Video playback is garbled / choppy / stuttering with ALSA audio output
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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VLC media player |
Unknown
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Unknown
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vlc (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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vlc (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
VLC 2.x fails to play many videos smoothly when ALSA audio output is selected. Every 10-30 seconds, the picture gets badly garbled, as if there were packet loss in the video stream. I see the problem most often with high def content.
The problem has been identified upstream, and reportedly fixed in vlc 3.0, but they are dismissive of users wanting a fix for 2.x. Given that this bug exists in the current LTS release and we're likely to be stuck with vlc 2.x for years to come, this is kind of a problem.
I have a pair of patches that apply to both vlc 2.2.2 and vlc 2.2.4. I have been using them with no problems for the past couple of months. Anyone else who wants to test them is most welcome, of course. Patched builds are available for xenial on my PPA:
https:/
Changed in vlc (Debian): | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in vlc (Debian): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
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