VB4.3 weird video video capture (Resolved 4.3.2)

[vbx4ever]

Hello folks,

This morning I tried to capture a video playing inside a win7-64 guest with MediaPlayer Home Cinema.
I started with 4.2 using a video capture software running in the guest
the video file has the audio but the image is blank

Then I notice 4.3 was out with a built in video recording
Scenario 1 - Tried to record with the built in recording feature
Result 1 - the resulting webm file records everything but the window playing the video is blank. I didn't noticed it the audio was recorded.

Scenario 2 - Tried to view/record a video in youtube
Result 2 - The video is not even visible on the guest (blank) so I didn't bother trying to record it.

What am I missing/doing wrong?

Thank you

[misha]

I think you are facing multiple different issues here.
1. VBox Video recording does not work for 3D data for now. This is being discussed at viewtopic.php?f=15&t=57047 .
2. Video capturing inside the guest is not working - could you attach a VM log for this?
3. youtube video playback does not work properly inside the guest - could you attach a VM log for this as well?

[vbx4ever]

Hello Misha,

Thanks for your reply.
1 - I don't think I'm trying to record 3D. Unless I'm just not aware it is 3D.
2 - Video capture of the guest is working but the area where the video is playing is not recorded (blank)
3 - Youtube playback is now playing properly inside the guest.
4 - I cannot record the area where the Youtube video is playing.

See attached log... hope it helps.
I noticed many many lines with
Guest Log: VBoxMP::DxgkDdiPresent: WARNING! :Shared Allocatoin used in Present!
Not sure how bad this is.

Thanks again for looking into this.

I think you are facing multiple different issues here.
1. VBox Video recording does not work for 3D data for now. This is being discussed at viewtopic.php?f=15&t=57047 .
2. Video capturing inside the guest is not working - could you attach a VM log for this?
3. youtube video playback does not work properly inside the guest - could you attach a VM log for this as well?

[misha]

I believe your guest video player just uses 3D acceleration for playing video.
Based on the log, you have both 3D and 3D Video acceleration turned on for your VM.
Could you try whether either of the following VM settings (on VM's "Display" settings page) combination solves the problem for you:
1. 3D video acceleration - OFF, 2D Video acceleration - ON
2. 3D - ON , 2D - OFF
3. both 3D and 2D - OFF

[misha]

Also for each of your test case you mentioned above, the exact video player, browser and flash player version you were using, and specify video samples you were testing with, e.g. an url to youtube video you were playing, etc.

[vbx4ever]

Issue got resolved in 4.3.2 Thanks