New libtheora in Lucid and Maverick causes recording problems

[DodgeV83]

Binary package hint: recordmydesktop

Ubuntu should implement the same updates from Fedora, since the recordmydesktop package itself on SourceForge seems to have been abandoned. Here are the two related SourceForge bugs regarding libtheora:

Impossible to record screencast with new libtheora

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2888673&group_id=172357&atid=861428

Stops updating when switching virtual terminals in Lucid

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2999144&group_id=172357&atid=861428

Here is the Fedora fix

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525155

A workaround for people not comfortable with compiling from source is to revert back to the Karmic libtheora file:

1. Type this in a terminal - "sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list" and Add the following lines:

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic multiverse

2. Open Synaptic and reload the files.

3. Do a search for libtheora, highlight the package "libtheora-bin" and select Package -> Force Version -> Karmic. Do the same for package "libtheora0" and hit Apply.

[DodgeV83 (spamfrelow)]

Note: Encoding is orders of magnitude FASTER with the karmic libtheora, even with the changes from the redhat page, though I may have implemented them incorrectly.

[DodgeV83 (spamfrelow)]

Note 2: After reverting to the Karmic libtheora file, be sure to lock this version of the file so it isn't updated automatically.

Highlight the package and click Package -> Lock

[Rthaduthd Anthnhkrc (nthnuekeu-deactivatedaccount)]

Why isn't this fixed already? Why is time spent on useless stuff like a new theme and rearrangement of buttons? This is a (given the context) old and well-known problem ..

[Martin Nordholts (enselic)]

The referenced Fedora fix is included in the official 0.4.0 release found here: https://github.com/Enselic/recordmydesktop/releases/tag/v0.4.0

[Erich Eickmeyer (eeickmeyer)]

This bug was fixed in the package recordmydesktop - 0.4.0-0ubuntu1

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recordmydesktop (0.4.0-0ubuntu1) hirsute; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release 0.4.0
  * Respect TMPDIR if set instead of always using /tmp (Closes: #706574)
  * Fix crash when XFixesGetCursorImage() returns NULL (LP: #673171)
  * Fix video encoding with newer versions of libtheora by
    defaulting v_bitrate to 0
  * Change default ALSA device to "default"
  * Make --rescue work again, thanks to Justin Frankel
  * Completey reformat man page, thanks to G. Branden Robinson (Closes: #859686)
  * Typo fix: Cleanning -> Cleaning (Closes: #584269)
  * Use libpopt for option parsing
  * configure: Fix check for libjack
  * Fixes window size specification out of bounds (LP: #621188)
  * Fixes issues when running with Jack (LP: #682205)
  * debian/copyright: update to current standards
  * debian/control: bump standards, compat, new homepage
  * Remove obsolete patches

 -- Erich Eickmeyer <email address hidden> Sun, 14 Mar 2021 16:48:56
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