Ubuntu
media-hub package

Media Hub doesn't have video backend for desktop

Bug #1642977 reported by Michael Terry
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Canonical System Image
In Progress
High
Jim Hodapp
Canonical System Image p2 "Ubuntu Personal"
media-hub (Ubuntu)
In Progress
High
Alfonso Sanchez-Beato

Bug Description

Media Hub only supports a video backend for android (libhybris). There doesn't seem to be support for running on an Ubuntu Classic or Ubuntu Personal (i.e. deb or snaps).

Revision history for this message
Jim Hodapp (jhodapp) wrote :

There is a user story written to address this and will begin work on this in the near future. Thanks for filing this bug.

Changed in media-hub (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → High
Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
assignee: nobody → Jim Hodapp (jhodapp)
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → p1
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Bill Filler (bfiller) wrote :

the short term fix for this is to not use media-hub. Video plays well on desktop if qtubuntu-media is not installed and gstreamer1.0-libav is installed. I believe unity8 snap has already made these changes and mediaplayer-app works

Revision history for this message
Jim Hodapp (jhodapp) wrote :

Just FYI, starting on the planning work to do the media-hub video integration for desktop now.

Revision history for this message
Michael Terry (mterry) wrote :

Bill, you are right that the unity8 snap has made those changes. I haven't tested video working since the change (still working on just getting audio OK). But no media-hub in image right now.

I assume we eventually want it back though.

Revision history for this message
Jim Hodapp (jhodapp) wrote :

@Michael: we absolutely do want it back, this is just a temporary measure to keep things moving forward.

Jim Hodapp (jhodapp)
Changed in media-hub (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Alfonso Sanchez-Beato (alfonsosanchezbeato)
status: Triaged → In Progress
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
milestone: p1 → p2
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