http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22773
--- Comment #3 from A Wine user RandomAccountName@mail.com 2010-05-21 10:17:28 --- (In reply to comment #2)
VLC has multiple video backends. Which one are you using?
I was using the default settings (automatic video mode selection). Apparently, it was using "DirectX video output" mode (seems to be the only one which benefits from reverting that patch).