Looks like the real culprit here is bug #1241772 in libx264-123: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/x264/+bug/1241772
I'll leave this open instead of duplicating this to it since someone is going to just open a new one against kazam. So we'll catch that here, but you should follow that bug for progress on a fix. ** No longer affects: gst-plugins-base1.0 (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gst-plugins-base1.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241924 Title: Kazam doesn't work in 13.10, but did in 13.04 Status in “kazam” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: In Ubuntu 13.04, Kazam was my choice for screen recording with audio. However, after upgrading to 13.10, it now always crashes in the first few seconds I attempt to do a screen-cast. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: kazam 1.4.3-2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Oct 18 23:41:11 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-07 (12 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: kazam UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (1 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kazam/+bug/1241924/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

