture skipped
main debug: End of audio preroll
main debug: Buffering 0%
main debug: Buffering 6%
main debug: Buffering 14%
main debug: Buffering 21%
main debug: Buffering 29%
main debug: Buffering 37%
main debug: Buffering 43%
main debug: End of video preroll
main debug: Received first picture
main debug: Buffering 50%
main debug: Buffering 57%
main debug: Buffering 63%
main debug: Buffering 70%
main debug: Buffering 78%
main debug: Buffering 85%
main debug: Buffering 93%
main debug: Stream buffering done (4880 ms in 3584 ms)
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 0 ms
main warning: PTS is out of range (-30972), dropping buffer
main debug: picture might be displayed late (missing 0 ms)
direct3d debug: Created 429x40 texture for OSD
main error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (jitter of 5210 ms ignored)
main error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
main warning: early picture skipped
main debug: End of audio preroll
main debug: Buffering 0%
main debug: Buffering 6%
main debug: Buffering 14%
main debug: Buffering 21%
main debug: Buffering 28%
main debug: Buffering 36%
main debug: End of video preroll
main debug: Received first picture
main debug: Buffering 44%
main debug: Buffering 52%
main debug: Buffering 60%
main debug: Buffering 67%
main debug: Buffering 74%
main debug: Buffering 81%
main debug: Buffering 87%
main debug: Buffering 94%
main debug: Stream buffering done (4880 ms in 3533 ms)
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 0 ms
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 83 ms)
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 41 ms)
main warning: audio output out of sync, adjusting dates (60366 us)
main warning: not synchronized (60366 us), resampling
main warning: buffer too late (60366), up-sampling
direct3d debug: Created 402x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 636x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 355x49 texture for OSD
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1906767), clearing out
main warning: timing screwed, stopping resampling
main warning: PTS is out of range (1946695), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1906843), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1914771), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1906868), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1882796), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1906891), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1850819), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1906919), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1818847), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1906941), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1786869), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1906965), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1754893), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (1906989), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (1722917), dropping buffer
main error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (jitter of 5210 ms ignored)
main error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
main warning: early picture skipped
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 2284 ms)
main debug: End of audio preroll
main debug: Buffering 0%
main debug: Buffering 6%
main debug: Buffering 13%
main debug: Buffering 20%
main debug: End of video preroll
main debug: Received first picture
main debug: Buffering 27%
main debug: Buffering 34%
main debug: Buffering 41%
main debug: Buffering 47%
main debug: Buffering 55%
main debug: Buffering 62%
main debug: Buffering 68%
main debug: Buffering 75%
main debug: Buffering 82%
main debug: Buffering 89%
main debug: Buffering 96%
main debug: Stream buffering done (5005 ms in 10683 ms)
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 0 ms
main debug: picture might be displayed late (missing 8 ms)
direct3d debug: Created 399x48 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 477x95 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 425x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 614x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 596x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 478x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 324x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 398x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 580x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 386x40 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 248x40 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 253x40 texture for OSD
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (2269264), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (2269264), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (2269358), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (2237358), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (2269387), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (2205387), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (2269409), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (2173409), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (2269434), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (2141434), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (2269463), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (2109463), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (2269486), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (2077486), dropping buffer
main warning: computed PTS is out of range (2269509), clearing out
main warning: PTS is out of range (2045509), dropping buffer
main error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (jitter of 5711 ms ignored)
main error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
main warning: early picture skipped
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 2599 ms)
main debug: End of audio preroll
main debug: Buffering 0%
main debug: Buffering 6%
main debug: Buffering 14%
main debug: Buffering 20%
main debug: Buffering 27%
main debug: Buffering 34%
main debug: Buffering 41%
main debug: End of video preroll
main debug: Received first picture
main debug: Buffering 48%
main debug: Buffering 55%
main debug: Buffering 62%
main debug: Buffering 68%
main debug: Buffering 75%
main debug: Buffering 83%
main debug: Buffering 90%
main debug: Buffering 97%
main debug: Stream buffering done (5044 ms in 1469 ms)
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 0 ms
main warning: PTS is out of range (-29979), dropping buffer
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 59 ms)
main debug: picture might be displayed late (missing 17 ms)
direct3d debug: Created 68x68 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 474x49 texture for OSD
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
direct3d debug: Created 726x49 texture for OSD
main warning: PTS is out of range (-30160), dropping buffer
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
direct3d debug: Display:315 (hr=0x88760872)
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 266 ms)
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 224 ms)
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 183 ms)
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 141 ms)
main warning: audio output out of sync, adjusting dates (67137 us)
main warning: not synchronized (67139 us), resampling
main warning: buffer too late (67139), up-sampling
main warning: picture is too late to be displayed (missing 174 ms)
main error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (jitter of 5378 ms ignored)
main error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
main debug: End of audio preroll
main debug: Buffering 0%
main debug: Buffering 6%
main debug: Buffering 13%
main debug: Buffering 21%
main debug: Buffering 28%
main debug: Buffering 36%
main debug: Buffering 43%
main debug: Buffering 50%
main debug: Buffering 58%
main debug: Buffering 65%
main debug: Buffering 73%
main debug: End of video preroll
main debug: Received first picture
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: Buffering 79%
main debug: Buffering 86%
main debug: Buffering 93%
main debug: Stream buffering done (4838 ms in 2555 ms)
main debug: Decoder buffering done in 0 ms
main debug: audio output is starving (-101109), playing silence
main warning: resampling stopped after 2783777 usec (drift: 0)
direct3d debug: Created 650x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 412x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 584x104 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 707x49 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 441x95 texture for OSD
direct3d debug: Created 616x40 texture for OSD
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
direct3d debug: Created 399x105 texture for OSD
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor
main debug: auto hiding mouse cursor

Yes, test out the new VLC 2.0.1 and report back if the problems continue.

i have the same problem here, since v2.0.0, it pauses as if it's buffering


"main error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR is called too late (pts_delay increased to 891 ms)
main error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called"

nothing else appeared in the messages, verbosity 0

You also playback files from external USB drive?

yes, i also use an external USB HDD

Does the playback work better if you copy the files to local drive?

it seems to happen only with mkv files

Not only with mkv files.

However, I DISabled the Tools --> Preferences --> Video option "Accelerated video output (Overlay)", and I no longer get playback bar turning orange and moving through like a buffer progress bar.

So for me this is a problem specifically with accelerated video output. I have a Dell Latitude i7-2720QM 2.2GHz with NVidia NVS 4200m graphics card.

Not only with mkv files.

However, I DISabled the Tools --> Preferences --> Video option "Accelerated video output (Overlay)", and I no longer get playback bar turning orange and moving through like a buffer progress bar.

So for me this is a problem specifically with accelerated video output. I have a Dell Latitude i7-2720QM 2.2GHz with NVidia NVS 4200m graphics card.

This means there is an issue with your driver.

no my windows xp a1240n is not working with this setting

What VLC version are you using?

the latest but at that time but
now i'm using 2.1.3