On irc, someone suggested I do this, and it really helped with video playback.
Go to System > Pref > Main Menu, Under System > Prefs, tick Multimedia Systems Selector. Close. Open up Multimedia Systems Selector, on the Video tab, change the plugin from autodetect to X Window System (No Xv) -- [ubuntu 9.04] slow unminimizing with ati card and desktop effects enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/351186 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs