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chopstickkk

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Registered: 2012-05-19

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Flash Video Tearing

I'm running Arch64, Xcfe and the latest Flash plugin but when I run a Flash video I get serious tearing.

Even when I run this - http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/ … layer.html - the little red ball in the movie looks like it's chopped in half as it runs back and forth.

I know this is a topic that's been done to death but there seems to be no straight answer for this no matter what thread I scour. One of the most informative seems to be this even though it's not specific to Flash - https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=129934 . I don't want to have to install Compiz (isn't it resource heavy?).

My graphics: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03) and I'm running the regular Arch Intel driver plus va-api and the library for 32bit compatibility. I've tried the 2 edits to adobe/mms.cfg from the wiki and to no avail. VLC is running fine fullscreen because turning off compositing in Xcfe settings fixed that - the Flash problem is all that remains.

It's just so frustrating because Flash videos run entirely fine in my out of date 32bit Ubuntu 10.10 partition which I'm really loath to go back to.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help,
John.

brebs

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Registered: 2007-04-03

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Re: Flash Video Tearing

Flash videos run entirely fine in my out of date 32bit Ubuntu 10.10

What version of flash is that running? Check with e.g.:

$ strings /usr/whatever/plugins/libflashplayer.so | grep FlashPlayer_
FlashPlayer_11_2_202_235_FlashPlayer

David Batson

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Registered: 2011-10-13

Posts: 640

Re: Flash Video Tearing

Running Compiz fixed this issue for me in Arch XFCE with Intel HD3000 (Sandy Bridge).  If you try this, make sure Compiz is running correctly by rotating the cube.  You might have to reload the Window Manager after boot up if the cube won't rotate or if your window decorations are missing (I used to need to do this, but don't need to now).

What Compiz does is enable v-sync.

chopstickkk

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Registered: 2012-05-19

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Re: Flash Video Tearing

my out of date 32bit Ubuntu 10.10

What version of flash is that running?

11.2.202.228

chopstickkk

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Registered: 2012-05-19

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Re: Flash Video Tearing

Running Compiz fixed this issue for me in Arch XFCE with Intel HD3000 (Sandy Bridge).  If you try this, make sure Compiz is running correctly by rotating the cube.  You might have to reload the Window Manager after boot up if the cube won't rotate or if your window decorations are missing (I used to need to do this, but don't need to now).

What Compiz does is enable v-sync.

Yes it was your post in another topic that seemed like the most hopeful. My Ubuntu is running Compiz and displays Flash fine so I figured that your suggestion was the most probable fix.

Isn't Compiz quite heavy on resources though?

Does it integrate easily enough with xfce?

debdj

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Registered: 2012-01-19

Posts: 163

Re: Flash Video Tearing

checked this?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … eo_tearing

and this
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … celeration

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chopstickkk

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Registered: 2012-05-19

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Re: Flash Video Tearing

checked this?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … eo_tearing

and this
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … celeration

Yes. Among the first things I tried.

I have installed va-api and entered both of these lines to my mms.cfg >>>

( To enable hardware video decoding in flash, add EnableLinuxHWVideoDecode=1 to /etc/adobe/mms.cfg. If hardware video decoding is still not working, you can also try adding OverrideGPUValidation = 1 )

David Batson

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Registered: 2011-10-13

Posts: 640

Re: Flash Video Tearing

I do not find compiz hard on resources on my system - a year old Intel Sandy Bridge i5 2540 laptop with integrated graphics and 4 GB RAM.  I do not have any problems that I am aware of that are compiz related.  I guess it did take a little tweaking in the beginning to get it all to mesh together properly (compiz, XFCE, and SLiM).  I use the (compiz) Fusion Icon from the taskbar to access the compiz settings.

chopstickkk

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Registered: 2012-05-19

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Re: Flash Video Tearing

Okay. Absolutely no idea why, but Flash tearing seems to have been resolved. I remember what I've changed on my system. I'd like to know what fixed it so that it might help other people as there seems to be precious little solid information on this topic.

chopstickkk

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Registered: 2012-05-19

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Re: Flash Video Tearing

Not fixed unfortunately must have been a particularly artifact free piece of video that let me to believe the problem had disappeared.

chopstickkk

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Registered: 2012-05-19

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Re: Flash Video Tearing

Running Compiz fixed this issue for me in Arch XFCE with Intel HD3000 (Sandy Bridge).  If you try this, make sure Compiz is running correctly by rotating the cube.  You might have to reload the Window Manager after boot up if the cube won't rotate or if your window decorations are missing (I used to need to do this, but don't need to now).

What Compiz does is enable v-sync.

Yes it was your post in another topic that seemed like the most hopeful. My Ubuntu is running Compiz and displays Flash fine so I figured that your suggestion was the most probable fix.

Isn't Compiz quite heavy on resources though?

Does it integrate easily enough with xfce?

Well I've bitten the bullet and installed Compiz.

Yes indeed videos now play as well they do my old Buntu.

I've made a compromise with 2 small scripts that live on the desktop which I double click one to launch Compiz then I can watch videos etc. and then double click the other to relaunch xfwm4 to get back to the regular xfce window manager.

I suppose I'll have to live with that.