For me does not work on 16.04. If I install gstreamer1.0-vaapi (on NVidia card with binary drivers and vdpau working perfectly with mplayer), totem prints this and does not play anything
libva info: VA-API version 0.39.0 libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0 libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/nvidia_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_39 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 (totem:9596): Cogl-WARNING **: driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c:157: GL error (1280): Invalid enumeration value However, gst-launch-1.0 playbin uri=... works perfectly with hw acceleration (checked "video engine utilization" in nvidia-settings) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to totem in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/997370 Title: Totem does not use the va-api gstreamer backend Status in OEM Priority Project: Fix Released Status in OEM Priority Project trusty series: Won't Fix Status in Totem: Fix Released Status in totem package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: installing gstreamer -vaapi from ubuntu repos breaks thumbnail generation in nautilus furthermore acceleration does not work in totem - cpu usage is as high as with software rendering. mplayer-vaapi works perfectly on the same system. gst-launch-0.10 -v filesrc location=~/test.mkv ! matroskademux ! vaapidecode ! vaapisink makes it possible to use vaapi via commandline i did not find a way to use vaapi for mpeg4 part 2 video streams. and i wasnt able to find proper values for gstreamer-properties that fix thumbnails and acceleration in totem. id like to share debug information. just tell me what you need. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/oem-priority/+bug/997370/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp