i found a fix for this, and it is to run the following command: gstreamer-properties
and with the dialog it brings up change the Default video output plugin to: X Window System (No XV) -- Gstreamer Video Playback discolored - FGLRX https://launchpad.net/bugs/85623 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
