2.9. Multimedia Issues

2.9.1. Windows session may crash when closing Windows Media Player that is currently playing an H.264 video (Oracle Solaris)
2.9.2. Windows desktop background may become black when playing videos in Windows Media Player and refreshing the desktop
2.9.3. When reducing the size of a video, the video starts playing inside the image of the previously set higher video size
2.9.4. RealPlayer rendering (Oracle Solaris)
2.9.5. Video image problems when hotdesking from two screens to one screen
2.9.6. Scaling down using XVideo
2.9.7. Sometimes VC-1 (WMV9) video does not play on the first attempt in Windows Media Player
2.9.8. Slow maximized XVideo playback in RealPlayer

2.9.1. Windows session may crash when closing Windows Media Player that is currently playing an H.264 video (Oracle Solaris)

This problem is limited to Sun Ray 2 Series Clients or Sun Ray 3 Series Clients, Windows Server 2003 R2, and a Sun Ray server running Oracle Solaris. On Sun Ray 2 Series Clients, the client may also reset when closing Windows Media Player.

Workaround: Stop playing the video before closing Windows Media Player. This workaround may only work on the first attempt.

Reference: CR 14309965

2.9.2. Windows desktop background may become black when playing videos in Windows Media Player and refreshing the desktop

This problem can occur on Sun Ray 3 Plus Clients when using video acceleration.

Workaround: Refresh the desktop again by right-clicking on the desktop and choosing Refresh.

Reference: CR 13081974

2.9.3. When reducing the size of a video, the video starts playing inside the image of the previously set higher video size

Reference: CR 12300252

2.9.4. RealPlayer rendering (Oracle Solaris)

If you reset the Sun Ray Client (Ctrl-Power) while using XVideo to play a video clip in RealPlayer, the RealPlayer application sometimes fails to render for a long period of time.

Workaround: Click Pause followed by Play to start the video clip playing again.

Reference: CR 12249128

2.9.5. Video image problems when hotdesking from two screens to one screen

Video image problems may occur when a user hotdesks a Sun Ray session from a Sun Ray 2FS Client with two screens to a Sun Ray 2 or Sun Ray 270 Client if the uttsc or video window is not near the left-most border of the desktop and the video is being scaled up.

Workaround:

  • Keep the video near the left-most border of the desktop.

  • Make sure that scaling does not occur by using the application menus or command keys to set video image size to 100%.

Reference: CR 12248506

2.9.6. Scaling down using XVideo

In this release, video playback using XVideo does not support scaling down.

Reference: CR 12247940

2.9.7. Sometimes VC-1 (WMV9) video does not play on the first attempt in Windows Media Player

Workaround: Relaunch the video clip.

Reference: CR 12237505

2.9.8. Slow maximized XVideo playback in RealPlayer

When video is played in an enlarged size (RealPlayer maximized mode), the user's X session responds very slowly, especially to menu requests.

Reference: CR 12220430