During convert/stream if repeat playback is turned on the keep/overwrite file pop up appears in an infinite loop unless playback is paused

Issue: During convert/stream if repeat playback is turned on the keep/overwrite file pop up appears in an infinite loop unless playback is paused

This is especially difficult to exit out of if the time of conversion is less than 1 second.

Proposed change: Unlink the convert/stream function from the repeat functions in the playback options so that the process only runs through the file one time and stops once completed when saving as a file but allow the repeat playback when streaming.

Example:

Open VLC click Playback in the top menu and select repeat or repeat.all

Click File > Convert/Stream Click Save as File and choose a destination for the output Click Save

Expected: The convert completes and you are returned to the Convert/Stream window

An indication that the process has completed would be a good addition here such as a check mark next to the destination file name

Actual: The file converts and then immediately playback repeats and the conversion process starts again. This triggers the keep/overwrite dialog and runs in an infinite loop.

The process can only be stopped if playback is paused or VLC is quit before the conversion completes

Stream output has nothing to do here. It can't know that the playlist is repeating. And the playlist can't know that the stream output is not suitable for repeat either (conversion typically is not, but streaming is).

This is really a problem with the GUI wizard.

added Component::Interface: macOS label

marked this issue as a duplicate of #5901 (closed)

closed

marked this issue as related to #5901 (closed)