I just realized I didn't have this problem anymore on Intrepid. I'm
using VLC with the XVideo extension, and everything seems to just work:
video quality is good, and the window is properly transformed (including
transparency and task switching).
I'm not sure if it's the Compiz guys or the Intel
Setting this as invalid on every video player, since they all work
perfectly on my setup using Xv.
If someone can't use it it's almost certainly either a Compiz
misconfiguration or a driver problem.
** Changed in: mplayer (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Invalid
** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu)
I'm also experiencing this in Intrepid Ibex. Only setting Visual effects
(system-preferences-appearance) to none gives a stable playback.
My graphics card is an ATI Radeon 9800XT.
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no video output module play nice with Compiz
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/162664
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This is still happening with the latest up-to-date hardy.
** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = New
** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = New
** Changed in: mplayer (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete = New
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no video output module play nice with Compiz
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would help us greatly if you could test with it so we can
I'm not sure if this is related or not. On my setup:
15:19 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/x86_64 [Desktop] cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=gutsy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=Ubuntu 7.10
15:21 [EMAIL PROTECTED]/x86_64 [Desktop] dpkg -l mplayer
ii mplayer
that looks like a video driver or compiz issue rather
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no video output module play nice with Compiz
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/162664
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Yes and no.
On the one hand, the video drivers (intel, nvidia, ati) all behave the
same way in the situation described above. They actually do what the
software tells them to do, so they're not technically buggy. And
technically so does Compiz:
The Xvideo method by definition works using an
By the way, there is a patch that (almost) fixes this for MPlayer,
there's some info at http://smspillaz.wordpress.com/2007/10/18
/unlocking-the-full-video-potential-of-your-video-card/
It's not perfect (maximizing breaks the aspect ratio, and if you make
the window transparent you can see the
