I think this is a regression in the Nvidia Vdpau driver between 352 and 361, or possibly 346 and 352. It's not a VLC problem because it also affects MPV.
The issue described in comments 3 and 4 is different, and is fixed in VLC 2.2.2-5, which will be synced to Ubuntu from Debian at some point. That issue is specific to Intel users. Mary, can you check nvidia-settings to verify that you're on the 361.28 Nvidia driver? If not, you could try upgrading to it as the regression may have been fixed. A workaround for both bugs is to use FFMPEG-MT and XCB instead of any GPU acceleration. The Vdpau driver for Nvidia users is installed by the nvidia-xxx package, where xxx is the driver number. This bug should be changed from VLC to that package. Additionally, it is not confirmed, as it only, as far as we know, affects Mary. Mary, there is a procedure Nvidia uses to report Linux bugs. They want you to do some things to gather information and test, and those are listed here: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/523241/linux/if- you-have-a-problem-with-vdpau-and-or-mplayer-vdpau-please-read-this- first/ To actually report the bug, the instructions are here: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/522835/linux/if-you-have-a -problem-please-read-this-first/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1512993 Title: VLC exhibits blockiness on h264 seeking To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1512993/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
