I’m using Debian 12, Ryzen 7 5700X processor, and Radeon HD 5450 graphics card. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling VLC but it didn’t resolve the issue. Here’s an excerpt from the VLC’s log file:

glconv_vaapi_x11 error: vaDeriveImage: operation failed

main error: video output creation failed

main error: failed to create video output

avcodec info: Using G3DVL VDPAU Driver Shared Library version 1.0 for hardware decoding

How do I resolve this issue?

  • Quantum Cog@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

    According to Debian Wiki VLC has limited support of va-api for hardware acceleration. Try fixes in the wiki. It might help.

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      6 months ago

      Thank you, this resolved my issue.

      I read the wiki and changed “Hardware-accelerated decoding” to “VA-API video decoder”.

      My original problem was caused by the fact that this was set to automatic, now that it’s set to “VA-API video decoder” VLC is able to play mp4 files again without any issues.