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Dear VideoLAN users,

The VideoLAN team is happy to announce the third beta version of VLC 0.8.5. We even have released the fourth beta version now !

Highlights of the new features and improvements:
* Statistic system
* Linux DV input
* Audio CD improvements (CDDB)
* MacIntel support
* Many new and improved video filters
* New AJAX HTTP interface
* wxWidgets improvements (Drag'n Drop, VLM)
* Winamp 2 skin support
* Cook real audio codec
* MSN and Growl "Now playing" plugins
* Loads of bugfixes.

You can get a complete list by reading the release notes:
http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/NEWS

Changes since 0.8.5-test2 include:
* On the fly aspect ratio change on Mac OS X
* Mozilla plugin support on Mac OS X (test package isn't available yet)
* libunicows support to handle UTF8 on windows 9x
* String review and Translation updates
* Lots of bugfixes

Binary packages for Windows and MacOS X (ppc & x86) are available. You can
download those and the source code as well on:
http://downloads.videolan.org/pub/video ... 8.5-test4/
( http://downloads.videolan.org/pub/video ... 8.5-test3/ )

Remember that this is a beta version. Please test it heavily and report
bugs. Known bugs are registered in the trac database:
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/roadmap

Edit: added links to 0.8.5-test4

For the VideoLAN team,

OS X interface nitpick:

Having the fullscreen button only appear in the Playback window represents a loss of functionality (no visual indication of fullscreen mode) compared to previous versions of VLC. Please have the fullscreen button also appear in the Controller window (where it used to be in 0.8.4 and before). This interface bug is also an inconsistency: every other button in the Playback window is also in the Controller window.

(sorry for posting here, couldn't register at the Trac site)

There are some serious issues with manually choosing the Swedish (sv) language.
If running as "Auto" it works OK.

When manually choosing Swedish, we will get Turkish.
When manually chossing Turkish, you will get nothing (see link 1)

Regards,
Daniel

[1] http://home.danielnylander.se/vlc.bmp

(sorry for posting here, couldn't register at the Trac site)

Same here.

In 0.8.5-test3, the player will not stay above other windows when the "Float on Top" is selected in Mac OS X.

so is the 8.5 Version (Final) going to be released in 3 Days

when i Drag the Time Scale thing to go later into a movie it freezes (Not the player) the movie and i have to start it from beginning.

is that a problem with VLC Media Player and is it fixed in this new version...

or is it a movie file problem.

Date/Time: 2006-04-21 13:32:58.381 -0400
OS Version: 10.4.6 (Build 8I127)
Report Version: 4

Command: VLC
Path: /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC
Parent: WindowServer [18000]

Version: 0.8.5-test3 (0.8.5-test3)

PID: 18283
Thread: 3

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS (0x0001) at 0x8184849c

Thread 0:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002c218 semaphore_wait_trap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9005fee8 pthread_join + 436
2 org.videolan.vlc 0x0005e6f0 __vlc_thread_join + 48 (threads.c:783)
3 org.videolan.vlc 0x00070870 playlist_Destroy + 136 (playlist.c:250)
4 org.videolan.vlc 0x00049ca4 VLC_CleanUp + 232 (libvlc.c:919)
5 org.videolan.vlc 0x0000328c main + 252 (vlc.c:115)
6 org.videolan.vlc 0x00002d7c _start + 392 (crt.c:267)
7 org.videolan.vlc 0x00002bf0 start + 48

Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002c218 semaphore_wait_trap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9005fee8 pthread_join + 436
2 org.videolan.vlc 0x0005e6f0 __vlc_thread_join + 48 (threads.c:783)
3 org.videolan.vlc 0x0008c900 vout_Destroy + 52 (video_output.c:463)
4 org.videolan.vlc 0x000724bc ObjectGarbageCollector + 480 (playlist.c:565)
5 org.videolan.vlc 0x00073294 RunThread + 3432 (playlist.c:756)
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002ba68 _pthread_body + 96

Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000b0a8 mach_msg_trap + 8
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000affc mach_msg + 60
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907e4114 __CFRunLoopRun + 832
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x907e3a18 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 268
4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9148c83c HALRunLoop::OwnThread(void*) + 264
5 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9148c5dc CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 96
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002ba68 _pthread_body + 96

Thread 3 Crashed:
0 <<00000000>> 0xfffeff30 objc_msgSend_rtp + 48
1 com.apple.AppKit 0x937827e0 -[NSWindow _changeKeyAndMainLimitedOK:] + 756
2 com.apple.AppKit 0x937818a8 -[NSWindow makeKeyAndOrderFront:] + 120
3 org.videolan.vlc 0x0002a260 -[VLCEmbeddedVoutView setVout:subView:frame:] + 112 (vout.m:853)
4 org.videolan.vlc 0x0002a3c8 -[VLCDetachedEmbeddedVoutView setVout:subView:frame:] + 64 (vout.m:886)
5 org.videolan.vlc 0x0002acdc +[VLCVoutView getVoutView:subView:frame:] + 672 (vout.m:748)
6 org.videolan.vlc 0x00030708 Manage + 500 (voutgl.m:188)
7 libopengl_plugin.dylib 0x07c26440 Manage + 188 (opengl.c:484)
8 org.videolan.vlc 0x0008e864 RunThread + 2100 (video_output.c:977)
9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9002ba68 _pthread_body + 96

