# Video freeze while playback 2024.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 5, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/video-freeze-while-playback-2024-0/1082 "2024-02-05T12:59:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DeeTigIT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@DeeTigIT](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/DeeTigIT)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/video-freeze-while-playback-2024-0/1082/21 "2024-02-14T16:56:52Z")
The stuttering still occurs. I made a video of it. > **[22.21 MB file on MEGA](https://mega.nz/file/f3pggahC)** ---
**Author:** ![DeeTigIT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@DeeTigIT](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/DeeTigIT)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/video-freeze-while-playback-2024-0/1082/22 "2024-02-15T20:43:55Z")
Further observations ( “play the shared video on the live panel AND at the same time edit a **video-themed song** in the preview pan”) and thoughts: - When the stuttering occurs (and both videos **SLOW DOWN** ), the debugging video frame rate numbers in de cmd-box start changing/refreshing a lot **FASTER**. This seems contradictory? - Perhaps a workaroud: when starting to edit a **video-themed song** : pause this video-theme in the preview pane. And resume preview playing after the edit session is complete. - Perhaps a new option (also to save computerresources on less powerfull systems): Show video in preview pane Y/N (default Y). ---
**Author:** ![DeeTigIT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@DeeTigIT](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/DeeTigIT)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 7:30am UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/video-freeze-while-playback-2024-0/1082/23 "2024-03-05T07:30:08Z")
> > > The issue is described by TitoDomi: > https://quelea.discourse.group/t/video-free…ze-while-playback-2024-0/1082/5 > > My notes: > \- There seems to be a relation with the song editor window. When I play the shared video on the live panel AND at the same time edit a video-themed song in the preview pane: at some time during the editing process the lagging and stuttering begins on both de preview and the live panel video’s. > \- The program can’t recover from this situation it seems and has to be restarted: cancelling the song editor has no effect. > \- I observed that (quickly) moving or resizing the initial editor window, without starting editing, shows an accidental stutter after which the video continues. > \- I also noted that editing a imaged-themed song in the preview panel, while playing the shared video, does not give this issue (at least for the time I tried editing). > > Further observations ( “play the shared video on the live panel AND at the same time edit a video-themed song in the preview pan”) and thoughts: > > \- When the stuttering occurs (and both videos SLOW DOWN), the debugging video frame rate numbers in de cmd-box start changing/refreshing a lot FASTER. This seems contradictory? > \- Perhaps a workaroud: when starting to edit a video-themed song: pause this video-theme in the preview pane. And resume preview playing after the edit session is complete. > \- Perhaps a new option (also to save computerresources on less powerfull systems): Show video in preview pane Y/N (default Y). ---
**Author:** ![TitoDomi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9a28c/32.png) [@TitoDomi](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/TitoDomi)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 12:15pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/video-freeze-while-playback-2024-0/1082/24 "2025-02-16T12:15:56Z")
Hello A few months ago I opened a question, related to the high RAM consumption, I am still working with the 2022 version because I have performance problems in the worship time , but I am interested in putting an animated image in the background, which the 2022 version cannot do. I don’t know if you have been able to optimize something regarding this issue or have you added an option where the animated preview can be disabled? I have seen that there is no new update and in the ci release version I still have the same problems. Regards ---
**Author:** ![JessyJP](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/quelea.discourse.group/jessyjp/32/292_2.png) [@JessyJP](https://quelea.discourse.group/u/JessyJP)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/video-freeze-while-playback-2024-0/1082/25 "2025-02-17T20:01:44Z")
The Quelea repository is a dying project — abandoned slowly and painfully. Obviously, there have been no commits, no bug fixes, and no new features for quite some time. This has been clear to me for years now. Despite that, being both hopeful and stubborn, I decided to create an experimental fork, hoping there would be some interest. Well, there was hardly any. No surprise, I suppose! I added some much-needed features and improved a few things (quite nice, actually!). However, bug fixes are not really suitable for an experimental fork. I mainly implemented the features I wanted and made improvements based on how I see things—things I actively use. Bug fixes, on the other hand, should be in the main repository because they affect everyone. I managed to narrow the main issue down to the GStreamer video module and its interface. I suspect it’s an initialization/de-initialization problem—when a new video is loaded, the resources from the previous one don’t seem to be properly released. It’s possible that the bug originates from the Java-GStreamer interface rather than Quelea itself. However, I don’t want to spend more time digging into it. If the maintainer has other priorities and the community isn’t actively engaged, I don’t see myself making many more contributions. That said, I’ve brought my experimental fork to a nice state. Here’s the link: [Checkout this Quelea expansion pack build with Improvements and experimental features! - #7 by JessyJP](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/checkout-this-quelea-expansion-pack-build-with-improvements-and-experimental-features/1162/7) If anyone is interested in working with me, we could: - A) Fix bugs—especially this major one. - B) Build a macOS version (someone with a Mac would be needed). - C) Add revamped APIs for new Bible and song searches, as well as remote theme selection. - D) Finish work on web remotes and some theming improvements. Then we can revitalize Quelea and provide builds every few months at least. My team is regularly using my fork ![productiontesting-v0-ynp50nf1339b1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/quelea/original/1X/cf25901d9f716d603baf8d901031204d0099fdac.webp) We’re quite happy with it so far, so I won’t be changing it anytime soon. [Previous page](https://quelea.discourse.group/t/video-freeze-while-playback-2024-0/1082.md?page=1)