Solved VLC question

[whs]

I would think it`s got something to do with power saving, but you`re plugged in right ?

This is an XPS 8300 desktop.

 

[AddRAM]

Sorry, read that backwards.

 

[boohbah]

sorry for the delay , yep derek got it right,
the snip of the camera icon was referring to splash pro, its very simple to use has loads of nice features and even has a frame seek along the progress bar the same as you tube does when you hover on the progress bar.
if an audio is slightly out of sync you can just move a slider in the audio tab back or forward depending on the sync adjustment needed.
trust me guys its not often i shout the praises of one software over another,
i was a diehard WMC user for years and after i used splash pro as a trial i never went back.
if nothing else give it a try. you wont be disappointed and you may even be pleasantly surprised.
heres some info about it
did i mention it plays back movies in better quality than other similar player.

Splash PRO - The Next Generation Player

Splash PRO - Screenshots

 

[boohbah]

i coincidentally just got an email from mirillis, subscribers to their newsletter get a 33% discount off splash pro ex,
making it $19 instead of $29 until the 7th of april.

 

[Britton30]

sorry for the delay , yep derek got it right,
the snip of the camera icon was referring to splash pro, its very simple to use has loads of nice features and even has a frame seek along the progress bar the same as you tube does when you hover on the progress bar.
if an audio is slightly out of sync you can just move a slider in the audio tab back or forward depending on the sync adjustment needed.
trust me guys its not often i shout the praises of one software over another,
i was a diehard WMC user for years and after i used splash pro as a trial i never went back.
if nothing else give it a try. you wont be disappointed and you may even be pleasantly surprised.
heres some info about it
did i mention it plays back movies in better quality than other similar player.

Splash PRO - The Next Generation Player

Splash PRO - Screenshots

It is a one-time pay or do they nag you to renew it?

 

[whs]

Thanks Julian for the information.

 

[boohbah]

sorry i missed that last post of yours gary, its a one time pay, the updates are free

 

[Britton30]

sorry i missed that last post of yours gary, its a one time pay, the updates are free

Thanks, I may give it a nod.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Memory?

Could it be a memory issue?
Maybe something weird is happening when you run VLC and your memory is being "chewed up".

My friend has a custom built gaming laptop (even though he's not a gamer) which has 16GB of RAM.
He installed a RAM Disc program and set it to 8GB.
His laptop kept dropping into Windows Basic theme after that.
I suspect that he hadn't left enough memory for his laptop's hardware.

 

[whs]

Hmm, how could that be with 8GB of RAM. My laptop has only 6GB of RAM and the phenomenon does not occur.

 

[Britton30]

Aero is more GPU dependent too.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

sorry i missed that last post of yours gary, its a one time pay, the updates are free

Thanks, I may give it a nod.

I've got it bookmarked to try later once I get a BD drive.

 

[whs]

Aero is more GPU dependent too.

Right Gary, but the desktop where the phenomenon occurs has the better GPU too - as compared to the laptop. Really puzzling, but not really a problem. Only an academic challenge.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Agreed

Hmm, how could that be with 8GB of RAM. My laptop has only 6GB of RAM and the phenomenon does not occur.

I thought that it was weird too.

There was a thread recently (here or on EightForums) where someone's machine was reserving over 8GB for hardware!

 

[whs]

Nah, that's not the case. I check my Resource Monitor all the time.

 

[lehnerus2000]

A Longshot

Nah, that's not the case. I check my Resource Monitor all the time.

What does it say when you are experiencing the problem?

Maybe VLC is interacting with something else that is running on your system.

Like most other people who have commented, I don't have the issue you describe when I use VLC (or MPC-HC).

 

[whs]

Same thing, low RAM usage. I don't think it is a RAM problem.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Head Scratcher

I assume that you have completely uninstalled VLC and reinstalled it?

Are you using the 32 bit or 64 bit version of VLC?
I have both (and they both run correctly).
I'm using the default settings on both.