Hi Sebastian,

On Sun, 2022-10-02 at 17:35 +0200, Sebastian Ramacher wrote:
> Control: tags -1 upstream fixed-upstream
> 
> On 2022-10-02 17:12:57 +0200, Sebastian Ramacher wrote:
> > Control: tags -1 confirmed
> > 
> > On 2022-09-30 13:23:02 -0500, Aaron Rainbolt wrote:
> > > Package: vlc
> > > Version: 3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > Severity: important
> > > X-Debbugs-Cc: arraybo...@gmail.com
> > > 
> > > Dear Maintainer,
> > > 
> > > When attempting to play back MP4 videos using VLC, only a black
> > > screen is
> > > displayed, sometimes with the VLC logo still slightly visible in
> > > the
> > > background. This problem appears to have been caused by the
> > > introduction of
> > > ffmpeg5 into Debian.
> > 
> > No, I don't think so. This issue is more recent.
> > 
> > > 
> > > Steps to reproduce:
> > > 
> > >   1. Download a .mp4 video. Any video should work, I personally
> > > use drone
> > >      footage from Pexels.
> > >   2. Open the video using VLC. Using Media -> Open File... from
> > > within the
> > >      GUI works, as well as using the command line (vlc
> > > ./video.mp4).
> > > 
> > > Expected result:
> > > 
> > > The video should play back properly, allowing audio to be heard
> > > and video to
> > > be seen.
> > > 
> > > Actual result:
> > > 
> > > The screen remains black (or, if you open the video from the
> > > command line, the
> > > VLC logo can be seen dimly in the area where the video should
> > > be). The
> > > playback slider moves normally, as if the video was playing back
> > > properly.
> > 
> > Indeed, I have no idea why though.
> 
> The issue seems to be fixed in 3.0.18-rc2.
> 
> Cheers

This is excellent news. FYI, we're tracking this bug in Launchpad as
well at https://launchpad.net/bugs/1991457 . Not sure if you feel like
packaging an rc soon for this (even in experimental), but it would
definitely help us as we have multiple flavors with this seeded (Ubuntu
Studio, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, and Ubuntu Unity have chimed-in so far).

