mplayer wont keep aspect ratio when resizing the windows while playing video

[_dan_]

After upgrading to 12.04 its no longer possible to resize mplayer window properly while running compiz.
running metacity everything is fine

expected behaviour:
window only resizes to correct aspect ratio

current behaviour:
window resizes to however its drawn distorting the movie

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 295.40 Thu Apr 5 21:37:00 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,dbus,imgjpeg,resize,imgsvg,obs,scale,text,grid,move,put,imgpng,compiztoolbox,place,workarounds,mousepoll,scaleaddon,gnomecompat,wall,thumbnail,expo,mag,ezoom,staticswitcher]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Apr 27 02:57:19 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current-updates, 295.40, 3.2.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current-updates, 295.40, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GF104 [GeForce GTX 460] [10de:0e22] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:34fc]
JockeyStatus:
 xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD P35 Platinum(MS-7345)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=d6925b91-52dc-4b5e-b625-1469bb6bfced ro
SourcePackage: compiz
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/30/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V1.12
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P35 Platinum(MS-7345)
dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.12:bd12/30/2009:svnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:pnP35Platinum(MS-7345):pvr1.0:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnP35Platinum(MS-7345):rvr1.0:cvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:ct3:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: P35 Platinum(MS-7345)
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Facundo Batista (facundo)]

In Precise it worked ok for me, now I'm getting this weird "not keep aspect ratio" behaviour after upgrading to Quantal.

[Anton Anikin (anton-anikin)]

I have the same problem in 13.04 alphas

[mpw (matthiaspeterw)]

Still not fixed in 12.04.2. Are there any workarounds?

Is it a fault of compiz, mplayer or the codec?

[Justin Hardcastle (rammatamago)]

This bug still exists in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Unity 7.2.2, mplayer 1.1-4.8), and Ubuntu 14.10 as far as I can tell.

Has there been any workarounds found for this yet?

[Facundo Batista (facundo)]

This was fixed at some point in time.