Bug#1021032: vlc: playing mp4 videos results in a black screen
Control: tags -1 upstream fixed-upstream
On 2022-10-02 17:12:57 +0200, Sebastian Ramacher wrote:
> Control: tags -1 confirmed
>
> On 2022-09-30 13:23:02 -0500, Aaron Rainbolt wrote:
> > Package: vlc
> > Version: 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > Severity: important
> > X-Debbugs-Cc: arraybolt3@gmail.com
> >
> > Dear Maintainer,
> >
> > When attempting to play back MP4 videos using VLC, only a black screen is
> > displayed, sometimes with the VLC logo still slightly visible in the
> > background. This problem appears to have been caused by the introduction of
> > ffmpeg5 into Debian.
>
> No, I don't think so. This issue is more recent.
>
> >
> > Steps to reproduce:
> >
> > 1. Download a .mp4 video. Any video should work, I personally use drone
> > footage from Pexels.
> > 2. Open the video using VLC. Using Media -> Open File... from within the
> > GUI works, as well as using the command line (vlc ./video.mp4).
> >
> > Expected result:
> >
> > The video should play back properly, allowing audio to be heard and video to
> > be seen.
> >
> > Actual result:
> >
> > The screen remains black (or, if you open the video from the command line, the
> > VLC logo can be seen dimly in the area where the video should be). The
> > playback slider moves normally, as if the video was playing back properly.
>
> Indeed, I have no idea why though.
The issue seems to be fixed in 3.0.18-rc2.
Cheers
>
> Cheers
>
> >
> > Additional notes:
> >
> > This bug was first discovered in Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu, however it is also
> > easily reproducible using Debian Sid. The bug exists both on physical and
> > virtual hardware on Ubuntu, and I have been able to replicate it in a virtual
> > machine on Debian.
> >
> > -- System Information:
> > Debian Release: bookworm/sid
> > APT prefers unstable
> > APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> >
> > Kernel: Linux 5.19.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
> > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
> > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
> > Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> > LSM: AppArmor: enabled
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc depends on:
> > ii vlc-bin 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii vlc-plugin-base 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii vlc-plugin-qt 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii vlc-plugin-video-output 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc recommends:
> > ii vlc-l10n 3.0.17.4-4
> > ii vlc-plugin-access-extra 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii vlc-plugin-notify 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii vlc-plugin-samba 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii vlc-plugin-skins2 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii vlc-plugin-video-splitter 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii vlc-plugin-visualization 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc suggests:
> > pn vlc-plugin-fluidsynth <none>
> > pn vlc-plugin-jack <none>
> > pn vlc-plugin-pipewire <none>
> > pn vlc-plugin-svg <none>
> >
> > Versions of packages libvlc-bin depends on:
> > ii libc6 2.35-1
> > ii libvlc5 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> >
> > Versions of packages libvlc5 depends on:
> > ii libc6 2.35-1
> > ii libvlccore9 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> >
> > Versions of packages libvlc5 recommends:
> > ii libvlc-bin 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc-bin depends on:
> > ii libc6 2.35-1
> > ii libvlc-bin 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii libvlc5 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-access-extra depends on:
> > ii libc6 2.35-1
> > ii libsrt1.5-gnutls 1.5.1-1
> > ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii libvncclient1 0.9.13+dfsg-4
> > ii libxcb-composite0 1.15-1
> > ii libxcb-shm0 1.15-1
> > ii libxcb1 1.15-1
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-base depends on:
> > ii liba52-0.7.4 0.7.4-20
> > ii libarchive13 3.6.0-1
> > ii libaribb24-0 1.0.3-2
> > ii libasound2 1.2.7.2-1
> > ii libass9 1:0.16.0-1
> > ii libavahi-client3 0.8-6
> > ii libavahi-common3 0.8-6
> > ii libavc1394-0 0.5.4-5
> > ii libavcodec59 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > ii libavformat59 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > ii libavutil57 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > ii libbluray2 1:1.3.3-1
> > ii libc6 2.35-1
> > ii libcairo2 1.16.0-6
> > ii libcddb2 1.3.2-7
> > ii libchromaprint1 1.5.1-2+b1
> > ii libdav1d6 1.0.0-2
> > ii libdbus-1-3 1.14.2-1
> > ii libdc1394-25 2.2.6-4
> > ii libdca0 0.0.7-2
> > ii libdvbpsi10 1.3.3-1
> > ii libdvdnav4 6.1.1-1
> > ii libdvdread8 6.1.3-1
