[vlc] Re: Bug report

[Zaffo]

Vasil Nokhrin wrote:

> I got the idea that you have alot to do, so i'm gonna skip the formality.
>
>
> System information:
> Win XP pro swedish, all latest updates, version 2002 (from properties 
> of This Computer)
>  hardware:
> motherboard: asus p4p800 deluxe
> CPU: intel pentium 4, northwood, 3,2 GHz
> graphics card: asus v9950 deluxe (geforce 5900Ultra)
> sound card: creative audigy 2
> RAM: 2 X 512 MB, 400 MHz
> system drive: 2 X 36GB WD raptor, s-ata, 0-raid
>
>  drivers:
> graphics card: latest asus gpu driver (v71.89), latest asus enhanced 
> driver (v1.16), webcam driver (v2.03), all three from www.asus.com, 
> and GART driver from the bundled CD:
>   *  Product: Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility
>   *  Release: Production Version
>   *  Version: 5.0.1.1015
>   *  Target Chipset#: Intel(R) 82865 G/PE/P, Intel(R) 82875P
>   *  Date: April 22, 2003
>
>
> VLC version:
> 0.8.2, latest at the time this is written
>
>
> Error description:
> When I was about to see a videofile with VLC it the picture was all 
> jumpy, but the sound was unaffected. With jumpy I mean it like skipped 
> every second frame or changed places on every pair of frames (like 
> 2143 instead of 1234). This I noticed did not go away after restarting 
> player or my computer. I then tried to play it with WMP and it worked 
> fine.
> This problem appeared after I installed the latest drivers for my 
> graphics card. When I played it in WMP I noticed a logo appearing and 
> then fading in the right upper corner of my screen. The logo says 
> something like: Splendid vedeo enhancement technology by ASUS. The 
> logo appears with both  media players.
> The problem I have been having with VLC covers all .avi videofiles I 
> have played. I have only been able to reproduce this problem with .avi 
> and .wmv files, but I've tried with .mpg and .mpeg files. However, 
> there are some exceptions to this problem: sometimes after playing a 
> videofile in WMP it can play normally in VLC (although I'm not sure 
> that there is a connection there), and the problem accurs in arout 7 
> out of 8 times I play an .avi file with VLC.
> The codecs of the videofiles are mostly XviD, but same thing happened 
> when I tried with a DIV3 codec file (codec name from VLC media 
> properties).
> I have reset the settings in VLC and I have tried to reinstall, both 
> without results.
> I have also tried to insert a next videofile into the playlist after a 
> working one, but it has no effect.
>
> I have searched for this problem in the forum with no results.
>
> This is all that I can think of, if you encounter any lack of details 
> just e-mail me at this adress:
> personbil at hotmail.com
>
> -Vasil
>
>
The FX series is know to be buggy with the lastest driver the easiest 
way to counter that problem is to go in vlc option. Then oupout module 
and avanced option then chose Windows GDI instead of Direct X. Or you 
can try to uninstal your driver and try the lastest beta driver from 
nvidia..

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