[el_cabong]

thanks for the quick response.

i have fixed (at least that issue) with xbmb3c by assigning the variable before it gets called.. this fixed an unrelated issue. The issue with PTVL still remains.

im wondering if this is more to blame?

Code:

13:03:44 T:6692  NOTICE: DXVA::CProcessorHD::PreInit - The Direct3d device doesn't support DXVA-HD.
13:03:44 T:6692  NOTICE: CWinRenderer::Preinit - could not init DXVA-HD processor - skipping

these lines are after each video that gets "skipped" before PTVL finds one it can play. but again, the playing item doesnt always line up correctly with the info overlay.