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[Bug 989342] Re: mplayer wont keep aspect ratio when resizing the windows while playing video

 

This bug still exists in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Unity 7.2.2, mplayer
1.1-4.8), and Ubuntu 14.10 as far as I can tell.

Has there been any workarounds found for this yet?

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Title:
  mplayer wont keep aspect ratio when resizing the windows while playing
  video

Status in MPlayer: a versatile and fast multimedia player:
  New
Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  After upgrading to 12.04 its no longer possible to resize mplayer window properly while running compiz.
  running metacity everything is fine

  expected behaviour:
  window only resizes to correct aspect ratio

  current behaviour:
  window resizes to however its drawn distorting the movie

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
  .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
  .proc.driver.nvidia.version:
   NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  295.40  Thu Apr  5 21:37:00 PDT 2012
   GCC version:  gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5)
  .tmp.unity.support.test.0:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,decor,dbus,imgjpeg,resize,imgsvg,obs,scale,text,grid,move,put,imgpng,compiztoolbox,place,workarounds,mousepoll,scaleaddon,gnomecompat,wall,thumbnail,expo,mag,ezoom,staticswitcher]
  CompositorRunning: compiz
  Date: Fri Apr 27 02:57:19 2012
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: precise
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DkmsStatus:
   nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
   nvidia-current, 295.40, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
   nvidia-current-updates, 295.40, 3.2.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed
   nvidia-current-updates, 295.40, 3.2.0-24-generic, x86_64: installed
  GraphicsCard:
   NVIDIA Corporation GF104 [GeForce GTX 460] [10de:0e22] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
     Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:34fc]
  JockeyStatus:
   xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
   xorg:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (post-release updates) (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
  MachineType: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD P35 Platinum(MS-7345)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=d6925b91-52dc-4b5e-b625-1469bb6bfced ro
  SourcePackage: compiz
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/30/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: V1.12
  dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.board.name: P35 Platinum(MS-7345)
  dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
  dmi.board.version: 1.0
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
  dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.12:bd12/30/2009:svnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:pnP35Platinum(MS-7345):pvr1.0:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnP35Platinum(MS-7345):rvr1.0:cvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:ct3:cvr1.0:
  dmi.product.name: P35 Platinum(MS-7345)
  dmi.product.version: 1.0
  dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu2
  version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
  version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3
  version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
  version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.1
  version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

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