"this is probably a bug in the program moreso than in the video driver"
I still really doubt this. Here are partial outputs from Banshee:
The program 'Banshee' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)'.
and VLC:
Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without
interface.
QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 1
QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 1
[????????] x11 video output error: X11 request 140.19 failed with error
code 11:
BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)
All of these were working fine in Hardy and I don't think they all
magically acquired the same bug in the past 6 months. The real change,
however, is in the fact that my video card driver was switched from the
propriety ATI driver to the free driver in Intrepid (same as several
other people commenting on this bug). In my opinion, the ability to
play movies is a showstopper, and if the driver is not capable of doing
that and running compiz at the same time, it shouldn't be the default.
Switching to EXA acceleration or replacing Compiz with Metacity every
time one wants to watch a movie are not "human" solutions. I'd love to
use the free driver (compiz effects are significantly smoother), but
until it can play movies reliably, it should certainly not be the
default.
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totem crashes when compiz is enabled
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264368
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