Instant crash in 3.0.7.1 in Windows 10 chosing either Open Network Stream or Convert/Save from Media menu
It used to work in some previous version, have not tried either command for a while before recently so I cannot say exactly what version is used to work in.
Regular play of local Video files still works, quite beautifully (thank you).
I get an instant crash when I select either Media -> Open Network Stream or Media -> Convert / Save which is the other way to open a stream to save. VERY STRANGE. I turned on logging and set it to the hightest available verbosity (Debug), and I get the attached output when I try to Open Network Stream, then restart after the crash and try Convert / Save. For both ultimately it says:
main: playlist is empty main debug: nothing to play
Log file for Media -> Convert Network Stream then Convert/Save: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JWnJ-9CIAtp79YMeUg0I72-sYQCJM6Zk/view (also attached)
I don't think a playlist should be needed to open a network stream. But I see in the main frame "Playlist is currently empty. Drop one here or Select a media source from the left."
However, if I click "Network Stream" under "Local Network" while a stream is playing it spins busy for a minute then stops without finding anything.
So there appears to be NO way to use either command for me now. Is there something I need to do to allow VLC to access the local network? Don't see any settings to enable or disable that.
Also, Convert/Save should not require network access at all, and it shoud bring up that interface to convert a local file WITHOUT A PLAYLIST, but it just crashes. No idea what would make it act this way just for me. I have seen other users elsewhere with the same issue (https://www.reddit.com/r/VLC/comments/c493p3/help_vlc_crashes_when_trying_to_open_network/)
What is wrong with my VLC settings, or my OS settings, or with VLC 3.0.7.1 (No updates are pending.)
OS: Windows 10 x64 Home Edition, Desktop version 10.0.14393.1770 System: LENOVO Ideapad Y700-15ISK Processor: Intel(R) Core i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60HGz, 2601 Mhz, 4 ores, 0 logical processors BIOS Version: 2.8 Installed system memory 16GB Disks:
- System disk (C:) SSD 326 GB (32 GB free)
- Hard drive (E:) 931 GB Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M