Hy.
I played some mp4 files and VLC don't apply on them the effects and filters settings... Use VLC 2.1 0515 XP SP3.
Mediainfo:
File1
General
Complete name : D:\Downloads\Video\shooter (2007)\Shooter.2007.720p. BRRip.x264.YIFY.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 855 MiB
Duration : 2h 5mn
Overall bit rate : 951 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2012-05-17 18:19:16
Tagged date : UTC 2012-05-17 18:19:16
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High 10@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 2h 5mn
Bit rate : 565 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 4 725 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 528 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 10 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.035
Stream size : 507 MiB (59%)
Writing library : x264 core 124 r2197 69a0443
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x111 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=565 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=81 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Encoded date : UTC 2012-05-17 18:19:16
Tagged date : UTC 2012-05-17 18:19:28
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : ac-3
Duration : 2h 5mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 345 MiB (40%)
Encoded date : UTC 2012-05-17 18:19:25
Tagged date : UTC 2012-05-17 18:19:28
File2
General
Complete name : D:\Downloads\Video\Grandmas Boy (2006)\grandmas.boy.2006.720p.BrRip.x264.YIFY.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom
File size : 601 MiB
Duration : 1h 30mn
Overall bit rate : 925 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2012-05-20 08:10:21
Tagged date : UTC 2012-05-20 08:10:21
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High 10@L4.0
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 6 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 1h 30mn
Bit rate : 539 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 2 734 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 544 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 10 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.031
Stream size : 350 MiB (58%)
Writing library : x264 core 124 r2197 69a0443
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=6 / deblock=1:-2:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=9 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.15 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-3 / threads=12 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=60 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=539 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=81 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Encoded date : UTC 2012-05-20 08:10:21
Tagged date : UTC 2012-05-20 08:14:39
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : ac-3
Duration : 1h 30mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 250 MiB (42%)
Encoded date : UTC 2012-05-20 08:12:52
Tagged date : UTC 2012-05-20 08:14:39
Debug1
http://pastebin.com/v3pjKU4S
Debug2
http://pastebin.com/DWVhawVj