[mythtv-users] Returning from guide, screen goes black and white with herringbone pattern.

[Mark Kendall]

On 6 July 2011 07:35, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:
> Using 24-fixes.
>
> Sometimes, either in LiveTV or a recording, if I go to the guide and
> then exit, the show I'm watching goes black and white with what I'd
> call a herringbone pattern overlaying it. I have to exit and then
> return to the live show or recording in order to continue to watch a
> clear, colour image.
>
> Any ideas?

I'm guessing that you're using the Mythbuntu theme. This theme suffers
worse than most from a particular screen painting issue whereby the
background overpaints the chromakey layer used to display VDPAU  -
which results in the strange effect you're seeing.

It is fixed in master (0.25).

regards

Mark