Do you try to open a small video format? Does that depend of the video you are playing?
>From the upstream changelog: " * src/backend/bacon-video-widget-common.h: * src/backend/bacon-video-widget-gst-0.10.c: (bacon_video_widget_new): * src/backend/bacon-video-widget-xine.c: (load_video_out_driver): When the requested video widget is smaller than 200x120, use the non-Xv video output, useful so that small QuickTime "image" streams don't hog the Xv port (Closes: #364572)" ** Changed in: totem (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs Status: Confirmed => Needs Info -- [totem-gstreamer] Totem video output doesn't use xv https://launchpad.net/bugs/80820 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs