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    Totem Video Problem with Xgl [SOLVED]

    I have a weird problem - only because usually it's the opposite.

    I have an IBM T42p laptop with the horrid ATI Radeon 7500 card. Beryl and Compiz run ok, as long as they aren't running with too much else.

    On OpenSuse though, I can't watch videos in Totem without "Desktop Effects" being ON! It results in a major slow-down of the video makes it very choppy.

    When I turn the Desktop effects off, All I get is sound and a black screen. The screen isn't totally black - you can tell the difference between the widescreen bars and the video area - but black all the same.

    I've reinstalled Totem and its codecs, but to no avail. Anyone have an idea?
    Last edited by theonlyrealperson; August 28th, 2007 at 07:29 AM. Reason: solved

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    Re: Totem Video Problem with Xgl

    I downloaded MPlayer and SMplayer and noticed that the video output was "xv" instead of x11. I changed it to "x11" and the video works just fine now with xgl on.

    Anyone happen to know how to change it in Totem? I can't figure it out.

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    Re: Totem Video Problem with Xgl

    If you are using the gstreamer backend then press alt+F2 and type

    Code:
    gstreamer-properties
    Go to the video tab and change it to X Window System (No Xv)

    If you are using the xine backend the version of totem-xine which ships with gutsy (I haven't tried other versions) has it's own config file, xine_config, which you need to edit. This can be found in the .gnome2/Totem/ in your home folder.

    Just find where it says:
    Code:
    # video driver to use
    # string, default: auto
    #video.driver:auto
    and change it to:
    Code:
    # video driver to use
    # string, default: auto
    video.driver:xshm
    Last edited by NiceGuy; September 11th, 2007 at 09:30 PM.
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    Re: Totem Video Problem with Xgl

    Worked like a charm.

    Thank you very much, kind sir.

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    Re: Totem Video Problem with Xgl

    Quote Originally Posted by NiceGuy View Post
    change it to:
    Code:
    # video driver to use
    # string, default: auto
    video.driver:xshm
    Thanks a million. Works like a champ for me.

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