Ubuntu
gstreamer0.10 package

could not initialise Xv output

Bug #763894 reported by gogo green
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gstreamer0.10 (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Parole media player for the Xfce desktop environment not load video files and send message:could not initialise Xv output

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: libgstreamer0.10-0 0.10.30-1build2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.50-generic 2.6.35.11
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Apr 17 21:53:57 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/totem
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101008.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=bg_BG.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gstreamer0.10

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gogo green (gogotop37r) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gstreamer0.10 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Jerome Warnier (jwarnier) wrote :

Parole uses Xv output by default, but some drivers do not support it, or it is not enabled.
Though, you might tell Parole not to use Xv at all, with its "--xv false" command-line option. This setting is permanent, up to when you enable it back using "--xv true".

Reference:
http://gnubyexample.blogspot.com/2011/04/parole-media-player-xv-option-and.html

Hope it helps

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9345826 (czautohits) wrote :

Have some problem and --xv switch not worked. It said: "Unknown option --xv"
but this worked: Go to Parole / Tools / Preferences / Video and change video output to other option.

Can anyone please fix this, i have 17.04 xubuntu, i selected Xubuntu minimal, Xubuntu desktop during OS install. thx

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