Version: OpenSuse 13.2 x86_86 with latest updates
Kernel: 3.16.7-24-desktop
CPU: Intel i7 5500U
VLC: vlc-2.2.1-289.2.x86_64
When playing videos in VLC(Automatic video output or VDPAU) or Kaffeine I’m getting green artefacts all over the video. Apparently it is a bug related to Broadwell support in xf86-video-intel module and it is fixed in Mint for instance, but perhaps not upstream.
http://s13.postimg.org/slp22vu47/snapshot1.png
Output of vdpauinfo:
display: :0 screen: 0
[VS] Software VDPAU backend library initialized
libva info: VA-API version 0.34.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib64/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_34
libva error: /usr/lib64/dri/i965_drv_video.so init failed
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
API version: 1
Information string: OpenGL/VAAPI/libswscale backend for VDPAU
Video surface:
name width height types
-------------------------------------------
420 1920 1080 NV12 YV12 UYVY YUYV Y8U8V8A8 V8U8Y8A8
422 1920 1080 NV12 YV12 UYVY YUYV Y8U8V8A8 V8U8Y8A8
444 1920 1080 NV12 YV12 UYVY YUYV Y8U8V8A8 V8U8Y8A8
Decoder capabilities:
name level macbs width height
-------------------------------------------
Output surface:
name width height nat types
----------------------------------------------------
B8G8R8A8 0 0 -
R8G8B8A8 32628 32628 -
R10G10B10A2 32628 32628 -
B10G10R10A2 32628 32628 -
A8 32628 32628 -
Bitmap surface:
name width height
------------------------------
B8G8R8A8 8192 8192
R8G8B8A8 8192 8192
R10G10B10A2 8192 8192
B10G10R10A2 8192 8192
A8 8192 8192
Video mixer:
feature name sup
------------------------------------
DEINTERLACE_TEMPORAL -
DEINTERLACE_TEMPORAL_SPATIAL -
INVERSE_TELECINE -
NOISE_REDUCTION -
SHARPNESS -
LUMA_KEY -
HIGH QUALITY SCALING - L1 -
HIGH QUALITY SCALING - L2 -
HIGH QUALITY SCALING - L3 -
HIGH QUALITY SCALING - L4 -
HIGH QUALITY SCALING - L5 -
HIGH QUALITY SCALING - L6 -
HIGH QUALITY SCALING - L7 -
HIGH QUALITY SCALING - L8 -
HIGH QUALITY SCALING - L9 -
parameter name sup min max
-----------------------------------------------------
VIDEO_SURFACE_WIDTH -
VIDEO_SURFACE_HEIGHT -
CHROMA_TYPE -
LAYERS -
attribute name sup min max
-----------------------------------------------------
BACKGROUND_COLOR -
CSC_MATRIX -
NOISE_REDUCTION_LEVEL -
SHARPNESS_LEVEL -
LUMA_KEY_MIN_LUMA -
LUMA_KEY_MAX_LUMA -
The same happens in Skype video chat and other video players.