The big VLC for Mac OS X Intel and UB thread

[The DJ]

All seems to work fine, but occasionally quits on my intel imac 17" with 1,5 GB

Date/Time: 2006-02-18 12:30:38.530 +0100
OS Version: 10.4.5 (Build 8G1454)
Report Version: 4

Command: VLC
Path: /Applications/vlc/VLC4.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC
Parent: WindowServer [56]

Version: 0.8.5-svn (0.8.5-svn)

PID: 334
Thread: 11

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS (0x0001) at 0x0fad2014

Thread 11 Crashed:
0 org.videolan.vlc 0x000902a3 aout_OutputNextBuffer + 435 (output.c:283)
1 org.videolan.vlc 0x000f471e RenderCallbackAnalog + 350 (auhal.c:1322)

Hopefully this was fixed yesterday, but i'm not 100% sure.

[The DJ]

Build 20060211-0053.dmg displays no image (black screen) then
crashes on my intel imac...
0.84-svn by the way works just fine (not sure how to find the build though)...

Thread 14 Crashed:
0 ...ickTimeComponents.component 0x9909f43d YUV420To2VUY_W1x + 671
1 ...ickTimeComponents.component 0x9908271a FinalGlueBeforeTheBlit + 1529
2 ...ickTimeComponents.component 0x99086a5a
.....
16 com.apple.QuickTime 0x91488d8f DoBandedDecompress + 15359
17 com.apple.QuickTime 0x91484dee ICMAction + 642
18 com.apple.QuickTime 0x91483ae6 ICMDeviceLoop + 635
19 com.apple.QuickTime 0x9148cc35 DecompressSequenceFrameWhen + 797
20 org.videolan.vlc 0x0012af96 DisplayVideo + 102 (voutqt.m:430)
21 org.videolan.vlc 0x000308e9 RunThread + 553 (video_output.c:965)
22 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b27 _pthread_body + 84

You are running VLC with the Quartz/QuickTime video module, which is broken for the Intel version (which is stated in the first post of this thread).

[The DJ]

Running 10.4.5 & trunk-intel-20060218-0053.dmg

main: thread 2684407680: mutex_lock failed at src/misc/variables.c:805 (22:Invalid argument)
main: thread 2684407680: mutex_unlock failed at src/misc/variables.c:811 (22:Invalid argument)

This is a known issue with the current development tree of VLC. It's not MacIntel specific.

I have also tried "Open Disc" with a DVD, plays fine as well. When I try to scrub forward by shifting the timeline dot (sorry, I don't know how else to explain.) it would give error messages in a pop-up window such as:

main: INPUT_CONTROL_SET_POSITION(_OFFSET) 2.5% failed
......

Interesting. I will take a look at that. Is this with all of your DVDs, or just with one? And is it with or without DVD menu's ?

"Play Disc" for a VCD is still causing a crash. (BTW, if I don't have a VCD in the drive, it tells me that the VCD does not exist, so it is not tottaaly clueless.) If I copy .DAT file over to the Desktop and change it to .mpg extension, it plays successfuly. Here is the end of verbose error message, when it crashes with a VCD:

There is an issue in the Table Of Contents reading on Mac Intel. I know it exists, i'm just not totally sure what is causing it yet, but i expect to find it quite soon now.

[sofad]

I tested trunk-intel-20060219-0058, all cpu features turned on (esp mmx).

i runs just great with my iMac 2.0 CD. Even a 1900 HD Trailer (Batman Returns) runs smoothly!

Great work, thank you.

[The DJ]

There is an issue in the Table Of Contents reading on Mac Intel. I know it exists, i'm just not totally sure what is causing it yet, but i expect to find it quite soon now.

This should be fixed now thanks to demo-n

[Guest]

I have also tried "Open Disc" with a DVD, plays fine as well. When I try to scrub forward by shifting the timeline dot (sorry, I don't know how else to explain.) it would give error messages in a pop-up window such as:

main: INPUT_CONTROL_SET_POSITION(_OFFSET) 2.5% failed
......

