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wild.lumberjack

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Registered: 2013-02-17

Posts: 5

[SOLVED] Problem with h264 gpu decoding in VLC after upgrade

Hello,

after system upgrade turning on gpu-decoding causes black screen in playing videos with h264 codec, only sound is available
downgrading to
extra/vlc    2.0.5-2    2 <- 3
extra/x264   20121113-1 <- 20130206-1
extra/ffmpeg 1:1.0.1-1  <- 1:1.1.2-2
seems to fix the problem

but are there any other solutions?

videocard - nvidia geforce gt 420m

Last edited by wild.lumberjack (2013-02-22 18:00:11)

katafractari

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From: /dev/random

Registered: 2011-10-31

Posts: 2

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with h264 gpu decoding in VLC after upgrade

Problem confirmed.

I have Geforce 8800GT.

archuser474747

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Registered: 2013-02-18

Posts: 3

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with h264 gpu decoding in VLC after upgrade

Confirming this issue. Using a gtx 570 using nvidia driver.

For me, wmv files have normal video but loud static for audio with this error every second or so:
[wmav2 @ 0x7f04dcc4c460] output buffer size is too small for the current frame (192000 < 196608)

Also .mp4 files give this error a few times:
libva info: VA-API version 0.33.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri/nvidia_drv_video.so
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1

After which this message is spammed continuously:
Maximum number of clients reached

.avi files work fine.

Downgrading all 3 packages solves the problem. Downgrading just ffmpeg and x264 won't allow vlc to play any video.

Last edited by archuser474747 (2013-02-18 13:19:02)

mariusmeyer

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From: Norway

Registered: 2009-04-25

Posts: 244

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with h264 gpu decoding in VLC after upgrade

This looks like the typical replies to a bug report, so you should probably file one instead of posting here. Lots of devs don't frequent the forums after all

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

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Re: [SOLVED] Problem with h264 gpu decoding in VLC after upgrade

so, oly vdpau provider has issues?

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rune0077

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Registered: 2009-04-11

Posts: 135

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with h264 gpu decoding in VLC after upgrade

New update to ffmpeg fixes this issue for me.

archuser474747

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Registered: 2013-02-18

Posts: 3

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with h264 gpu decoding in VLC after upgrade

Same here.

Still have my .wmv audio issue but it looks to be seperate and there's a bug open for it.

wild.lumberjack

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Registered: 2013-02-17

Posts: 5

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with h264 gpu decoding in VLC after upgrade

yeap, upgrade to recently appeared ffmpeg 1:1.1.2-3 solved the problem.

would be interesting if someone describes what has been wrong with 1.1.2-2

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

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Re: [SOLVED] Problem with h264 gpu decoding in VLC after upgrade

yeap, upgrade to recently appeared ffmpeg 1:1.1.2-3 solved the problem.

would be interesting if someone describes what has been wrong with 1.1.2-2

if you are really curious, a patch.

https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit … ca139825bd

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wild.lumberjack

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Registered: 2013-02-17

Posts: 5

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with h264 gpu decoding in VLC after upgrade

thanks

float

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Registered: 2012-10-05

Posts: 23

Re: [SOLVED] Problem with h264 gpu decoding in VLC after upgrade

Confirming this issue. Using a gtx 570 using nvidia driver.

For me, wmv files have normal video but loud static for audio with this error every second or so:
[wmav2 @ 0x7f04dcc4c460] output buffer size is too small for the current frame (192000 < 196608)

Also .mp4 files give this error a few times:
libva info: VA-API version 0.33.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri/nvidia_drv_video.so
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1

After which this message is spammed continuously:
Maximum number of clients reached

.avi files work fine.

Downgrading all 3 packages solves the problem. Downgrading just ffmpeg and x264 won't allow vlc to play any video.

I still have the same problem on the current versions using a Geforce GTX570.
- Maximum number of clients reached - every time I try to start any other application; happens sporadically
- Loud noise out of the speakers while spamming: output buffer size is too small for the current frame (192000 < xxx)

Downgrading as suggested in the first post solves the issue.