VLC keeps crashing

[yukon]

Just downloaded VLC to play mpeg4 video's I've recorded on a pentax optio s6, digital camera.
Worked great for a day, now it's gone and freaked out. keeps crashing.
shows a small bit of video without sound, then stops
I use an Apple P.book
Can anyone help?

[fkuehne]

Please use the script delivered on the disk-image to reset your preferences and try again.

[Guntis]

The same here. Just downloaded the latest version (0.8.4a), deleted all previous VLC preferences (with the AppleScript provided with the VLC) and cleared Trash, opened VLC, and added Mac OS X interface in it's Preferences settings. Closed VLC, re-opened, and ... it crashes every time I try to open it.

This is from crash log:
2005-12-14 02:08:35.862 VLC[12597] *** Uncaught exception: <NSInvalidArgumentException> *** -[NSPlaceholderDictionary initWithObjects:forKeys:count:]: attempt to insert nil value
Dec 14 02:08:47 Guntis-Mac crashdump[12598]: VLC crashed
Dec 14 02:08:50 Guntis-Mac crashdump[12598]: crash report written to: /Users/Guntis/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/VLC.crash.log

My system: PowerBook G4 1.5GHz, 512MB RAM, 20GB free disk space, Mac OS X 10.4.3, QT 7.0.3.

[fbweiu3478]

[removed arbitrary and denouncing criticism -- FK]

[fkuehne]

@Guntis: please have a look at my response on the other thread

[The DJ]

Yesterday i discovered this usually happens when you have the "macosx" interface selected as an "extraintf". this is NOT allowed. don't do it