vlc crashes when playing videos.
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	algent
	Jul 6 2019, 10:16 PM

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VLC v.3.0.7.1
I have some problems with vlc. It crashes when I try to play some videos. For example mp4.

This is the output from terminal.

$ vlc Bumblebee\ 2018.mp4 
VLC media player 3.0.7.1 Vetinari (revision 3.0.7.1-0-gf3940db4af)
[0000000001371570] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.

(vlc:2837): dbind-WARNING **: 23:41:44.279: Couldn't register with accessibility bus: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.

The problem is only with video files, not audio files.

Installed the snap version 3.0.7 and it doesn't have this problem.

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algent created this task.Jul 6 2019, 10:16 PM

can you share your mp4 file, I tested it here on plasma with an mp4 file and no issues

No issues with mp4 files either

Downloaded something short from youtube. My vlc crashes when I try to play this video.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/u09cs44kbnktzjh/Sample.mp4?dl=0

Uninstallead and then installed it again from Software Center.

$ vlc Sample.mp4 
VLC media player 3.0.7.1 Vetinari (revision 3.0.7.1-0-gf3940db4af)
[0000000000fd3570] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Segmentation fault

$ vlc Sample.mp4 
VLC media player 3.0.7.1 Vetinari (revision 3.0.7.1-0-gf3940db4af)
[0000000000e40570] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Bus error

First try it was "Segmentation fault" and later only "Bus error"

Which DE are you using and what GPU Driver are you using? the file runs fine for me

Working fine here

Working for me using Plasma with Intel drivers.

I am using Budgie DE, and my PC is old.

OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Q35 v: 1.4 Mesa 19.0.6 direct render: Yes

I fixed it by changing some video settings

Tools > Preferences > Video > Output.

Working fine with these options:

XVideo output (XCB)
X11 video output (XCB)

With other options sometimes crashes, sometimes flashing and sometimes only blackscreen.

algent closed this task as Resolved.Jul 7 2019, 6:17 PM

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