I found a solution in the askubuntu forum that works for me. http://askubuntu.com/questions/736923/vlc-not-displaying-video-properly- in-fullscreen#
In short: Tools > Preferences > Video > Output change to "OpenGL GLX video output(XCB), save and restart vlc. This fixed both the blue screen and the occlusion for me! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1537053 Title: vlc screen always on top, buggly. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1537053/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
