[FFmpeg-trac] #11542(ffmpeg:new): gdigrab sometimes fails to capture specific windows on some machines

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Wed Apr 9 12:41:13 EEST 2025


#11542: gdigrab sometimes fails to capture specific windows on some machines
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             Reporter:  malaawar     |                    Owner:  (none)
                 Type:  defect       |                   Status:  new
             Priority:  important    |                Component:  ffmpeg
              Version:  git-master   |               Resolution:
             Keywords:  gdigrab      |               Blocked By:
  Windows                            |
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Comment (by MB SOFT):

 gdigrab cannot grab windows that contains d3d11 or d3d12 textures, you
 only get a solid black image. it's not a bug, it's a limit of the old gdi
 capture method used in gdigrab.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/11542#comment:9>
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