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fglrx-installer package

pixeleted video playback upon fullscreen

Bug #231519 reported by spandanj
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fglrx-installer (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
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xorg (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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Bug Description

I have Ubuntu 8.04 installed on a dell inspiron 6400 dual core, with ATI mobility radeon x1400.

Compiz works fine. However, video playback of any video when run full screen is Pixelated in vlc. normal playback in a window at 1X zoom is fine. If you would like more information about my configuration, please let me know, and how. all packages used are from ubuntu repos. and ati driver is from restricted modules. I have xserver-xorg xgl uninstalled.

I expect the playback to be SMOOTH and clear like in windows. Atleast in gutsy it was not pixelated, though it was choppy with sync problems and screen tearing.

BASICALLY, a better video driver for ati radeon x1400.... [ just good enough to make fullscreen playback as smooth as normal unfullscreened - no pixels, no tearing] <---as it did in ubuntu 7.10

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rodrigo lanza herrero (rodrigolanza) wrote :

I'm experimenting the same on a fresh install of hardy on my acer aspire 5672 dual core, with ATI mobility radeon x1400. I've tried mplayer and vlc with default installation and with propietary drivers (from repos), with compiz and within, video playback is always pixelated. The same videos on windows looks smooth.

Only with no propietary drivers, no compiz and vlc configured to opengl output, video shows smooth, but video playback is very slow.

spandanj (spandanj)
description: updated
spandanj (spandanj)
description: updated
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Mario Limonciello (superm1) wrote :

You need to turn on TexturedVideo for the x1400.

Changed in fglrx-installer:
status: New → Won't Fix
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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

Hi spandanj,

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? (ISOs are available from cdimage.ubuntu.com)

If it remains an issue, could you also attach a new /var/log/Xorg.0.log?
Thanks in advance.

The output of lspci -vvnn would also be worth having.

Changed in xorg:
status: New → Incomplete
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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote :

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.

Changed in xorg:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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n0_m0r3_pa1n (georgimirchev90) wrote :

Hi!
I have the same problem with Ubuntu 11.04 . I start videos with the built in movie player, with vlc player and now i'm trying with kmplayer and still videos are with very poor quality. My Ubuntu is 64 bits. My video card is ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 and the videos I'm trying to watch are in flv format. In windows the quality of the videos is much much better, but in Ubuntu they are really slow, the graphics is very poor and in squares and it has a very big lag.. I don't know if that's the correct word :S

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n0_m0r3_pa1n (georgimirchev90) wrote :

Well, I found some comments in the web, so i changed the video into X11 and the video in the Movie Player is playing very good. I think this may had just fixed the problem... :)))) (happy)

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