Thanks,
Erich

> 
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > > 
> > > Additional notes:
> > > 
> > > This bug was first discovered in Ubuntu 22.10 Kinetic Kudu,
> > > however it is also
> > > easily reproducible using Debian Sid. The bug exists both on
> > > physical and
> > > virtual hardware on Ubuntu, and I have been able to replicate it
> > > in a virtual
> > > machine on Debian.
> > > 
> > > -- System Information:
> > > Debian Release: bookworm/sid
> > >   APT prefers unstable
> > >   APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> > > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> > > 
> > > Kernel: Linux 5.19.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
> > > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8),
> > > LANGUAGE not set
> > > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
> > > Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> > > LSM: AppArmor: enabled
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc depends on:
> > > ii  vlc-bin                  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  vlc-plugin-base          3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  vlc-plugin-qt            3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  vlc-plugin-video-output  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc recommends:
> > > ii  vlc-l10n                   3.0.17.4-4
> > > ii  vlc-plugin-access-extra    3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  vlc-plugin-notify          3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  vlc-plugin-samba           3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  vlc-plugin-skins2          3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  vlc-plugin-video-splitter  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  vlc-plugin-visualization   3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc suggests:
> > > pn  vlc-plugin-fluidsynth  <none>
> > > pn  vlc-plugin-jack        <none>
> > > pn  vlc-plugin-pipewire    <none>
> > > pn  vlc-plugin-svg         <none>
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages libvlc-bin depends on:
> > > ii  libc6    2.35-1
> > > ii  libvlc5  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages libvlc5 depends on:
> > > ii  libc6        2.35-1
> > > ii  libvlccore9  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages libvlc5 recommends:
> > > ii  libvlc-bin  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc-bin depends on:
> > > ii  libc6       2.35-1
> > > ii  libvlc-bin  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  libvlc5     3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-access-extra depends on:
> > > ii  libc6                                2.35-1
> > > ii  libsrt1.5-gnutls                     1.5.1-1
> > > ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  libvncclient1                        0.9.13+dfsg-4
> > > ii  libxcb-composite0                    1.15-1
> > > ii  libxcb-shm0                          1.15-1
> > > ii  libxcb1                              1.15-1
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-base depends on:
> > > ii  liba52-0.7.4                         0.7.4-20
> > > ii  libarchive13                         3.6.0-1
> > > ii  libaribb24-0                         1.0.3-2
> > > ii  libasound2                           1.2.7.2-1
> > > ii  libass9                              1:0.16.0-1
> > > ii  libavahi-client3                     0.8-6
> > > ii  libavahi-common3                     0.8-6
> > > ii  libavc1394-0                         0.5.4-5
> > > ii  libavcodec59                         7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > > ii  libavformat59                        7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > > ii  libavutil57                          7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > > ii  libbluray2                           1:1.3.3-1
> > > ii  libc6                                2.35-1
> > > ii  libcairo2                            1.16.0-6
> > > ii  libcddb2                             1.3.2-7
> > > ii  libchromaprint1                      1.5.1-2+b1
> > > ii  libdav1d6                            1.0.0-2
> > > ii  libdbus-1-3                          1.14.2-1
> > > ii  libdc1394-25                         2.2.6-4
> > > ii  libdca0                              0.0.7-2
> > > ii  libdvbpsi10                          1.3.3-1
> > > ii  libdvdnav4                           6.1.1-1
> > > ii  libdvdread8                          6.1.3-1
> > > ii  libebml5                             1.4.2-2+b1
> > > ii  libfaad2                             2.10.0-2+b1
> > > ii  libflac8                             1.3.4-2
> > > ii  libfontconfig1                       2.13.1-4.5
> > > ii  libfreetype6                         2.12.1+dfsg-3
> > > ii  libfribidi0                          1.0.8-2.1
> > > ii  libgcc-s1                            12.2.0-3
> > > ii  libgcrypt20                          1.10.1-2
> > > ii  libglib2.0-0                         2.74.0-2
> > > ii  libgnutls30                          3.7.7-2
> > > ii  libgpg-error0                        1.45-2
> > > ii  libharfbuzz0b                        5.2.0-2
> > > ii  libixml10                            1:1.8.4-2
> > > ii  libjpeg62-turbo                      1:2.1.2-1+b1
> > > ii  libkate1                             0.4.1-11
> > > ii  liblirc-client0                      0.10.1-7
> > > ii  liblua5.2-0                          5.2.4-2
> > > ii  libmad0                              0.15.1b-10.1+b1
> > > ii  libmatroska7                         1.6.3-2
> > > ii  libmpcdec6                           2:0.1~r495-2
> > > ii  libmpeg2-4                           0.5.1-9
> > > ii  libmpg123-0                          1.30.2-1
> > > ii  libmtp9                              1.1.20-1
> > > ii  libncursesw6                         6.3+20220423-2
> > > ii  libnfs13                             4.0.0-1
> > > ii  libogg0                              1.3.5-1
> > > ii  libopenmpt-modplug1                  0.8.9.0-openmpt1-2+b1
> > > ii  libopus0                             1.3.1-2
> > > ii  libpng16-16                          1.6.38-2
> > > ii  libpostproc56                        7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > > ii  libprotobuf-lite23                   3.12.4-1+b5
