this bug is/was about "totem not using va-api gstreamer backend", that's fixed now in totem
thing is that bug 1416005 is a result of enabling va-api (and a reason why gstreamer-vaapi can't be in the default install), so further progress should be tracked there -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to totem in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/997370 Title: Totem does not use the va-api gstreamer backend Status in OEM Priority Project: New Status in OEM Priority Project trusty series: New Status in Totem Movie Player: Confirmed Status in totem package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: installing gstreamer -vaapi from ubuntu repos breaks thumbnail generation in nautilus furthermore acceleration does not work in totem - cpu usage is as high as with software rendering. mplayer-vaapi works perfectly on the same system. gst-launch-0.10 -v filesrc location=~/test.mkv ! matroskademux ! vaapidecode ! vaapisink makes it possible to use vaapi via commandline i did not find a way to use vaapi for mpeg4 part 2 video streams. and i wasnt able to find proper values for gstreamer-properties that fix thumbnails and acceleration in totem. id like to share debug information. just tell me what you need. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/997370/+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

