GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 320856
thumbnailing DVD-subtitles brings the system on its knees
Last modified: 2006-02-02 05:52:35 UTC
Please describe the problem: totem-video-thumbnailer does not see any difference between normal mpeg video streams and subtitle files (*.sub) and tries to thumbnail them. But apparently totem does something horribly wrong as thumbnailing a 5mb .sub-file brings the whole computer down to its knees for about 10 minutes! The problem apparently is that totem uses up all the memory and swap in the system and it still tries to continue. Steps to reproduce: 1. Find a .sub-file 2. Go see it with Nautilus Actual results: Expected results: Does this happen every time? Other information:
Which backend? Which version of the backend? Which version of Totem? Can you provide the file for us to test as well?
Oops, yes, forgot to add those. Using Totem 1.2.0, GStreamer backend, gstreamer 0.8.11, gst-plugins 0.8.11, though this problem has always been present, no matter what totem or gstreamer version was in use. I can't attach the file as the maximum filesize here is 1000kb, and it's over 5mb in size, but so far the problem has been the same with any and every single .sub -file available. Just find one or contact me via email.
Send me the first MB then (head file.sub > file.sub.head).
Reassigning to the GStreamer backend as the .subs I have seem to work fine with the xine-lib backend.
Created attachment 54436 [details] A portion of the subtitle file
Confirmed, reproduceable with totem-video-thumbnailer file://file.sub file.png
Created attachment 58058 [details] [review] fix
applied.