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When playing an .mkv file, VLC emits many errors and displays many frames as grey / embossed

When playing this file:

http://www.shlomifish.org/Files/files/video/vlc-mkv-grey-frames-and-error-msgs--simpsons.mkv

using VLC-2.2-git I am getting many embossed / grey frames and output like:

^Cshlomif@telaviv1:~$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/shlomif/apps/vlc/lib /home/shlomif/as/vlc/bin/vlc ./vlc-mkv-grey-frames-and-error-msgs--simpsons.mkv 
VLC media player 2.2.0-rc1 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.0-pre4-72-g7f06a46)
[000000000128aaa8] pulse audio output error: PulseAudio server connection failure: Connection refused
[00000000011b74a8] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[00007f8804c01828] mkv demux error: cannot load some cues/chapters/tags etc. (broken seekhead or file)
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[00007f87e40727b8] freetype spu text error: Breaking unbreakable line
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR  is called too late (pts_delay increased to 300 ms)
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[00007f87e803d888] mpgatofixed32 audio converter error: libmad error: bad main_data_begin pointer
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR  is called too late (pts_delay increased to 307 ms)
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[00007f87e803d888] mpgatofixed32 audio converter error: libmad error: bad main_data_begin pointer
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR  is called too late (pts_delay increased to 310 ms)
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR  is called too late (pts_delay increased to 319 ms)
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR  is called too late (pts_delay increased to 325 ms)
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[00007f87e803d888] mpgatofixed32 audio converter error: libmad error: bad main_data_begin pointer
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR  is called too late (pts_delay increased to 325 ms)
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR  is called too late (pts_delay increased to 326 ms)
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR  is called too late (pts_delay increased to 329 ms)
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR  is called too late (pts_delay increased to 359 ms)
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR  is called too late (pts_delay increased to 363 ms)
[00007f88000009b8] core input error: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_i965.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[00007f87e803d888] mpgatofixed32 audio converter error: libmad error: bad main_data_begin pointer
shlomif@telaviv1:~$ 

I'm on Mageia Linux 5 x86-64 using XFCE or JWM - also happens in a new user.

Please look into fixing it.

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