Same problem happen in Mint 15 (32/64-bit), MATE edition.
VLC itself hasn't any control which would allow to disable the screen saver/power management whem movie is played. Seems as regression to me because VLC in older Ubuntu/Mint versions had one
http://askubuntu.com/questions/69615/how-do-i-stop-the-screensaver-from-coming-on-during-vlc-movie-watching
Same problem happen in Mint 15 (32/64-bit), MATE edition.
VLC itself hasn't any control which would allow to disable the screen saver/power management whem movie is played. Seems as regression to me because VLC in older Ubuntu/Mint versions had one
http:// askubuntu. com/questions/ 69615/how- do-i-stop- the-screensaver -from-coming- on-during- vlc-movie- watching