Thread 3 crashed with PPC Thread State 64:
srr0: 0x00000000fffeff30 srr1: 0x000000000000d030 vrsave: 0x0000000000000000
cr: 0x44004222 xer: 0x0000000020000007 lr: 0x00000000937827e0 ctr: 0x00000000937d6168
r0: 0x0000000001000008 r1: 0x00000000f058aa40 r2: 0x0000000001000000 r3: 0x00000000056351e0
r4: 0x0000000090a7dd9c r5: 0x0000000000000001 r6: 0x00000000ffffffff r7: 0x0000000000000000
r8: 0x0000000000001458 r9: 0x0000000080848494 r10: 0x0000000000000516 r11: 0x00000000e0d4a4f4
r12: 0x0000000005650ddb r13: 0x0000000000000000 r14: 0x0000000000000000 r15: 0x0000000000000000
r16: 0x0000000000000000 r17: 0x0000000000000000 r18: 0x0000000000000000 r19: 0x0000000002ba5c34
r20: 0x0000000002ba573c r21: 0x0000000002ba56dc r22: 0x00000000a37224ec r23: 0x0000000000000000
r24: 0x0000000000000000 r25: 0x00000000023a1df0 r26: 0x0000000000000001 r27: 0x00000000056351e0
r28: 0x00000000a3751eac r29: 0x00000000a37524ec r30: 0x00000000023c3930 r31: 0x00000000937824ec

Please add switch interface option back like it was in 0.8.4a

Hello all !
When I use and active the plugin MSN with the settings by default ({0} - {1}), I see that in my msn : C:\Documents and Settings\My NameUser\Bureau\Title of song.mp3

Why it doesn't take only the title of the song ?
On the other hand when I put only {0} or only {1}, it works perfectly !
But I can't use it of this way because my Tags are empty lol.

When I use and active the plugin MSN with the settings by default ({0} - {1}), I see that in my msn : C:\Documents and Settings\My NameUser\Bureau\Title of song.mp3

I don't even get that. I have had it set to either, and I see nothing in MSN. I have "Turn on what I'm Listning to" enabled in MSN so I don't know why it isn't working. I would like to get this option to work, but I cannot figure out a way. Any help would be great, thanks in advance.

VLC is getting less stable for every release, it seems like to me. Playing off a G4 Cube, the equipment is not the latest and fastest, but it has worked for years with VLC. Nowadays, VLC manage to play video and sound only approx. 1/3 of the times I try. I sometimes get an error arguing that the decoder could not be found, I sometimes get nothing but the video, every now and then I get an unexpected crash and - once in a while - it works just fine.

You have to go in preferences -> interface -> contorl interface and mark the compartment of MSN.

I have a strange issue.



As you can see, it doesn't display as it should in the bottom ! There is a previous frame instead of the controller.

I tried to resize the window to see if it would change anything, but it didn't.

I'm running 10.3.9 on an iMac G5 Rev A

I have some problems with VLC 0.8.4a (blue screen, memory dump).
I've downloaded this build : vlc-0.8.5-svn-20060122-2354-win32.exe (nightly build). It was very stable.
With this new release (beta 3), crashes are back

Does anyone know how to use and activate the AJAX HTTP interface? I cannot seem to find any information anywhere. I would like to use it but can't seem to figure out how to use it.

Does anyone know how to use and activate the AJAX HTTP interface? I cannot seem to find any information anywhere. I would like to use it but can't seem to figure out how to use it.

Launch vlc with vlc -I http and connect with you browser on http://localhost:8080

It fails the data execution prevention check with DEP enabled systems. I have never had to make an exception for VLC before, but I do now. Generally that means there is a memory leak somewhere in the program.

well to be honest, ive tested vlc 8.5-test3 with various videos however theres no use.

no matter if xvid, divx3 or h264 vlc showed nothing then a black picture instead of the video, sound played fine and after some seconds or changing time code or selecting a menu point vlc quits unexpectently.

yes ive resetted my preferences.

my system is a powerbook g4, 1ghz, 768mb ram, running 10.4.6 files are played from a fileserver with 1000mbit link via smb share.

if you want to i could provide crash logs etc.

0.8.5-test3 on MacOSX

Just a small one:

While an AVI played off disk is paused, the Info/Statistics/Displayed_Frames counter still ticks over.

geo

RTSP protocol don't wors properly........

The problem is in the client when you play
a VOD object....if you create a VOD object
and reproduce it(rtsp://....) with
vlc 0.8.2...perfect, but if you use
vlc 0.8.4 or highgest you can't move
the reproduction (forward, rewind)...

thanks

I try to write multicast TS video stream compressed with mp4v & mpga to hard disk: Sometimes stream is perfectly written, but sometimes (~30%) there's only sound stream in file and absolutely no video in file.

This is message log in "good" case (video presents) And this is "bad" case: I got these logs with identical settings, just pressing Stop & Play buttons - and sometimes there's video and sometimes there's not.

This problem appears in VLC versions from 0.8.4a up to latest nightly build 0.8.6-svn-20060421-0000 on Windows (XP 32bit) and Linux (2.6.xx Gentoo AMD64).

P.S. Additional tests show that this bug occures not only when I write file with ASF encapsulation, but with MP4 and MOV too. However, TS encapsulation works great.

Hi
It's about ticket #525, there is another bug after changeset #15344, repertory mozilla is not remove when uninstalling.

Good Luck

MacBook Here,
I stream from a PC server TV through VLC to my laptop.

When using the Intel builds it ALWAYS crash.
On the server side I use udp and tick the standard codec & kbit...

It always crash. should I post a crash-log?

RTSP protocol don't wors properly........

The problem is in the client when you play
a VOD object....if you create a VOD object
and reproduce it(rtsp://....) with
vlc 0.8.2...perfect, but if you use
vlc 0.8.4 or highgest you can't move
the reproduction (forward, rewind)...

thanks

HOW DO I DOWNLOAD THIS PLAYER??/