Bug 508309 - Spectacle screencast preview: video is corrupted
Summary: Spectacle screencast preview: video is corrupted
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 502693
Alias: None
Product: Spectacle
Classification: Applications
Component: General (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.4.4
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR major
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Noah Davis
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Depends on:
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Reported: 2025-08-15 20:15 UTC by Daniel Cleaver
Modified: 2025-08-16 11:23 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Attachments
preview.jpg (3.07 MB, image/jpeg)
2025-08-15 20:15 UTC, Daniel Cleaver
Details
preview-smaller-rectangle.jpg (2.31 MB, image/jpeg)
2025-08-15 20:18 UTC, Daniel Cleaver
Details
screencast-good.png (1.82 MB, image/png)
2025-08-15 20:19 UTC, Daniel Cleaver
Details

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Description Daniel Cleaver 2025-08-15 20:15:48 UTC
Created attachment 184113 [details]
preview.jpg

SUMMARY
After performing a screen recording using spectacle, it opens a video player showing the video it captured. This video appears corrupted with colored stripes. However, the actual saved video file looks normal.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Spectacle > New Recording > choose *any* mode (Rectangular Region, Full Screen, or Window).
2. Hit the red dot to finish recording.
3. Observe the video preview window that comes up.


OBSERVED RESULT
The video player shows green stripes, along with fainter lines. (orange, red, or blue from what I've seen) [preview.jpg]
The actual video file that was saved does not have these artifacts. [screencast-good.png]


EXPECTED RESULT
The preview video player shows the video correctly.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 42
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.15.9-201.fc42.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12400F
Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (15.5 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
Product Name: MS-7D43
System Version: 1.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If I use the Rectangular Region mode and select a small region, the green lines appear larger in the preview. [preview-smaller-rectangle.jpg]
Comment 1 Daniel Cleaver 2025-08-15 20:18:28 UTC
Created attachment 184114 [details]
preview-smaller-rectangle.jpg
Comment 2 Daniel Cleaver 2025-08-15 20:19:04 UTC
Created attachment 184115 [details]
screencast-good.png
Comment 3 postix 2025-08-16 11:23:32 UTC
Yeah, that should be a duplicate. Got the same as you.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 502693 ***