Interesting. I will take a look at that. Is this with all of your DVDs, or just with one? And is it with or without DVD menu's ?

Tried with only one DVD. It is a homemade, single title/chapter wedding video DVD.

[Guest]

I have placed Feb 18 version of VLC.app in /Applications folder, but then I noticed that it has read and execute priviledges for the owner only, so nobody but I can actually run it. Is it setup this way on purpose due to its beta (or should I call alpha) nature or did I do something wrong while mounting the disk image or something of that sort?

[bigfib]

You are running VLC with the Quartz/QuickTime video module, which is broken for the Intel version (which is stated in the first post of this thread).

Thanks, sorry i missed that.
I was actually using the quartz module because of a problem witht everything being green/pink otherwise, someone, somewhere here told me to use it (dont remember who)...

Hopefully this was fixed yesterday, but i'm not 100% sure.

will try it without and let you know. Cheers everyone for all the good work.

[bigfib]

Hopefully this was fixed yesterday, but i'm not 100% sure.

Sorry guys, still quitting sporadically on my intel imac 17" 1.5G

Date/Time: 2006-02-21 10:15:17.060 +0100
OS Version: 10.4.5 (Build 8G1454)
Report Version: 4

Command: VLC
Path: /Applications/vlc/VLC-5.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC
Parent: WindowServer [57]

Version: 0.8.5-svn (0.8.5-svn)

PID: 278
Thread: 12

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS (0x0001) at 0x02b84014


Thread 12 Crashed:
0 org.videolan.vlc 0x000908c3 aout_OutputNextBuffer + 435 (output.c:283)
1 org.videolan.vlc 0x000f4cde RenderCallbackAnalog + 350 (auhal.c:1322)
2 ...pple.audio.units.Components 0x70008de1 DefaultOutputAUEntry + 31265
3 ...pple.audio.units.Components 0x700d9e09 AUNetSendEntry + 80493
4 ...pple.audio.units.Components 0x700d94bb AUNetSendEntry + 78111
5 ....audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x93e30e81 AudioConverterChain::CallInputProc(unsigned long) + 189
6 ....audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x93e30b1e AudioConverterChain::FillBufferFromInputProc(unsigned long*, unsigned long*, CABufferList*) + 84
7 ....audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x93e30ac2 BufferedInputAudioConverter::CallInputProc(unsigned long) + 198
8 ....audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x93e30822 BufferedInputAudioConverter::GetAllInputBytes(unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long&, CABufferList const*&) + 76
9 ....audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x93e30755 Resampler2Wrapper::RenderOutput(CABufferList*, unsigned long, unsigned long&) + 687
10 ....audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x93e2ff6b BufferedAudioConverter::FillBuffer(unsigned long&, AudioBufferList&, AudioStreamPacketDescription*) + 211
11 ....audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x93e300f9 AudioConverterChain::RenderOutput(CABufferList*, unsigned long, unsigned long&, AudioStreamPacketDescription*) + 93
12 ....audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x93e2ff6b BufferedAudioConverter::FillBuffer(unsigned long&, AudioBufferList&, AudioStreamPacketDescription*) + 211
13 ....audio.toolbox.AudioToolbox 0x93e2fdf8 AudioConverterFillComplexBuffer + 190
14 ...pple.audio.units.Components 0x700089dd DefaultOutputAUEntry + 30237
15 ...pple.audio.units.Components 0x700085ac DefaultOutputAUEntry + 29164
16 ...pple.audio.units.Components 0x70007a51 DefaultOutputAUEntry + 26257
17 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91460cda HP_IOProc::Call(AudioTimeStamp const&, AudioTimeStamp const&, AudioBufferList const*, AudioTimeStamp const&, AudioBufferList*) + 240
18 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91460306 IOA_Device::CallIOProcs(AudioTimeStamp const&, AudioTimeStamp const&, AudioTimeStamp const&) + 274
19 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91460091 HP_IOThread::PerformIO(AudioTimeStamp const&) + 1221
20 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9145e5e3 HP_IOThread::WorkLoop() + 931
21 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9145e239 HP_IOThread::ThreadEntry(HP_IOThread*) + 17
22 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91452875 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93
23 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b47 _pthread_body + 84


