Public bug reported:
This problem is likely similar or same as #1537053.
When selecting "Automatic" video output in VLC player, the playback
malfunctions in several ways.
1. The video floats on top, covering drop-down menus and other windows
in front. I tried to take a screenshot, but the video does not appear on
the screenshot.
2. The aspect ratio is wrong: the image is squeezed from the sides.
Trying to change the aspect ratio cuts a different rectangle from the
image without changing the aspect ratio. (Note: I have a Full HD screen
1920x1080.)
3. The image cannot be stretched beyond its maximal resolution (as
understood by VLC after miscalculating the aspect ratio).
4. When resizing the window, a blue background appears and blinks.
Sometimes it stays, especially in fullscreen mode.
These problems are fixed by selecting GLX video output instead of
Automatic.
I do not know if this might be relevant, but i suspect that for some
reason i do not have accelerated graphics in my desktop environment:
dragging windows around clearly is not accelerated enough.
Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
VLC 2.2.2
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-36.55-generic 4.4.16
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for
`/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Tue Sep 13 11:04:05 2016
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Sky Lake Integrated Graphics [8086:1916] (rev 07) (prog-if
00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Skylake Integrated Graphics [1043:1c1d]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-24 (19 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
(20160720)
MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. BU403UA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-36-generic.efi.signed
root=UUID=4844f5ce-60b0-4b8b-a266-74c1faecf470 ro acpi_osi=
acpi_backlight=native
SourcePackage: xserver-xorg-video-intel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/27/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.bios.version: BU403UA.303
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: BU403UA
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:bvrBU403UA.303:bd06/27/2016:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnBU403UA:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnBU403UA:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: BU403UA
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.16.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel
2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
** Affects: xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug ubuntu xenial
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VLC automatic video output malfunctions on Intel HD Graphics 520
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