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When videosphere source changed dynamically, black flashes appear

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Description

Description:
When videosphere source changed dynamically using JS, black flashes appear when the source is changed or when currentTime is set for all sources except for the source that originally belonged to the videosource.

  <a-videosphere id="videosphere" src="#scene1" autoplay rotation="0 180 0"></a-videosphere>

    </a-entity>
</a-scene>

var videosphere = document.querySelector('#videosphere');
var video = document.querySelector(videosphere.getAttribute('src'));
video.currentTime = video.currentTime + 3; // will not have a black flash

videosphere.setAttribute('src', '#scene2');
var video = document.querySelector(videosphere.getAttribute('src'));
video.currentTime = video.currentTime + 3; // WILL have a black flash

videosphere.setAttribute('src', '#scene1');
var video = document.querySelector(videosphere.getAttribute('src'));
video.currentTime = video.currentTime + 3; // ONCE AGAIN WILL NOT have a black flash

  • A-Frame Version: 0.2.0
  • Platform/Device: Firefox Nightly 48.0a1

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Research direction

Reproduce the supplied A-Frame example in Firefox Nightly using the videosphere source changes and currentTime updates for scene1 and scene2. Start at the videosphere source-switching behavior; done means changing sources or seeking no longer produces black flashes across the listed videos.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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