VLC Media Player Easter Egg ?

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BobArch2
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VLC Media Player Easter Egg ?

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This sign-off image appeared starting today at the end of a video clip. This image appears regardless of the date of the video clip. Never seen it before and the VLC Media player is version 2.2.4 Win64 dated 2016.06.14.
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Re: VLC Media Player Easter Egg ?

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BobArch2 wrote:This sign-off image appeared starting today at the end of a video clip. This image appears regardless of the date of the video clip. Never seen it before and the VLC Media player is version 2.2.4 Win64 dated 2016.06.14.
Well, the Orange Cone is a sure-fire indicator that the egg came from downtown Toronto ... :flee:
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ChrisGreaves wrote:Well, the Orange Cone is a sure-fire indicator that the egg came from downtown Toronto ... :flee:
So true :yep: :yep: :yep:
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I use VLC too on my little entertainment PC (running Linux Mint). That capped cone appeared recently on the non-playing window of VLC for me too. :xgrin:
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It's triggered by system dates from 18 Dec to 1 Jan. You can switch it off by going into Tools>Preferences then clicking
Show Settings>All at the bottom left. Then unclick the "Allow Automatic Icon Changes", as shown
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AlanMiller wrote:It's triggered by system dates from 18 Dec to 1 Jan. You can switch it off by going into Tools>Preferences then clicking
Show Settings>All at the bottom left. Then unclick the "Allow Automatic Icon Changes", as shown
Mystery solved!

Thanks Alan.
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