[Post-Install] VLC crashing when playing video files

[Princey]

I've had a few issues after upgrading to 24.10 but I've resolved most of them by searching around. However, I'm having issues with VLC playing video. Audio works fine, but video, it just crashes without any log message or warning. I've searched around but most of the workarounds deal with NVIDIA GPU. I have a Radeon integrated GPU. It points to changing the default setting of "Automatic" for the video output section under "Video" to VDPAU. Of course, that's for the old Nvidia driver. Nothing works except for "XVIDEO (XCB). But from what I read, XCB:

The XVideo output (XCB) is a specific video output module within the VLC media player, used on systems running the X Window System (X11), primarily GNU/Linux. It is one of several available output methods (like OpenGL, Wayland, etc.) and is not a video file "format" itself.

Does this mean that I'm falling back to X11? There's a "Wayland Shared Video Memory Output" option. I've tried it but the window keeps blinking as it expands and contracts with audio only, no video. My system specs are in my signature in case someone wants to know. Has anyone experienced the same issue? If so, is there a better workaround?

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. I know there's Haruna which works but I've never really used it except for the few times VLC crashed on me.

[Snowhog]

25.10 defaults to Plasma (Wayland). Package plasma-session-x11 has to be installed in order to be able to select Plasma (X11) at login. I would install that package and then logout / log in and select Plasma (X11) and see if the issue resolves.