Thread 12 crashed with i386 Thread State:
eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0x00090721 ecx:0x00000000 edx: 0x02b84000
edi: 0x00000000 esi: 0x02b84000 ebp:0xb064f4f8 esp: 0xb064f470
ss: 0x0000002f efl: 0x00010246 eip:0x000908c3 cs: 0x00000027
ds: 0x0000002f es: 0x0000002f fs:0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037


Never quite sure how much of this info to give you... tell me if you need more.

Nick x

PS. It also filled up my root directory with a series of still images....
img0000.png - img000104.png :-/

[Nico974]

Hello.
The feb 23 build blocks my hole keyboard. The last one didn't do that.
I have an iMac Intel 2 GHz (and some keyboard problems too...)

Thank's fore your great job !

[ksch]

Crash watching NSV from http://lsr.tpolm.org:8000/lsv.nsv

using the feb 23 build from
http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/mac ... 3-0048.dmg

with cleared prefs

on Macbook Pro, OSX 10.4.5 all updates

console output:
===== Wednesday, March 1, 2006 5:24:02 PM Europe/Madrid =====
[00000297] access_http access: Raw-audio server found, nsv demuxer selected
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x76f19fd0 (–üÒv)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x8054f9ff (??TÄ)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x8d00b776 ( v?)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x28c7ca2a (* «()
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x40beef47 (GÔæ@)
[00000300] ffmpeg decoder error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x40beef07 (Ôæ@)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0xa824eba7 (ßÎ$®)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x3a776a5d (]jw:)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x40beefb8 (?Ôæ@)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x56534e0e (NSV)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x7792d688 (à÷íw)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0xc0beef70 (pÔæ¿)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0xacddd40b (‘›¨)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x40beef07 (Ôæ@)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0xe1686254 (Tbh·)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x3006 ( 0)
[00000300] ffmpeg decoder error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x56534e1c (NSV)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0xd62afa6b (k?*÷)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x40beef47 (GÔæ@)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x40beef70 (pÔæ@)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0xeff77615 (v˜Ô)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0xdbf6b2f0 (??ˆ€)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x30aab1a7 (ß±™0)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x9e7392e9 (Èísû)
[00000300] ffmpeg decoder error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0xb5e6efd6 (÷Ôʵ)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0xc0beef07 (Ôæ¿)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0xbeefe0 ( ‡Ôæ)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0xf379c1e0 (‡¡yÛ)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x66165001 (Pf)
[00000299] nsv demuxer error: invalid signature 0x3e70a301 (£p>)
Mar 1 17:30:59 jakbook crashdump[2168]: VLC crashed
Mar 1 17:31:00 jakbook crashdump[2168]: crash report written to: /Users/jak/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/VLC.crash.log


crashlog:

===== Wednesday, March 1, 2006 5:23:36 PM Europe/Madrid =====
**********

Host Name: jakbook
Date/Time: 2006-03-01 17:30:53.549 +0100
OS Version: 10.4.5 (Build 8H1455)
Report Version: 4

Command: VLC
Path: /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC
Parent: WindowServer [92]

Version: 0.8.5-svn (0.8.5-svn)

