VLC app freezes?

Freeze

Same problem here. Not on all files though. Have to restart the ipad completely to make it work again.

 

yes, a lot.

 

Same for me too. It freezes after 5-10 minutes and it is really annoying. Although 1.0 used to crash a few times but I will put it back until the next update comes out because 1.1 is pretty much useless.
I would suggest everybody to use the "Report a problem" option in iTunes App Store maybe it speeds up the update process if more people report the same issue.

 

I have the same problem also. I tried other movies/TV series and still.
I can't tell if I had the problem before as my ipad is 2 days old and never tried watching a movie with the old version of VLC

 

I'm getting the same problem. It's exquisitely irritating. The previous version had absolutely no problems whatsoever. Why oh why did I click 'update.'

 

Same here. Wish I hadn't updated.

 

4.2 surprise

Upgraded to latest GM release and the freezes in vlc have stopped, Color me shocked

So it would appear that either the issue was specifically 3.x related and whatever the issue was with playback was fixed by Apple in 4.2

Since I haven't seen anyone complain of the issue on iOS 4 phones, since vlc was released, go figure

 

this has bugged me no end since VLC last update... dont quite understand how it can start working on 4.2 though..

anyway, the workaround without closing the app (which doesn't remember the last position when it froze) is, when playback freezes:

1) touch the screen so the controls appear
2) tap the foward button (>>) twice
3) tap done

you should then be presented with your vlc home screen

4) re-select video and it should start off where it froze.

it works.. so good enough till it's fixed!

 

VLC just seems quite buggy, hard to get around some times

 

It does appear I was right

Applidium VLC Support page

Second question from the top...
Q) On my iPad, sometimes playback stops after a while (15 minutes)

A) You’re likely using iOS 3.2. Updating your iPad to iOS 4.2 will fix this issue.

 

How do you update an ipad to 4.2?

 

Download and install the GM. Or wait for it to be officially released to the masses.

 

why don't they just update the app for 3.2? not everyone will jump onto 4.2 straight away...

bizarre...

 

Can you provide a link to this GM?

 

Freezing fixed?

I never used my VLC 1.1.0 because of the freezing issue. After I downloaded the new iOS 4.2.1 the VLC app works fine. As a layman my bet is that the latest VLC was developed on a Beta version of the OS which is why it did not work right with the 3.x OS.

One thing that would be nice would be if VLC could make the iPad app load srt subtitles as well. The computer version does this very nicely. Now we are stuck with converting avi's and srt's to mp4 to play on the iPad. I use Handbrake which works nicely because it has a queue but it still takes time.

 

Thank you!