Missing Video (0.8.5, error -2147467263)

[Kiachi]

I'm trying to find a good media player for my computer, and as VLC has worked really good for my siblings, I want to try it. I keep running into problems though: it never shows the video.

Currently, I'm trying to get the 0.8.5 version to work on Windows XP SP2. It keeps showing the error 'vout_directx warning: could not blit surface (error -2147467263)'. Sound works perfectly fine.

The other stuff that shows up in messages are:

main debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX MMXEXT SSE FPU
main debug: looking for memcpy module: 3 candidates
main debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 3624 (playlist) created at priority 0 (playlist/playlist.c:184)
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 3640 (preparser) created at priority 0 (playlist/playlist.c:210)
main debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
main debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
main debug: thread 3664 (interface) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:231)
main debug: looking for interface module: 3 candidates
main debug: using interface module "wxwidgets"
main debug: thread 3684 (manager) created at priority 0 (interface/interface.c:216)
wxwidgets debug: Using last windows config '(-1,0,0,1024,768)(0,139,17,360,128)(2,88,96,418,582)(6,0,0,-1,150)'
wxwidgets debug: id=0 p=(139,17) s=(360,128)
wxwidgets debug: id=2 p=(88,96) s=(418,582)
wxwidgets debug: id=6 p=(0,0) s=(-1,150)
vout_directx warning: could not blit surface (error -2147467263)
(edited out a lot of the above and below)
vout_directx warning: could not blit surface (error -2147467263)
main warning: late picture skipped (379392)
main debug: closing input
avi debug: free chunk avih
avi debug: free chunk strh
avi debug: free chunk strf
avi debug: free chunk JUNK
avi debug: free chunk LIST
avi debug: free chunk strh
avi debug: free chunk strf
avi debug: free chunk JUNK
avi debug: free chunk LIST
avi warning: unknown chunk (not unloaded)
avi debug: free chunk LIST
avi debug: free chunk LIST
avi debug: free chunk ISFT
avi debug: free chunk LIST
avi debug: free chunk JUNK
avi debug: free chunk LIST
avi debug: free chunk idx1
avi debug: free chunk RIFF
avi debug: free chunk JUNK
avi debug: free chunk LIST
main debug: removing module "avi"
main debug: removing module "access_file"
main warning: late picture skipped (491708)
ffmpeg debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG-4 Video) stopped
main debug: removing module "ffmpeg"
main debug: thread times: real 0m15.221888s, kernel 0m0.090129s, user 0m5.467862s
main debug: thread 4420 joined (input/decoder.c:191)
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `XVID', 16 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "mpeg_audio"
main debug: thread times: real 0m15.211873s, kernel 0m0.150216s, user 0m1.001440s
main debug: thread 4444 joined (input/decoder.c:191)
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpga', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: removing module "mpgatofixed32"
main debug: removing module "bandlimited_resampler"
aout_directx debug: closing audio device
main warning: late picture skipped (482513)
main warning: late picture skipped (447208)
aout_directx debug: DirectSoundThread exiting
main debug: thread times: real 0m14.931470s, kernel 0m0.010014s, user 0m0.020028s
main debug: thread 4928 joined (directx.c:598)
main debug: removing module "aout_directx"
main debug: removing module "float32tos16"
main debug: removing module "trivial_mixer"
main debug: thread times: real 0m15.522320s, kernel 0m0.110158s, user 0m0.210302s
main debug: thread 4308 joined (input/input.c:399)
main warning: refcount is 1, delaying before deletion (id=293,type=-7)
main error: refcount is 1, delaying again (id=293,type=-7)
main debug: garbage collector destroys 1 vout
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseSurface
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay clipper
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDisplay display
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseDDraw
vout_directx debug: CloseVideo
vout_directx debug: DirectXEventThread terminating
vout_directx debug: DirectXCloseWindow
vout_directx debug: WinProc WM_DESTROY
main debug: thread times: real 0m16.243356s, kernel 0m0.250360s, user 0m0.060086s
main debug: thread 4988 joined (directx.c:494)
main debug: removing module "vout_directx"
main debug: thread times: real 0m16.023040s, kernel 0m0.100144s, user 0m1.011454s
main debug: thread 5016 joined (video_output/video_output.c:461)

Anyone who can help? I'm getting a bit frustrated with not being able to play any videos.

[DJ]

Perhaps describing what you are trying to do would be more helpful than a Messages file.

It seems you are trying to play a playlist according to messages. But if the references to the playlist do not exist VLC will play nothing. So you might try to see which files you are having problems with that are not playlists. Please note the format for audio, video and container type. The formats maybe found by selecting the View tab and then Stream and Media Info... Advanced. The container type is the extension of the file, like something.mpg

Always call a file into VLC when you are having problems to rule out a possible Windows interface problem.

[Kiachi]

OK, let's see... I've tested with a number of files actually and none of them works. They're supposed to be your average avi files encoded with xvid, mpga sound, nothing strange there. I've tried opening them by clicking on the file I want to play, quick open and open file. Just to try, I also tried opening an mkv file (xvid, a52,a52) (didn't work, but then I didn't expect it to).

[Kiachi]

Playing around with the thing, I got a picture if I unchecked the 'hardware yuv to rgb' button if with slight choppiness and inversed colors if that's to any help. Still with avi (xvid, mpega).

[DJ]

Preferences, Video, Output Modules and using the pull down to select "Windows GDI video output". Then save, restart VLC

Assuming this works, your video card's drivers need updating.

But what you have already tried also indicates this.