Bufferng problem... VLC skips when HD in use

[MikeBell]

I'm running VLC (latest test version) under OS X 10.3.2. I've noticed that when I run a HD intensive app, like BitTorrent, VLC skips every 10-20 sec when BitTorrent client writes to a disk. I also have journaling turned on. I'm suspecting this happens because VLC's buffer is either too small or nonexistent. Latest MPlayer OSX does not have this problem (prior to 6.5, they did have the same problem but version 6.5 fixed that).

As you might imagine, this can be really annoying and only time I can run VLC is when I'm not downloading. This can be extremely frustrating.

Could someone shed some more light on this?

[The DJ]

Yeah, Bittorrent is taking CPU and IO time and VLC needs that to not skip. It's bad that Bittorrent is so demanding on the system. You can increase the file buffer in preferences->modules->access->file

[MikeBell]

Yeah, Bittorrent is taking CPU and IO time and VLC needs that to not skip. It's bad that Bittorrent is so demanding on the system. You can increase the file buffer in preferences->modules->access->file

Awesome! Thanks! I knew there was a way to do this in VLC... VLC is so damn customizable it's amazing to me every time I encounter something.

I hope next version of VLC ends up supporting DVD subtitles

[The DJ]

We have supported DVD subtitles for at least 1,5 year.
Maybe you mean vobsub subtitles? These are DVD subtitles stored in two files (.idx and .sub)

[MikeBell]

We have supported DVD subtitles for at least 1,5 year.
Maybe you mean vobsub subtitles? These are DVD subtitles stored in two files (.idx and .sub)

Those are the ones. Any ETA on those?

[The DJ]

i'm hoping 0.7.1 or 0.7.2

time at least another month.