> > > ii  libpulse0                            16.1+dfsg1-2
> > > ii  libraw1394-11                        2.1.2-2
> > > ii  libresid-builder0c2a                 2.1.1-15+b1
> > > ii  librsvg2-2                           2.54.5+dfsg-1
> > > ii  libsamplerate0                       0.2.2-2
> > > ii  libsdl-image1.2                      1.2.12-13+b1
> > > ii  libsdl1.2debian                      1.2.15+dfsg2-8
> > > ii  libsecret-1-0                        0.20.5-3
> > > ii  libshine3                            3.1.1-2
> > > ii  libshout3                            2.4.6-1+b1
> > > ii  libsidplay2                          2.1.1-15+b1
> > > ii  libsndio7.0                          1.9.0-0.3
> > > ii  libsoxr0                             0.1.3-4
> > > ii  libspatialaudio0                     0.3.0+git20180730+dfsg1-
> > > 2+b1
> > > ii  libspeex1                            1.2.1-1
> > > ii  libspeexdsp1                         1.2.1-1
> > > ii  libssh2-1                            1.10.0-3+b1
> > > ii  libstdc++6                           12.2.0-3
> > > ii  libswscale6                          7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > > ii  libsystemd0                          251.4-3
> > > ii  libtag1v5                            1.12-1+b1
> > > ii  libtheora0                           1.1.1+dfsg.1-16
> > > ii  libtinfo6                            6.3+20220423-2
> > > ii  libtwolame0                          0.4.0-2
> > > ii  libudev1                             251.4-3
> > > ii  libupnp13                            1:1.8.4-2
> > > ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  libvorbis0a                          1.3.7-1
> > > ii  libvorbisenc2                        1.3.7-1
> > > ii  libx264-164                          2:0.164.3095+gitbaee400-
> > > 2+b1
> > > ii  libx265-199                          3.5-2+b1
> > > ii  libxcb-keysyms1                      0.4.0-1+b2
> > > ii  libxcb1                              1.15-1
> > > ii  libxml2                              2.9.14+dfsg-1+b1
> > > ii  libzvbi0                             0.2.35-19
> > > ii  vlc-data                             3.0.17.4-4
> > > ii  zlib1g                               1:1.2.11.dfsg-4.1
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-base recommends:
> > > ii  xdg-utils  1.1.3-4.1
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-base suggests:
> > > pn  libdvdcss2  <none>
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-notify depends on:
> > > ii  libc6                                2.35-1
> > > ii  libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0                  2.42.9+dfsg-1
> > > ii  libglib2.0-0                         2.74.0-2
> > > ii  libgtk-3-0                           3.24.34-3
> > > ii  libnotify4                           0.8.1-1
> > > ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-qt depends on:
> > > ii  libc6                                2.35-1
> > > ii  libgcc-s1                            12.2.0-3
> > > ii  libqt5core5a                         5.15.6+dfsg-2
> > > ii  libqt5gui5                           5.15.6+dfsg-2
> > > ii  libqt5svg5                           5.15.6-2
> > > ii  libqt5widgets5                       5.15.6+dfsg-2
> > > ii  libqt5x11extras5                     5.15.6-2
> > > ii  libstdc++6                           12.2.0-3
> > > ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  libwayland-client0                   1.21.0-1
> > > ii  libx11-6                             2:1.8.1-2
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-qt recommends:
> > > ii  vlc-bin  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-skins2 depends on:
> > > ii  fonts-freefont-ttf                   20120503-10
> > > ii  libc6                                2.35-1
> > > ii  libfreetype6                         2.12.1+dfsg-3
> > > ii  libfribidi0                          1.0.8-2.1
> > > ii  libgcc-s1                            12.2.0-3
> > > ii  libstdc++6                           12.2.0-3
> > > ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  libx11-6                             2:1.8.1-2
> > > ii  libxext6                             2:1.3.4-1+b1
> > > ii  libxinerama1                         2:1.1.4-3
> > > ii  libxpm4                              1:3.5.12-1
> > > ii  vlc-plugin-qt                        3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-skins2 recommends:
> > > ii  vlc-bin  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-video-output depends on:
> > > ii  libaa1                               1.4p5-50
> > > ii  libavcodec59                         7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > > ii  libavutil57                          7:5.1.1-2+b1
> > > ii  libc6                                2.35-1
> > > ii  libcaca0                             0.99.beta20-3
> > > ii  libegl1                              1.5.0-1
> > > ii  libgl1                               1.5.0-1
> > > ii  libgles2                             1.5.0-1
> > > ii  libplacebo208                        4.208.0-2
> > > ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  libwayland-client0                   1.21.0-1
> > > ii  libwayland-egl1                      1.21.0-1
> > > ii  libx11-6                             2:1.8.1-2
> > > ii  libxcb-keysyms1                      0.4.0-1+b2
> > > ii  libxcb-shm0                          1.15-1
> > > ii  libxcb-xv0                           1.15-1
> > > ii  libxcb1                              1.15-1
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-video-splitter depends on:
> > > ii  libc6                                2.35-1
> > > ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > ii  libxcb-randr0                        1.15-1
> > > ii  libxcb1                              1.15-1
> > > 
> > > Versions of packages vlc-plugin-visualization depends on:
> > > ii  libc6                                2.35-1
> > > ii  libgl1                               1.5.0-1
> > > ii  libvlccore9 [vlc-plugin-abi-3-0-0f]  3.0.17.4-4+b2
> > > 
> > > -- no debconf information
> > > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Sebastian Ramacher
> > 
> 

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