Ubuntu
marco package

Marco tearing with composite enabled.

Bug #1565496 reported by Felipe Morales
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
libxpresent (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned
Bionic
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Eoan
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned
marco (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

Ubuntu Mate 16.04 comes with composite manager enabled by default and that produces video playblack and scrolling in browser with tearing.

Tested on:

x264 and xvid videos on VLC.
Chrome
Ubuntu Mate 16.04 Beta 2 amd64.

Redwood XT [Radeon HD 5670/5690/5730]

Disabling compositor fix the tearing.

similar bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfwm4/+bug/1294600

See original description
Felipe Morales (fpilee)
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Martin Wimpress  (flexiondotorg) wrote :

Ubuntu MATE 16.06 also ships with Compton and Compiz compositor options that can be enabled via MATE Tweak and both remove video tearing.

Changed in ubuntu-mate:
status: New → Invalid
Revision history for this message
APolihron (apolitech) wrote :

"Ubuntu MATE 16.06 also ships with Compton and Compiz compositor options that can be enabled via MATE Tweak and both remove video tearing."-nop nop nop with Compton i have tearing with intel and amd video cards!!!

Felipe Morales (fpilee)
summary: - Composite
+ Marco tearing with composite enabled.
description: updated
Felipe Morales (fpilee)
description: updated
Martin Wimpress  (flexiondotorg)
Changed in marco (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
no longer affects: ubuntu-mate
Revision history for this message
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

It sounds like the resolution for bug 1801071 has resolved this. It also sounds like marco is the only window manager that would have been affected.

no longer affects: marco (Ubuntu Bionic)
no longer affects: marco (Ubuntu Cosmic)
no longer affects: marco (Ubuntu Disco)
no longer affects: marco (Ubuntu Eoan)
Changed in libxpresent (Ubuntu Eoan):
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in marco (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
Changed in marco (Ubuntu):
importance: Wishlist → Medium
Martin Wimpress  (flexiondotorg)
Changed in marco (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Steve Langasek (vorlon)
Changed in libxpresent (Ubuntu Disco):
status: New → Won't Fix
Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)
Changed in libxpresent (Ubuntu Cosmic):
status: New → Won't Fix
no longer affects: libxpresent (Ubuntu Cosmic)
no longer affects: libxpresent (Ubuntu Disco)
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