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Black Screen video codec WMF

protonclosed Feature Request
ValveSoftware/Proton#3562 · opened 2020-02-23 by arrowgent · updated 2020-02-23 · 3 comments · github
Aarrowgent 2020-02-23 github

Feature Request

I confirm:

  • [ ] that I haven't found another request for this feature.
  • [ ] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available that
    contain this feature already.

Description

tired of this problem games using WMF codecs to play videos

when playing them with Wine/Proton the video is black
even in-game videos.

when do we get this fixed?

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ive had to replay entire games to see the video after installing the codec

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Kkisak-valve maintainer 2020-02-23 github

Hello @arrowgent, the workaround you linked is legally problematic and has been removed.

?ghost 2020-02-23 github

There's already an issue open for this: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/1464

Its just not directed specifically at the specific wording (eg black screen). I consider this a duplicate.

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/1464#issuecomment-576720313

Aarrowgent 2020-02-23 github

great thanks, but the issue is still open, and the problem continues

it will be frustrating for linux proton users to see this without knowing what the problem is and then accuse proton of being garbage and it doesnt work.

if we could find a FOSS method to fix this without "infringing microsoft's petty copyrights" that would be ideal...

thanks for the link

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