openshot 1.4 in precise is broken for svga and ogv playback. V 1.4.2 from ppa solved it.

Bug #996983 reported by Sascha Jazbec
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openshot (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

precise final i386

Wanted to do :

1. the app "openshot" ( installed from precise own repo ) was used to import a ogv video ( recorded via gtk-recordmydesktop app ).

2.) The feature "add new title" was used to create a svga title , which I put right before the ogv file in openshots timeline.

Issue :

3.) Playback preview window remains black , there is nothing to see in the window - then as soon as the playback slider in the timeline was moving from the svga file to the ogv, the whole app openshot crashes with no error messages.

My succesful workaround - replace the version of openshot with newer one :

I installed today the "openshot" app now from the developers own ppa ( ppa:jonoomph/openshot-edge ) , which updates it to v1.4.2 ( v 1.4 is precises default version )

All issues are solved magically, the very same svga/ogv combo that made v1.4 crash is now properly playing back as it should have been all the time.

So I would suggest to the ubuntu repo maintainer to either fix the bug in v1.4 or to replace the package with the working v.1.4.2

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Sascha Jazbec (jazbec) wrote :

oh I forgot : I use fglrx driver from ubuntu itself for my HD mobility 4650 gpu in my toshiba l500 laptop . But I really think this is a problem of the openshot ppa because I can run blender and games and unity 3d with no problem.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in openshot (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros) wrote :

It is also in quantal 64bit. Opening a .ogv from record-my-desktop shows in openshot only a black screen.

The openshot version in quantal is 1.4.2

tags: added: precise quantal
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Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros) wrote :

Sascha,

could you please run

apport-collect 996983

from terminal.

At best you bring openshot first back temporary to the official precise repositories.

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