VLC MKV Crashes

[xenomorph05]

Hey, I love VLC, but it constantly crashes while I try to watch anime in MKV files. The soft subtitles are part of it. Is this .8.6e so i think I am upto date. I have XP media center. Any ideas?

Sorry if this is a repost.

Thank-you

[VLC_help]

http://nightlies.videolan.org/
test nightlies and check if they work better. And make sure you only have few MKV files in same directory.

[xenomorph05]

I tried the may 15th vlc and I can't even open a MKV file with out a microsoft visual C++ library runtime error. The audio still starts but the video does not. I will try the other vlc I had again.

[xenomorph05]

I tried deleting preferencse and cache. Now they open but VLC crashes everytime I close or stop a video.

[xenomorph05]

So far it seems that the vlc beta is better with the soft subs, I was actually able to watch the new evangelion movie with out it crashing the subs where as the previous vlc crashed twice during the movie.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Cool. Great news. Do you have a nice screenshot of VLC with a softsub ?

[xenomorph05]

VLC still does not screencap the soft sub text while watching the vids. I checked settings and it is possible I missed something but as far as I know, and I just tried before posting this, you can't snapshot the softsub text. At least I couldn't with the mkv.

I personally prefer it to not capture the text though.

I'll let you know if I have any softsub crashes but I'm keeping my fingers crossed it won't.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

I just need a screenshot of VLC on windows playing correctly a SSA subtitles in a MKV!

[xenomorph05]

Most MKV I use have the soft sub inside them. Also I don't know how you can do that unless you manually apply text to a still image.
VLC snapshot doesn't capture text and if you try to print screen your desktop it doesn't capture any of the video or text.

[VLC_help]

Disable Overlay video output if you want to take screenshots using Print Screen key.

[xenomorph05]

I tried but that did not work. Your screen is from the current vlc not the beta? Each time I pressed snapshot the text instantly disappeared. Although this stuff isn't related to my original post it is mkv related so I'm trying stuff out that you guys suggest.

[Arite]

Change the video output module to OpenGL then take a screeshot. To do this go to (in the Preferences):
Video >> Output modules

And tick the "Advanced options" tickbox. From the drop-down select "OpenGL video output" and press "Save". Restart VLC for the changes to take effect and play a video etc.

Arite.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Arite, he is using the new preferences!!!

[Arite]

True . OK then, in the Qt4 interface go to:
Tools >> Preferences...

And select the "All" for "Show Settings" in the bottom-left corner. Then go to:
Video >> Output modules

And:

From the drop-down select "OpenGL video output" and press "Save". Restart VLC for the changes to take effect and play a video etc.

Arite.