This seems to be due to an API change in libav. They dropped the old API for using VDPAU decoding, which broke every application that uses VDPAU through libav. https://libav.org/releases/libav-10.5.release
** Also affects: vlc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: mplayer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: mplayer2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: libav (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Also affects: mpv (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1374825 Title: VDPAU does not work in libav on Utopic To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/+bug/1374825/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs