Bug#1021032: vlc: playing mp4 videos results in a black screen
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On 2022-09-30 13:23:02 -0500, Aaron Rainbolt wrote:
> Package: vlc
> Version: 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> Severity: important
> X-Debbugs-Cc: arraybolt3@gmail.com
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> When attempting to play back MP4 videos using VLC, only a black screen is
> displayed, sometimes with the VLC logo still slightly visible in the
> background. This problem appears to have been caused by the introduction of
> ffmpeg5 into Debian.
No, I don't think so. This issue is more recent.
>
> Steps to reproduce:
>
> 1. Download a .mp4 video. Any video should work, I personally use drone
> footage from Pexels.
> 2. Open the video using VLC. Using Media -> Open File... from within the
> GUI works, as well as using the command line (vlc ./video.mp4).
>
> Expected result:
>
> The video should play back properly, allowing audio to be heard and video to
> be seen.
>
> Actual result:
>
> The screen remains black (or, if you open the video from the command line, the
> VLC logo can be seen dimly in the area where the video should be). The
> playback slider moves normally, as if the video was playing back properly.
Indeed, I have no idea why though.
Cheers
>
> Additional notes:
>
> This bug was first discovered in Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu, however it is also
> easily reproducible using Debian Sid. The bug exists both on physical and
> virtual hardware on Ubuntu, and I have been able to replicate it in a virtual
> machine on Debian.
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: bookworm/sid
> APT prefers unstable
> APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 5.19.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> LSM: AppArmor: enabled
>
> Versions of packages vlc depends on:
> ii vlc-bin 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii vlc-plugin-base 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii vlc-plugin-qt 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii vlc-plugin-video-output 3.0.17.4-4+b2
>
> Versions of packages vlc recommends:
> ii vlc-l10n 3.0.17.4-4
> ii vlc-plugin-access-extra 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii vlc-plugin-notify 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii vlc-plugin-samba 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii vlc-plugin-skins2 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii vlc-plugin-video-splitter 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii vlc-plugin-visualization 3.0.17.4-4+b2
>
> Versions of packages vlc suggests:
> pn vlc-plugin-fluidsynth <none>
> pn vlc-plugin-jack <none>
> pn vlc-plugin-pipewire <none>
> pn vlc-plugin-svg <none>
>
> Versions of packages libvlc-bin depends on:
> ii libc6 2.35-1
> ii libvlc5 3.0.17.4-4+b2
>
> Versions of packages libvlc5 depends on:
> ii libc6 2.35-1
> ii libvlccore9 3.0.17.4-4+b2
>
> Versions of packages libvlc5 recommends:
> ii libvlc-bin 3.0.17.4-4+b2
>
> Versions of packages vlc-bin depends on:
> ii libc6 2.35-1
> ii libvlc-bin 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii libvlc5 3.0.17.4-4+b2
>
> Versions of packages vlc-plugin-access-extra depends on:
> ii libc6 2.35-1
> ii libsrt1.5-gnutls 1.5.1-1
> ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii libvncclient1 0.9.13+dfsg-4
> ii libxcb-composite0 1.15-1
> ii libxcb-shm0 1.15-1
> ii libxcb1 1.15-1
>
> Versions of packages vlc-plugin-base depends on:
> ii liba52-0.7.4 0.7.4-20
> ii libarchive13 3.6.0-1
> ii libaribb24-0 1.0.3-2
> ii libasound2 1.2.7.2-1
> ii libass9 1:0.16.0-1
> ii libavahi-client3 0.8-6
> ii libavahi-common3 0.8-6
> ii libavc1394-0 0.5.4-5
> ii libavcodec59 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> ii libavformat59 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> ii libavutil57 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> ii libbluray2 1:1.3.3-1
> ii libc6 2.35-1
> ii libcairo2 1.16.0-6
> ii libcddb2 1.3.2-7
> ii libchromaprint1 1.5.1-2+b1
> ii libdav1d6 1.0.0-2
> ii libdbus-1-3 1.14.2-1
> ii libdc1394-25 2.2.6-4
> ii libdca0 0.0.7-2
> ii libdvbpsi10 1.3.3-1
> ii libdvdnav4 6.1.1-1
> ii libdvdread8 6.1.3-1
> ii libebml5 1.4.2-2+b1
> ii libfaad2 2.10.0-2+b1
> ii libflac8 1.3.4-2
> ii libfontconfig1 2.13.1-4.5
> ii libfreetype6 2.12.1+dfsg-3
> ii libfribidi0 1.0.8-2.1
> ii libgcc-s1 12.2.0-3
> ii libgcrypt20 1.10.1-2
> ii libglib2.0-0 2.74.0-2
> ii libgnutls30 3.7.7-2
> ii libgpg-error0 1.45-2
> ii libharfbuzz0b 5.2.0-2
> ii libixml10 1:1.8.4-2
> ii libjpeg62-turbo 1:2.1.2-1+b1
> ii libkate1 0.4.1-11
> ii liblirc-client0 0.10.1-7
> ii liblua5.2-0 5.2.4-2
> ii libmad0 0.15.1b-10.1+b1
> ii libmatroska7 1.6.3-2
> ii libmpcdec6 2:0.1~r495-2
> ii libmpeg2-4 0.5.1-9
> ii libmpg123-0 1.30.2-1
> ii libmtp9 1.1.20-1
> ii libncursesw6 6.3+20220423-2
> ii libnfs13 4.0.0-1
> ii libogg0 1.3.5-1
> ii libopenmpt-modplug1 0.8.9.0-openmpt1-2+b1
> ii libopus0 1.3.1-2
> ii libpng16-16 1.6.38-2
> ii libpostproc56 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> ii libprotobuf-lite23 3.12.4-1+b5
> ii libpulse0 16.1+dfsg1-2
> ii libraw1394-11 2.1.2-2
> ii libresid-builder0c2a 2.1.1-15+b1
> ii librsvg2-2 2.54.5+dfsg-1
> ii libsamplerate0 0.2.2-2
> ii libsdl-image1.2 1.2.12-13+b1
> ii libsdl1.2debian 1.2.15+dfsg2-8
> ii libsecret-1-0 0.20.5-3
> ii libshine3 3.1.1-2
> ii libshout3 2.4.6-1+b1
> ii libsidplay2 2.1.1-15+b1
> ii libsndio7.0 1.9.0-0.3
> ii libsoxr0 0.1.3-4
> ii libspatialaudio0 0.3.0+git20180730+dfsg1-2+b1
> ii libspeex1 1.2.1-1
> ii libspeexdsp1 1.2.1-1
> ii libssh2-1 1.10.0-3+b1
> ii libstdc++6 12.2.0-3
> ii libswscale6 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> ii libsystemd0 251.4-3
> ii libtag1v5 1.12-1+b1
> ii libtheora0 1.1.1+dfsg.1-16
> ii libtinfo6 6.3+20220423-2
> ii libtwolame0 0.4.0-2
> ii libudev1 251.4-3
> ii libupnp13 1:1.8.4-2
> ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii libvorbis0a 1.3.7-1
> ii libvorbisenc2 1.3.7-1
> ii libx264-164 2:0.164.3095+gitbaee400-2+b1
> ii libx265-199 3.5-2+b1
> ii libxcb-keysyms1 0.4.0-1+b2
> ii libxcb1 1.15-1
> ii libxml2 2.9.14+dfsg-1+b1
> ii libzvbi0 0.2.35-19
> ii vlc-data 3.0.17.4-4
> ii zlib1g 1:1.2.11.dfsg-4.1
>
> Versions of packages vlc-plugin-base recommends:
> ii xdg-utils 1.1.3-4.1
>
> Versions of packages vlc-plugin-base suggests:
> pn libdvdcss2 <none>
>
> Versions of packages vlc-plugin-notify depends on:
> ii libc6 2.35-1
> ii libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 2.42.9+dfsg-1
> ii libglib2.0-0 2.74.0-2
> ii libgtk-3-0 3.24.34-3
> ii libnotify4 0.8.1-1
> ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
>
> Versions of packages vlc-plugin-qt depends on:
> ii libc6 2.35-1
> ii libgcc-s1 12.2.0-3
> ii libqt5core5a 5.15.6+dfsg-2
> ii libqt5gui5 5.15.6+dfsg-2
> ii libqt5svg5 5.15.6-2
> ii libqt5widgets5 5.15.6+dfsg-2
> ii libqt5x11extras5 5.15.6-2
> ii libstdc++6 12.2.0-3
> ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii libwayland-client0 1.21.0-1
> ii libx11-6 2:1.8.1-2
>
> Versions of packages vlc-plugin-qt recommends:
> ii vlc-bin 3.0.17.4-4+b2
>
> Versions of packages vlc-plugin-skins2 depends on:
> ii fonts-freefont-ttf 20120503-10
> ii libc6 2.35-1
> ii libfreetype6 2.12.1+dfsg-3
> ii libfribidi0 1.0.8-2.1
> ii libgcc-s1 12.2.0-3
> ii libstdc++6 12.2.0-3
> ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii libx11-6 2:1.8.1-2
> ii libxext6 2:1.3.4-1+b1
> ii libxinerama1 2:1.1.4-3
> ii libxpm4 1:3.5.12-1
> ii vlc-plugin-qt 3.0.17.4-4+b2
>
> Versions of packages vlc-plugin-skins2 recommends:
> ii vlc-bin 3.0.17.4-4+b2
>
> Versions of packages vlc-plugin-video-output depends on:
> ii libaa1 1.4p5-50
> ii libavcodec59 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> ii libavutil57 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> ii libc6 2.35-1
> ii libcaca0 0.99.beta20-3
> ii libegl1 1.5.0-1
> ii libgl1 1.5.0-1
> ii libgles2 1.5.0-1
> ii libplacebo208 4.208.0-2
> ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii libwayland-client0 1.21.0-1
> ii libwayland-egl1 1.21.0-1
> ii libx11-6 2:1.8.1-2
> ii libxcb-keysyms1 0.4.0-1+b2
> ii libxcb-shm0 1.15-1
> ii libxcb-xv0 1.15-1
> ii libxcb1 1.15-1
>
> Versions of packages vlc-plugin-video-splitter depends on:
> ii libc6 2.35-1
> ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> ii libxcb-randr0 1.15-1
> ii libxcb1 1.15-1
>
> Versions of packages vlc-plugin-visualization depends on:
> ii libc6 2.35-1
> ii libgl1 1.5.0-1
> ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
>
> -- no debconf information
>
--
Sebastian Ramacher
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