Bug 480569

Summary: When playing certain VP9 video files, screen turns white quickly
Product: [Applications] dragonplayer Reporter: B Negri <b.gomes.negri>
Component: generalAssignee: Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: normal CC: 4wy78uwh, b.gomes.negri, myriam, sitter
Priority: NOR Keywords: qt6
Version: 24.02.0Flags: 4wy78uwh: performance-
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Fedora RPMs   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
Attachments: List of installed packages
Depiction of the problem and how installing VLC remediates it.

Description B Negri 2024-01-30 22:09:52 UTC
Created attachment 165373 [details]
List of installed packages

SUMMARY
When playing this video file: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1e/First_8K_Video_from_Space_-_Ultra_HD_VP9.webm/First_8K_Video_from_Space_-_Ultra_HD_VP9.webm.720p.vp9.webm screen turns white while playing

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Download the mentioned video file
2. Try to play it on Dragon Player

OBSERVED RESULT
Video stream turns white

EXPECTED RESULT
Video stream remains normal

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora Rawhide
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.92.0 (desktop says 6.0 RC1)
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.248.0
Qt Version: 6.6.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Output of rpm -qa (list of installed packages) attached
Patented codecs not installed
Comment 1 Roke Julian Lockhart Beedell 2024-03-28 18:34:16 UTC
Created attachment 167899 [details]
Depiction of the problem and how installing VLC remediates it.

This video demonstrates the issue on multiple WEBM video files, one from https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=480569#c0, the other created by Spectacle. Afterward, it demonstrates that installing VLC remediates the problem.