PID: 1988
Thread: 10

Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000000

Thread 0:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000a607 mach_msg_trap + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082295e CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90822179 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61
3 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92ed18e0 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 285
4 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92ed0fe7 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 385
5 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92ed0e3e BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 81
6 com.apple.AppKit 0x93371ad1 _DPSNextEvent + 576
7 com.apple.AppKit 0x933716be -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 137
8 com.apple.AppKit 0x9336b443 -[NSApplication run] + 512
9 org.videolan.vlc 0x000fcf34 Run + 164 (intf.m:112)
10 org.videolan.vlc 0x00004028 RunInterface + 1272 (interface.c:393)
11 org.videolan.vlc 0x00004398 intf_RunThread + 552 (interface.c:185)
12 org.videolan.vlc 0x00009928 AddIntfInternal + 200 (libvlc.c:1945)
13 org.videolan.vlc 0x00003547 main + 247 (vlc.c:112)
14 org.videolan.vlc 0x000033ee _start + 228 (crt.c:272)
15 org.videolan.vlc 0x00003309 start + 41

Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90037f27 mach_wait_until + 7
1 org.videolan.vlc 0x000476dc msleep + 108 (mtime.c:324)
2 org.videolan.vlc 0x0000f466 RunThread + 1862 (playlist.c:772)
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b47 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90037f27 mach_wait_until + 7
1 org.videolan.vlc 0x000476dc msleep + 108 (mtime.c:324)
2 org.videolan.vlc 0x00010a8b RunPreparse + 507 (playlist.c:855)
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b47 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90037f27 mach_wait_until + 7
1 org.videolan.vlc 0x000476dc msleep + 108 (mtime.c:324)
2 libhotkeys_plugin.dylib 0x04290ba7 Run + 423 (hotkeys.c:207)
3 org.videolan.vlc 0x00004028 RunInterface + 1272 (interface.c:393)
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b47 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90037f27 mach_wait_until + 7
1 org.videolan.vlc 0x000476dc msleep + 108 (mtime.c:324)
2 org.videolan.vlc 0x00003ab9 Manager + 57 (interface.c:308)
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b47 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 5:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90037f27 mach_wait_until + 7
1 org.videolan.vlc 0x000476dc msleep + 108 (mtime.c:324)
2 org.videolan.vlc 0x0010172c -[VLCMain manage] + 700 (intf.m:876)
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x926f83b0 forkThreadForFunction + 123
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b47 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 6:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900251e7 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.apple.Foundation 0x9274e18c -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 39
2 com.apple.AppKit 0x93448690 -[NSUIHeartBeat _heartBeatThread:] + 377
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x926f83b0 forkThreadForFunction + 123
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b47 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 7:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000a607 mach_msg_trap + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082295e CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90822179 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61
3 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91452a5a HALRunLoop::OwnThread(void*) + 158
4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91452875 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b47 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 8:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9001ab3c select + 12
1 libaccess_http_plugin.dylib 0x01d7d488 Read + 552 (http.c:543)
2 org.videolan.vlc 0x00024a5b AReadStream + 155 (stream.c:1583)
3 org.videolan.vlc 0x00025178 AStreamRefillStream + 376 (stream.c:1282)
4 org.videolan.vlc 0x00025476 AStreamPeekStream + 582 (stream.c:1076)
5 libnsv_plugin.dylib 0x04913195 ReSynch + 85 (nsv.c:391)
6 libnsv_plugin.dylib 0x04913985 Demux + 309 (nsv.c:186)
7 org.videolan.vlc 0x0002258e MainLoop + 222 (input.c:531)
8 org.videolan.vlc 0x000241c7 Run + 151 (input.c:436)
9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b47 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 9:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x900251e7 semaphore_wait_signal_trap + 7
1 org.videolan.vlc 0x000485e1 block_FifoGet + 545 (vlc_threads_funcs.h:506)
2 org.videolan.vlc 0x00082062 DecoderThread + 50 (decoder.c:489)
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b47 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 10 Crashed:
0 libfaad_plugin.dylib 0x02d50c9a ifilter_bank + 363 (vlc_block.h:147)
1 libfaad_plugin.dylib 0x02d57171 reconstruct_channel_pair + 1094 (vlc_block.h:147)
2 libfaad_plugin.dylib 0x02d4b558 channel_pair_element + 576 (vlc_block.h:147)
3 libfaad_plugin.dylib 0x02d4d0b9 raw_data_block + 448 (vlc_block.h:147)
4 libfaad_plugin.dylib 0x02d47195 aac_frame_decode + 183 (vlc_block.h:147)
5 libfaad_plugin.dylib 0x02d45e00 DecodeBlock + 464 (faad.c:263)
6 org.videolan.vlc 0x000818b3 DecoderDecode + 1411 (decoder.c:653)
7 org.videolan.vlc 0x0008206f DecoderThread + 63 (decoder.c:494)
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b47 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 11:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90037f27 mach_wait_until + 7
1 org.videolan.vlc 0x000476dc msleep + 108 (mtime.c:324)
2 org.videolan.vlc 0x0003150a RunThread + 3178 (vlc_threads_funcs.h:111)
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b47 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 12:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90049337 semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 7
1 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9145fb60 CAGuard::WaitFor(unsigned long long) + 212
2 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9145fa82 CAGuard::WaitUntil(unsigned long long) + 66
3 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9145e4f2 HP_IOThread::WorkLoop() + 690
4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9145e239 HP_IOThread::ThreadEntry(HP_IOThread*) + 17
5 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x91452875 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 93
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90024b47 _pthread_body + 84

Thread 10 crashed with i386 Thread State:
eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0x02d50b40 ecx:0x00000000 edx: 0x02d82520
edi: 0x00000000 esi: 0x00000000 ebp:0xb0480958 esp: 0xb047e860
ss: 0x0000002f efl: 0x00010246 eip:0x02d50c9a cs: 0x00000027
ds: 0x0000002f es: 0x0000002f fs:0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037

[edit moderator]cut unneeded part from posting to make thread easier to read[/edit]

[The DJ]

Crash watching NSV from http://lsr.tpolm.org:8000/lsv.nsv

This is not a Intel specific issue. Apparently this problem occurs when we loose the connection to a NSV stream, and we automatically reconnect to it.


Added to the bug database.

[Miniman]

Hi
Will the new macmini graphics card enable HD playback with VLC?

[The DJ]

Well the general speed increase of the mini should enable it to playback MPEG2 HDTV in my opinion, but no one tested it yet I guess.

The thing has digitial audio now as well I see. Seems like the perfect Multimedia brick

[ksch]

This is not a Intel specific issue. Apparently this problem occurs when we loose the connection to a NSV stream, and we automatically reconnect to it.

Hi DJ, thanks - it seems to work much more stably with the release
0.8.4a PPC build - the image comes up every time, hasn't crashed once
yet, although it lost sound after a few minutes on the PPC build,
under Rosetta.

Oddly, the Intel build almost always crashes immediately after connecting
to the stream - I get a second or two of audio, no video, and then the crash.

The stream is at http://lsr.tpolm.org:8000/lsv.nsv for your testing.

Best
Jak

[Riot Nrrrd™]

FYI, I just tried that stream in the 0.8.4a PPC version on my old 1 GHz PowerBook (still running 10.3.9) and it crashes right away:

Thread 8 Crashed:
0 org.videolan.vlc 0x001cde14 put_pixels8_c + 0xc (dsputil.c:1108)
1 org.videolan.vlc 0x00329dd4 render_slice + 0x50c (vp3.c:1785)
2 org.videolan.vlc 0x00326ee4 vp3_decode_frame + 0xf94 (vp3.c:2564)
3 org.videolan.vlc 0x001969c8 avcodec_decode_video + 0xf4 (utils.c:910)
4 org.videolan.vlc 0x0009faec DecodeVideo__ffmpeg + 0x360 (crt.c:300)
5 org.videolan.vlc 0x00019664 DecoderDecode + 0x6b4 (crt.c:300)
6 org.videolan.vlc 0x0001a4f4 DecoderThread + 0x54 (crt.c:300)
7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x92516990 _pthread_body + 0x28

Anyway, back to the new Mac mini - the Intel GMA950 chipset supposedly has the ability to decode HD streams on-chip, but given that I want to play MPEG-2 Transport Stream (".ts") files, I'd have to use VLC to do that. How is VLC supposed to be able to tell the onboard GPU "Hey, VLC here, I'm wanting to decode an MPEG-2 HD stream, help me out"?

