[mythtv-users] Mythfrontend 0.27-fixes, hangs while in edit mode with "vaapi & Openglvaapi" rendering.

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

On 20 June 2014 04:43, Mike Zichello <fizzbin67 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>     Im using mythbuntu on the backend (mythtv 0.27 from the repos)  and
> Mythtv 0.27-fixes built from source on the frontend machine. Normally I will
> run commercial flag on recordings then check the edits with mythfrontend ,
> then do a lossless transcode. I have been having problems editing certain
> files. After entering edit mode and stepping through the cuts either with
> the arrow keys or PGup/PGdn mythfrontend will hang or the screen will become
> corrupted. The problems always occurs on recordings made off certain
> channels. Other channels are unaffected and editing works fine. The problem
> recordings will play fine and mythtranscode fine - I just cant check the
> edits (unless I change from vaapi to OpenGL rendering).  The signal source
> is an HDHomerun prime with cablecard installed. The problem recordings are
> ones made from basic cable channels like TBS , or Comedy Central ,
> recordings from the major networks CBS,NBC do not have this problem. The
> setting of the mythfrontend video playback profile seemes to have a effect
> on the problem.
>
> Mythfrontend Video Playback Profile;
>
> vaapi & Openglvaapi    - hangs.
> ffmpeg & XVideo     - OSD dissapears , screen becomes corrupted , does not
> crash.
> ffmpeg & OpenGL     - works normally , no problems.

I've been unable to reproduce the problem here.
it works just fine.

nor do I get a screen corruption with ffmpeg/xvideo

what version of ubuntu are you using? which intel video driver?