This one hangs the computer: vlc my.mp4 This one works perfectly ok: vlc --avcodec-hw none my.mp4
This one actually does not look ok, the video gets blurred/tugs vlc --vout x11 my.mp4 And I can see these errors in console: [00007f6da0c17dc8] avcodec decoder: Using G3DVL VDPAU Driver Shared Library version 1.0 for hardware decoding. [00007f6d8003e208] blend blend error: no matching alpha blending routine (chroma: YUVA -> VDV0) [00007f6d8003e208] core blend error: blending YUVA to VDV0 failed [00007f6d80032a78] core filter error: Failed to create video filter2 This one works ok too. no errors. vlc --avcodec-hw none --vout x11 my.mp4 Thank you, -jk I need to go for today. Thanks for your help. 2016-04-30 23:30 GMT+03:00 Rémi Denis-Courmont <1574...@bugs.launchpad.net>: > All of three of them?? That does not make much sense to be honest. > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574354 > > Title: > playing .mp4 in VLC freezes machine > > Status in vlc package in Ubuntu: > Confirmed > > Bug description: > VLC was running fine on 15.10 but since upgrading, video files (e.g. > .mp4) play for a few minutes and then crash the whole machine (i.e. I > have to power off and on). Possibly linked is that audio (in web pages > or playing audio files thru Banshee) loops (stutters) for about a > second every few minutes (but doesn't crash the machine). > > vlc-nox: /usr/bin/vlc > > Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS > Release: 16.04 > > vlc: > Installed: 2.2.2-5 > Candidate: 2.2.2-5 > Version table: > *** 2.2.2-5 500 > 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 > Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 > Package: vlc 2.2.2-5 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 > Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 > NonfreeKernelModules: wl > ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 > Architecture: amd64 > CurrentDesktop: Unity > Date: Sun Apr 24 19:20:41 2016 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-17 (797 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 > (20131016.1) > ProcEnviron: > LANGUAGE=en_GB:en > PATH=(custom, no user) > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> > LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: vlc > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-22 (2 days ago) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1574354/+subscriptions > -- --J.K-- -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574354 Title: playing .mp4 in VLC freezes machine To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1574354/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs