henrycsbc
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Q: VTDecoderXPCService quitting unexpectedly?

I am getting it every time I open my movies folder either in Finder or in Stacks... I know one other person having the same problem but they can't fix it either. Has anyone else had a similar problem? Any ideas???

 

 

Henry

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7), Running OS X Lion on Macbook Pro SB

Posted on Jul 21, 2011 5:43 AM

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  • by simonbarber,

    simonbarber simonbarber Jul 21, 2011 6:46 AM in response to henrycsbc
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    Jul 21, 2011 6:46 AM in response to henrycsbc

    I'm getting the same with folders in Finder. Would love to know how to solve this.

     

    Thanks.

  • by henrycsbc,

    henrycsbc henrycsbc Jul 21, 2011 2:34 PM in response to simonbarber
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    Jul 21, 2011 2:34 PM in response to simonbarber

    I have been doing some research and I think it is something to do with having too many films/files that need a preview/thumbnail in one folder. This is something to do with the fact that in OS X Lion they have changed the way Quicktime works - apparently it works in a separate client? I am no tech head, just repeating what I've heard. There is another forum where someone has the problem where the VTDecoderXPCService is taking up 30% of an 8Gb Ram Module with no apps open.

     

    Anyone know how to solve the problem? I'm stuck.

  • by simonbarber,

    simonbarber simonbarber Jul 21, 2011 11:36 PM in response to henrycsbc
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    Jul 21, 2011 11:36 PM in response to henrycsbc

    That would certainly tally with my experience, as the error appears whenever I navigate to a folder full of video files. Surely others must be affected by this if it has been introduced by Lion?

     

    Would love a fix from any of the smart folks out there.

  • by Fatcoach,

    Fatcoach Fatcoach Jul 22, 2011 4:55 AM in response to henrycsbc
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    Jul 22, 2011 4:55 AM in response to henrycsbc

    I've found that by setting the view option of the folder (in Documents) to list rather than GRID, that the problem goes away. This would seem to tally with your idea that its a disply issue. 

  • by simonbarber,

    simonbarber simonbarber Jul 22, 2011 2:21 PM in response to Fatcoach
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    Jul 22, 2011 2:21 PM in response to Fatcoach

    I haven't found that to work, I still get the error popping up consistently, especially in any folder containing video files. This really needs to be addressed. I've never seen anything like it on a Mac OS before.

  • by simonbarber,

    simonbarber simonbarber Jul 24, 2011 5:12 AM in response to simonbarber
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    Jul 24, 2011 5:12 AM in response to simonbarber

    Still plagued by this error popping up every time I get into the Finder. Are we really the only ones experiencing this problem since upgrading to Lion?

  • by jbeckwit,

    jbeckwit jbeckwit Jul 24, 2011 4:48 PM in response to simonbarber
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    Jul 24, 2011 4:48 PM in response to simonbarber

    Still getting it here as well - I've tried closing everything (except, of couse, Finder) and I still get it.  Seems like there are times when I get it more often, but I can't pin down exactly when that is??

     

    Hopefully Apple will get a fix out soon....

  • by simonbarber,

    simonbarber simonbarber Jul 24, 2011 10:33 PM in response to jbeckwit
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    Jul 24, 2011 10:33 PM in response to jbeckwit

    I hope so. I too sometimes receive the pop up error messages more frequently, but can't really pin down when. It certainly seems that the problem is linked to navigating thumbnails in Finder.

     

    Is there somewhere that we should report this officially?

  • by jbeckwit,

    jbeckwit jbeckwit Jul 25, 2011 7:37 AM in response to simonbarber
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    Jul 25, 2011 7:37 AM in response to simonbarber

    Theoretically – the popup IS reporting the problem to Apple….

     

    John

  • by aehaas,

    aehaas aehaas Jul 25, 2011 2:28 PM in response to jbeckwit
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    Jul 25, 2011 2:28 PM in response to jbeckwit

    My problem is that is is eating up CPU at 7 - 8 %.

  • by imd23,

    imd23 imd23 Jul 26, 2011 5:13 PM in response to henrycsbc
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    Jul 26, 2011 5:13 PM in response to henrycsbc

    It's happening the same to me in Lion.

     

    VTDecoderXPCService is the render process of QuickTime (source Ars Technia Lion Review)

     

    I haven't get the crash pattern yet, I'll take carefuly next time this crashes.

     

    g.

  • by Vermyndax,

    Vermyndax Vermyndax Aug 1, 2011 5:47 AM in response to imd23
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    Aug 1, 2011 5:47 AM in response to imd23

    I am getting this crash when I try to sync my iPad with iTunes on Lion.

  • by dinofromvancouver,

    dinofromvancouver dinofromvancouver Aug 4, 2011 2:25 PM in response to henrycsbc
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    Aug 4, 2011 2:25 PM in response to henrycsbc

    I'm in the same boat. Can't pin down the issue either. But it always happens when I'm moving through finder. Sometimes it keeps popping up when I just have a finder window open, other times it just pops up once, but always linked to a finder window being open. Very frustrating and yes, since upgrading to Lion.

  • by 4ll3N,

    4ll3N 4ll3N Aug 14, 2011 4:57 PM in response to henrycsbc
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    Aug 14, 2011 4:57 PM in response to henrycsbc

    Same here, started happening promptly after upgrade to lion, and happens all the time. I've not been able to get it to stop, clicking re-open can make it worse. Any new info is appreciated.

     

    Model Name:          iMac

      Model Identifier:          iMac9,1

      Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo

      Processor Speed:          2.66 GHz

      Number of Processors:          1

      Total Number of Cores:          2

      L2 Cache:          6 MB

      Memory:          4 GB

      Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz

      Boot ROM Version:          IM91.008D.B08

      SMC Version (system):          1.45f0

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