SInce you are using overlay Xv as far as compiz can tell your video doesn't actually exist and it is drawing on top of a black window, thus the solid black shadow. If you tried with mplayer it would show a blue shadow because it would be drawing on top of a blue window.
Your driver needs to support and use textured Xv by default on your video card. ** Package changed: compiz (Ubuntu) => xserver-xorg-video-ati (Ubuntu) -- Compiz window shadows rendered black above Totem video https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/474147 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
