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FS#80330 - [ffmpeg] 6.1 breaks VDPAU video decoding (with mplayer)

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by helle vaanzinn (glitsj16) - Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 23:17 GMT
Last edited by Buggy McBugFace (bugbot) - Saturday, 25 November 2023, 20:21 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Maxime Gauduin (Alucryd)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

Current ffmpeg from extra breaks VDPAU hardware-accelerated video play (with mplayer).

Upstream fix: https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/e9c93009fc34ca9dfcf0c6f2ed90ef1df298abf7

Fix can be easily added to the prepare() function:
git cherry-pick -n e9c93009fc34ca9dfcf0c6f2ed90ef1df298abf7

Additional info:
* package version(s)

$ pacman -Q ffmpeg mplayer
ffmpeg 2:6.1-1
mplayer 38412-1

* config and/or log files etc.

$ cat ~/.mplayer/config
[default]
# audio output drivers
ao=pulse,alsa,
# video codecs/output drivers
# use hardware-accelerated VDPAU
vc=ffmpeg2vdpau,ffwmv3vdpau,ffvc1vdpau,ffh264vdpau,ffodivxvdpau,
vo=vdpau,xv,

* link to upstream bug report, if any

https://www.mail-archive.com/ffmpeg-user%40ffmpeg.org/msg33358.html

Steps to reproduce:

Play any suitable video file with mplayer on Arch Linux machine with VDPAU-capable hardware...
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Closed by  Buggy McBugFace (bugbot)
Saturday, 25 November 2023, 20:21 GMT
Reason for closing:  Moved
Additional comments about closing:  https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/p ackaging/packages/ffmpeg/issues/2

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