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Since updating to VLC 2.2.5.1 I've noticed a very thin horizontal green line running along the bottom of the video image which is not present when using the previous version (2.2.4).

If I change the video output to OpenGL the line disappears, but with video output set to Automatic (the default setting) or Direct3D the line appears on every video I tried.

I'm running Windows 10 Home x64 (version 1607) on a Toshiba laptop with a 1920 x 1080 display and Intel HD Graphics 4600 display adapter. I tried both the 32-bit and 64-bit builds of VLC 2.2.5.1 with the same results.

I had a similar problem in version 2.2.2 (documented here). In that case, there were lines at both the top and bottom of the video (instead of just the bottom) and the lines were also thicker then what I'm seeing now. That problem disappeared for me in versions 2.2.3 and 2.2.4.

I have the same problem with 2.2.5.1 x64 on Windows 7. It's mostly noticeable when the video is upscaled from a lower resolution. 2.2.4 x64 worked fine.
I also tried 3.0.0 x86 and I get the same problem.
D3D9 output, DXVA2 decoding

Can you tell us more. What GPU are you using? What video is used?

Same problem here, sometimes it's vertical too. First, I remember this problem a few builds back, but this seems to happen more with odd video ratios.

Update: I uninstalled 2.2.5.1 and reinstalled version 2.2.4 and ALL green lines are gone.

Note to support team: Again, I remember this problem a few years ago, so that might be a good place to start.

LOOK HERE - Video Ouptut:

Changes between 2.2.2 and 2.2.3:
--------------------------------

Demux:
* Fix HLS quality selection and a potential stack overflow
* Fix potential MKV infinite loop and improve MKV tags support
* Fix WMV regression

Decoder:
* Fix hardware decoding with libvdpau-va-gl
* Fix crashes with libvpx
* Use libass without caching dialog

Video Ouptut:
* Fix green lines on Direct3D output

Skins2:
* Fix maximizing Window in multi-screen context

Qt:
* Fix resume where you left off
* Fix infinite recursion in the customize dialog
* Fix size when switching to/from the minimal interface
* Fix size after resume toolbar is displayed

MacOS X:
* Fix crashes in media information panel
* Correctly respect the disable-screensaver option

Win32:
* Allow opening more than 15 elements in Explorer

Translations:
* Update of most translations

Can you tell us more. What GPU are you using? What video is used?

I have the same problem and I can share some details.
It's not related to the video file as far as I can tell. Neither codec (x264, Xvid), resolution (SD, HD) nor container (mkv, avi) make a difference. What does make a difference is the video output: automatic + Direct3D output results in a green line in the bottom of the video, Direct2D + OpenGL work fine. Also unchecking "use hardware YUV > RGB Conversion" fixes it.

System info:
VLC 2.2.5.1 x64
Windows 10 x64 1703 (with all updates installed)
Nvidia GeForce 1060 (driver 382.05, latest)

"me too"

v2.2.4 worked fine, but 2.2.5.1 has a green line at the bottom of the video in full screen mode.
I reverted to 2.2.4 and it is OK again.

VLC settings: all default (I think, if more info needed, say so, I can test different settings or reset to defaults (in case I forgot some setting I changed once))
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit
CPU: Intel i5-2320
GPU: nVidia GeForce GT 530, driver v369.09

Funny, because the changelog says this issue was fixed

All of you have nVidia cards?

I can reproduce on both HW & SW decoding, on an nvidia chip. On intel, no problem as far as I can see.
It goes away when disabling hardware chroma conversion (and therefor the bug won't appear on samples with odd visible sizes, since we disable hardware chroma conversion for those)

I don't have an AMD to test on

Can you tell us more. What GPU are you using? What video is used?

I forgot. Nvidia 9600M (laptop) and 780ti (desktop).
This video: VLC Codec information

Can you tell us more. What GPU are you using? What video is used?

I forgot. Nvidia 9600M (laptop) and 780ti (desktop).
This video:

Code: Select all

youtube-dl -f 137+140 --merge-output-format mp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3sg1sDhX0U

VLC Codec information

Thanks.

Yes, I have:
ZOTAC GeForce GTX 970 4GB AMP! Extreme Core Edition
NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver 382.05 Desktop Win 10 64bit WHQL
AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition
32GB DDR4 RAM
Windows 10 Pro (x64)

All of you have nVidia cards?

No nVidia. Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600 (laptop).

Intel HD Graphics Control Panel settings all set to default (image scaling disabled, etc.).

Could all of you try this build?

http://people.videolan.org/~hugo/vlc-3. ... nlines.zip

If possible, try with & without hardware decoding enabled

Could all of you try this build?

Appears to be working for me (both with and without hardware-accelerated decoding enabled).

Tried both the 2.2.6 and 3.0 builds, by the way.

Could all of you try this build?

http://people.videolan.org/~hugo/vlc-3. ... nlines.zip

If possible, try with & without hardware decoding enabled

I can confirm that both versions you pm'd me work perfectly fine again. No green line at the bottom.

edit:
And by the way: you have private messages disabled so I posted here instead of answering via pm

Oh, woops!

Thanks to both of you for confirming!

http://people.videolan.org/~hugo/vlc-3. ... nlines.zip removes the green lines for me too. Default options.