Power Mac G5: DVD video freezes or stutters, audio cuts out with Digital Audio Output enabled

When "Digital Audio Output" is selected in DVD Player preferences, video may freeze or stutter, or audio may cut out after you pause a movie. This document applies to:

Solution

Download and install the Mac OS X 10.3.3 Update or later to avoid this issue.

If you're not ready to update, as a workaround, you can forward (fast forward) a few seconds, then resume playback. If that does not solve the issue, switch to "System Sound Output" in DVD Player preferences.


Published Date: Feb 20, 2012