xserver-xorg-video-ati_6.7.192 The output of movie players (totem, vlc, kaffeine) is displayed only in the primary screen. Instead 3d apps are displayed in all attached screens. Is this a known issue?
The overlay can only be sourced to one crtc at a time (it does not draw directly to the framebuffer like 3D does). To switch which crtc the overlay is displayed on in clone mode, use an app like xvattr to change the value of the XV_CRTC attribute. For dualhead modes, the overlay will automatically follow the video window from head to head.
Don't you think this is a limitation?
Yes, it's a limitation, but the hardware literally can't do it. It's not a driver issue.
Ok, so to which package should I file this bug?
Your video player should be able to force software colourspace conversion, instead of using the overlay.
I am using totem-gstreamer. Can it do this? And is colourspace conversion more "heavy" for the CPU, than overlay?
Yes, Totem can do it, but it's very slow.
All right. does it mean that I should file a bug to totem? and could you please tell me how to enable colourspace conversion in totem? thanks!
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