> > ii libebml5 1.4.2-2+b1
> > ii libfaad2 2.10.0-2+b1
> > ii libflac8 1.3.4-2
> > ii libfontconfig1 2.13.1-4.5
> > ii libfreetype6 2.12.1+dfsg-3
> > ii libfribidi0 1.0.8-2.1
> > ii libgcc-s1 12.2.0-3
> > ii libgcrypt20 1.10.1-2
> > ii libglib2.0-0 2.74.0-2
> > ii libgnutls30 3.7.7-2
> > ii libgpg-error0 1.45-2
> > ii libharfbuzz0b 5.2.0-2
> > ii libixml10 1:1.8.4-2
> > ii libjpeg62-turbo 1:2.1.2-1+b1
> > ii libkate1 0.4.1-11
> > ii liblirc-client0 0.10.1-7
> > ii liblua5.2-0 5.2.4-2
> > ii libmad0 0.15.1b-10.1+b1
> > ii libmatroska7 1.6.3-2
> > ii libmpcdec6 2:0.1~r495-2
> > ii libmpeg2-4 0.5.1-9
> > ii libmpg123-0 1.30.2-1
> > ii libmtp9 1.1.20-1
> > ii libncursesw6 6.3+20220423-2
> > ii libnfs13 4.0.0-1
> > ii libogg0 1.3.5-1
> > ii libopenmpt-modplug1 0.8.9.0-openmpt1-2+b1
> > ii libopus0 1.3.1-2
> > ii libpng16-16 1.6.38-2
> > ii libpostproc56 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > ii libprotobuf-lite23 3.12.4-1+b5
> > ii libpulse0 16.1+dfsg1-2
> > ii libraw1394-11 2.1.2-2
> > ii libresid-builder0c2a 2.1.1-15+b1
> > ii librsvg2-2 2.54.5+dfsg-1
> > ii libsamplerate0 0.2.2-2
> > ii libsdl-image1.2 1.2.12-13+b1
> > ii libsdl1.2debian 1.2.15+dfsg2-8
> > ii libsecret-1-0 0.20.5-3
> > ii libshine3 3.1.1-2
> > ii libshout3 2.4.6-1+b1
> > ii libsidplay2 2.1.1-15+b1
> > ii libsndio7.0 1.9.0-0.3
> > ii libsoxr0 0.1.3-4
> > ii libspatialaudio0 0.3.0+git20180730+dfsg1-2+b1
> > ii libspeex1 1.2.1-1
> > ii libspeexdsp1 1.2.1-1
> > ii libssh2-1 1.10.0-3+b1
> > ii libstdc++6 12.2.0-3
> > ii libswscale6 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > ii libsystemd0 251.4-3
> > ii libtag1v5 1.12-1+b1
> > ii libtheora0 1.1.1+dfsg.1-16
> > ii libtinfo6 6.3+20220423-2
> > ii libtwolame0 0.4.0-2
> > ii libudev1 251.4-3
> > ii libupnp13 1:1.8.4-2
> > ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii libvorbis0a 1.3.7-1
> > ii libvorbisenc2 1.3.7-1
> > ii libx264-164 2:0.164.3095+gitbaee400-2+b1
> > ii libx265-199 3.5-2+b1
> > ii libxcb-keysyms1 0.4.0-1+b2
> > ii libxcb1 1.15-1
> > ii libxml2 2.9.14+dfsg-1+b1
> > ii libzvbi0 0.2.35-19
> > ii vlc-data 3.0.17.4-4
> > ii zlib1g 1:1.2.11.dfsg-4.1
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-base recommends:
> > ii xdg-utils 1.1.3-4.1
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-base suggests:
> > pn libdvdcss2 <none>
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-notify depends on:
> > ii libc6 2.35-1
> > ii libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 2.42.9+dfsg-1
> > ii libglib2.0-0 2.74.0-2
> > ii libgtk-3-0 3.24.34-3
> > ii libnotify4 0.8.1-1
> > ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-qt depends on:
> > ii libc6 2.35-1
> > ii libgcc-s1 12.2.0-3
> > ii libqt5core5a 5.15.6+dfsg-2
> > ii libqt5gui5 5.15.6+dfsg-2
> > ii libqt5svg5 5.15.6-2
> > ii libqt5widgets5 5.15.6+dfsg-2
> > ii libqt5x11extras5 5.15.6-2
> > ii libstdc++6 12.2.0-3
> > ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii libwayland-client0 1.21.0-1
> > ii libx11-6 2:1.8.1-2
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-qt recommends:
> > ii vlc-bin 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-skins2 depends on:
> > ii fonts-freefont-ttf 20120503-10
> > ii libc6 2.35-1
> > ii libfreetype6 2.12.1+dfsg-3
> > ii libfribidi0 1.0.8-2.1
> > ii libgcc-s1 12.2.0-3
> > ii libstdc++6 12.2.0-3
> > ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii libx11-6 2:1.8.1-2
> > ii libxext6 2:1.3.4-1+b1
> > ii libxinerama1 2:1.1.4-3
> > ii libxpm4 1:3.5.12-1
> > ii vlc-plugin-qt 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-skins2 recommends:
> > ii vlc-bin 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-video-output depends on:
> > ii libaa1 1.4p5-50
> > ii libavcodec59 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > ii libavutil57 7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > ii libc6 2.35-1
> > ii libcaca0 0.99.beta20-3
> > ii libegl1 1.5.0-1
> > ii libgl1 1.5.0-1
> > ii libgles2 1.5.0-1
> > ii libplacebo208 4.208.0-2
> > ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii libwayland-client0 1.21.0-1
> > ii libwayland-egl1 1.21.0-1
> > ii libx11-6 2:1.8.1-2
> > ii libxcb-keysyms1 0.4.0-1+b2
> > ii libxcb-shm0 1.15-1
> > ii libxcb-xv0 1.15-1
> > ii libxcb1 1.15-1
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-video-splitter depends on:
> > ii libc6 2.35-1
> > ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > ii libxcb-randr0 1.15-1
> > ii libxcb1 1.15-1
> >
> > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-visualization depends on:
> > ii libc6 2.35-1
> > ii libgl1 1.5.0-1
> > ii libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f] 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> >
> > -- no debconf information
> >
>
> --
> Sebastian Ramacher
>
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Sebastian Ramacher
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