VLC doesn't maximize properly - blue frames

[aus9]

I wonder what it chose to use with it's 'automatic' output setting before you changed it to X11

Navigate in your terminal to where OP store his mp file. then do this command....wait about 5 seconds and then close the gui down at the top but leave the terminal open.

I will show mine as an example where I still have not setup Video acceleration.....I may do that later so am still using xcb

Code:

gordon@asus:/p4/1VIDEO$ vlc -vvv Cara\ Dillon\ -\ Craigie\ Hill\ \(tuvideo.matiasmx.com\).mp4
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[0000000001477148] core libvlc debug: CPU has capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 SSE4.2 AVX AVX FPU
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[00007f4a3803f648] core scale debug: looking for video filter2 module matching "any": 63 candidates
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[00007f4a30001268] xcb vout display debug: connected to X11.0 server
[00007f4a30001268] xcb vout display debug:  vendor : The X.Org Foundation
[00007f4a30001268] xcb vout display debug:  version: 11803000
[00007f4a30001268] xcb vout display debug: using screen 0xd4
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_va_gl.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[00007f4a30001268] vdpau_display vout display debug: device creation failure: error 1
[00007f4a38008b78] core video output debug: Reusing previous vout window
[00007f4a30001268] xcb vout display debug: connected to X11.0 server
[00007f4a30001268] xcb vout display debug:  vendor : The X.Org Foundation
[00007f4a30001268] xcb vout display debug:  version: 11803000
[00007f4a30001268] xcb vout display debug: using screen 0xd4
[00007f4a30001268] xcb_xv vout display debug: using XVideo extension v2.2
[00007f4a30001268] xcb_xv vout display debug: using adaptor Intel(R) Textured Video
[00007f4a30001268] xcb_xv vout display debug: using port 73
[00007f4a30001268] xcb_xv vout display debug: using image format 0x30323449
[00007f4a30001268] xcb_xv vout display debug: using X11 visual ID 0x20 (depth: 24)
[00007f4a30001268] xcb_xv vout display debug: using X11 window 0x03800000
[00007f4a30001268] xcb_xv vout display debug: using X11 graphic context 0x03800002
[00007f4a30001268] core vout display debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'fullscreen' 0
[00007f4a30001268] core vout display debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 489x176 window
[00007f4a30001268] core vout display debug: using vout display module "xcb_xv"
[00007f4a30001268] core vout display debug: A filter to adapt decoder to display is needed
[00007f4a3000a2d8] core filter debug: looking for video filter2 module matching "any": 63 candidates
[00007f4a3000a2d8] swscale filter debug: 304x176 (304x194) chroma: I420 -> 304x176 (304x176) chroma: I420 with scaling using Bicubic (good quality)
[00007f4a3000a2d8] core filter debug: using video filter2 module "swscale"
[00007f4a30001268] core vout display debug: Filter 'Swscale' (0x7f4a3000a2d8) appended to chain

comments ....do not be alarmed with the huge number of lines that scroll by.....if the video or audio works....who cares?
OK if you want better video you need to setup VA stuff but that is beyond the OP question. If I have time I will do a tutorial etc.

I am also grateful to the downstream maintainers of vlc for compiling this package with lua support. lua support means you can stream youtube inside VLC if you don't want to download using youtube-dl and want a mixer for the track you are watching.....otherwise you are stuck with the sound settings of the uploader.

Hope I have not confused you too much

[aus9]

Ahh no need for tutorial as VLV already have one

https://wiki.videolan.org/VLC_GPU_Decoding/

[JmaCWQ]

Via the GUI it's Tools > Messages > 2 (Debug) then just start a video file playing.

main debug: using vout display module "xcb_xv"

[erve02d0]

not true here is proof playing a downloaded mp4 in full screen (one of them) without any blue box and still using automatic.

your issue might relate to your actual video card and video acceleration?

Note I am on 64 bit 3.0

If you agree my test is proof its not your last suggestion we can explore your video card and VA setup?

The only claim I made was that my suggested solution did indeed solve my problem, so I have no idea what your point is here I got it to work and that's all I really care about.

[aus9]

well I am glad you have it sorted but the words you used in describing your solution looked like some grand or universal solution.

cheers