[MPlayer-users] mplayer tv out bug in Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon?

[Nguyen Hoang Duong]

Hi MPlayer Users,

This is my first post so pardon me if I'm not supposed
to write to the whole list like this. I tried to look
but there seems to be no sublists within
mplayer-users.

My question is about the tv out problem I have using
mplayer after upgrading to Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon. If I
use mplayer to play a video file when I'm on TV
display, the TV screen would be scrambled. However, if
I play the same file on LCD display, and then switch
the display to TV, the TV screen displays fine. But if
as soon as I quit playing, the TV screen (which has
been showing the video fine) again gives me a
scrambled picture.

So the problem happens when mplayer starts or stop a
video file and it seems like mplayer tries something
and then fails (scaling, zooming or changing video
mode). I have tried different video output xv,x11,sdl
and different options fs, zoom, but to no avail. I
have better chance with -vm option though. The TV
screen displays video but occupies only 2/3 of the
size on fullscreen. Moreover, it gives me the
scrambled picture again on quitting mplayer.

Besides, totem (gstreamer) plays video fine on TV.
However, it takes a long time to start as if it tries
to find the right mode to display. I would prefer to
use mplayer since it seems to start almost instantly.

Another thing is MPlayer works with Ubuntu Edgy Eft
before I upgraded to Gutsy. I kept all the config
files after the upgrade so the conflict must come from
the new stuffs in the upgrade.

I would appreciate any hint at all and I can provide
further information if needed. Thank you for your
time.

Sincerely,

Zoom
 

Duong Nguyen
Department of Physics
University of Colorado, USA


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