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Hi everyone, I've encountered such a strange problem with vlc player using specific files from
a specific website & this problem occurs exclusively with vlc on both windows & linux for me.

The files are .mov & they come from this website.

I really don't know how to give any more information about the files unfortunately but if you don't feel
like registering & then downloading a file to check yourself just ask me & I'll provide more info
(I'm on vista currently).

Basically every so often at specific times the sound will just cut out while the video plays on. Say the sound
cuts out at 13:50, I'll have to move the position bar to another place to get the sound to return, it's difficult
enough trying to get the bar to like 13:51 or so only for it to happen again at like 19:23 or something
If I move the bar to 13:49 it'll cut out again at 13:51 & every file has different times that this will happen
for no apparent reason. Doesn't happen on any other program I've used.

I am stuck using quicktime as it's the only other player with the capability to play at speed 1.5 or 2.0 without
ruining the sound but still, quicktime is awful, truly truly awful...

Is there anything to be done about this?

Thanks a lot for any help, really really needed!

confirmed.. VLC 2.x has a stutter on i7 laptop every 10 seconds.. suspect
its the length of the cache

however 2.04 beta seems to have fixed this

UNLESS you choose 1.5 speed which I use alot to watch stuff faster

v1.1.11 no issues what so ever but i love the new time bar in VlC2.x
its hard to go back to the old skin

problem would be solved if the v2,0 skin could be portable to older releases
none of the custom skins come close to the normal one in my books

however waveout extension doesnt have the stutter even on 1.5x speed

but it drifts out of SYNC on 1.5x speed so one problem solve to produces another in its place
sounds goes to internal speakers ok not tried headphones though

so it seems to be a issue with it interfacing with directx and perhaps a cache/buffer
problem/lag

Known issue:
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=102592

Not sure where the problem lies though.

I found the solution to my problem on faster playback (think it only
occurs on fast playback the clicks as well)

after much research... I found a post on the web talking about the HP power assistant
on laptops after version 2,026 I think it was . even the latest builds
all cause the sound anomaly..

although various vlc tweaks improved it and caching.. it never did solve the
clicking until I rolled back HP drivers..
why a power assistant software should impact on the sound beats me but it worked

solution was to roll back or totally remove it

maybe others dont know this fix as well?

note waveout would still drift on 1.5x speed though I have 2.06 beta now
and im back to use the standard output (directx?) since rolling back HP rubbish