Black screen on KDE / Kubuntu depending on the file name
Bonjour,
On a fresh Kubuntu 19.10 and VLC 3.0.8 install, the videos that were played without a problem on the previous older KDE system now show a black screen for many seconds then the picture is ugly, showing big squares.
After some tests, it seems the issue is due to the files names : it occurs only when emoticons / emojis are included in the name.
Example :
Unicode "basic" special characters work :
As soon as I remove the emoticon, the video can be played.
The easy solution is to uncheck "Show media title on video start" in the Subtitles / OSD settings tab.
Not a matter for me anymore but it could be better to trim the characters that can't be displayed.