https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=475894
Bug ID: 475894
Summary: screen recording using spectacle uses all memory ram
and freezes system
Classification: Applications
Product: Spectacle
Version: 23.08.1
Platform: openSUSE
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: crash
Priority: NOR
Component: General
Assignee: noaha...@gmail.com
Reporter: sombr...@gmail.com
CC: k...@david-redondo.de
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
every time i try to record my screen with spectacle it starts to use all ram
and freezes my machine
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. press print screen
2. select recording tab
3. start recording. it will use all remaining ram in about 30 seconds (16GB ram
at already 40 or 50% usage)
OBSERVED RESULT
system freeze, hard reset to come back to life
EXPECTED RESULT
i expected to record at least a few minutes of my screen before it dies
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.5.6-1-default (64-bit) openSUSE Tumbleweed / KDE Plasma on
Wayland
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.8
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.110.0
Qt Version: 5.15.11
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