I think I will wait on buying a Mac mini for my living room until there is a Universal Binary of VLC and there is some optimal way for VLC to get the GPU to do the HD decoding

[BirdmanBob]

Never posted before. Sorry if I'm breakin' some rules or ettiquette.

I have an Intel Mini Solo hooked up to my Motorola HD DVR (Adelphia Cable). Using iRecord to grab MP2 stream. VLC plays it back fine at 1080i if I use all the default pref settings. There's some artifcacts in the video occasionally but no apparent dropped frames. Also note that AC3 content (on the DVR) plays from the Mini as "Dolby Pro Logic" (according to my stereo). Also, if I use "image settings" in the prefs to pump up the brightness, I get bunches of dropped frames. That's all I've determined after playin' with it for a few hours.

Just wanted to throw this out there in case there's something system-specific that someone might like me to check out for 'em.

[Guest]

There is an issue in the Table Of Contents reading on Mac Intel. I know it exists, i'm just not totally sure what is causing it yet, but i expect to find it quite soon now.

This should be fixed now thanks to demo-n

Feb23 version, iMac w/ 10.4.5 with the latest security update. I have tried with and without disabling MMX and SSE options. (Are we still supposed to disbale those options?)

Sorry, playing a VCD does not cause a crash anymore, but it gives an error message and makes a horrible, unbearably metallic noise.

DVD scrubbing gives similar error messages as before even though it fast forwards fine, but a little annoying. I tried it with a commercial DVD this time. Other than those error messages, it plays fine.

The only truly dissapointing part is wmv playback. The image quality is horrible, even though it plays fine on a PC. I can email the file if you want, it is about 1.3MB. I could not even get video from another wmv file; it gave an error message and all I had was the audio.

[Guest45345]

I'm using a MBP 2.0Ghz with the 23rd Feb nightly. I'm actually impressed how well the build works but there's just a small niggle. When I select 'Float on top from the video menu it remembers it for a while but when I open a coupld more windows it dissapears.

Great job apart from that, I'll post anymore info I get right here.

[Jon]

Anyone tried the new nightlies?

[randomfreak]

any plans to port the win32 codec loader?

[lukemcurley]

great work, i've found that the feb builds were very solid on my imac 17" intel only crashed sometimes when changing to full screen.

i set the video to open gl and all works good. just downloading the march 10 build now, i'll get back to you after playing around with it.

for a developers point of view how near to full implementation is vlc for intel mac. also what type of performance increase is there with the intels instead of powerpc?


luke

[fkuehne]

VLC for x86-OSX got the same features as VLC for PPC-OSX, so it got a little less features than the Windows or Linux port, but we catch up a bit on every release
I've got no idea about the speed increases, but they should be really noticeably, since most of the codecs we are using are more optimised for x86 than for PPC. I'll probably be able to do some tests on this in about 3 week on one of Apple's workshops.

@ randomfreak: that should be do-able but I haven't heard from anyone who is working on that. We won't provided binary versions with this loader anyway, since this would break our own licence.

[randomfreak]

Thanks for the info Sources would be more than enough for me.
Hopefully someone will pick it up. That would be great

[Guest]

Anyone tried the new nightlies?

The March 10 nightly is working great for me on an iMac Core Duo 2GHz.....I'm customizing a Core Solo Mini with the addition of a 2GHz Core Duo (Yonah T2500) chip in a few days, so I'll be sure to test VLC with that puppy as well.