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    • bbildman
      bbildman last edited by

      Flash is built into Opera

      Nope, it's not.

      Not just this one, but none of them play, I have tried so many with the same result.

      Do you have ad-blocker enabled? If so, try disabling it for that site.
      Open opera://media-internals/ while trying to watch the video and check if it show some info of what may be causing the issue.
      Also check opera://gpu for any warnings or error messages.

      Am I wrong, where are all of my plugins??

      Opera can only use PPAPI plugins and it seems that there aren't that many of them.

      Hi Leo, first off, I appreciate the feedback here.

      #1 I assume if Flash is not built into Opera, it uses the PPAPI one, correct?

      #2 I DO have an ad-blocker included also Opera internal ad-blocker, I disabled both of them, same result...the NBCNEWS site videos do NOT play withing Opera, as I've said...clicking the black forward (Play) arrow within the yellow box results in NOTHING...as if I am clicking white space on any page.

      #3 I opened opera://media-internals/ and got this result under "Players" after reloading the NBCNEWS site and got this::

      "Players

      None"

      #4 Loaded opera://gpu/ and got this, no clue as to how this affects my problem::

      Graphics Feature Status
      Canvas: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
      Flash: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
      Flash Stage3D: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
      Flash Stage3D Baseline profile: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
      Compositing: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
      Multiple Raster Threads: Unavailable
      Native GpuMemoryBuffers: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
      Rasterization: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
      Video Decode: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
      Video Encode: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
      WebGL: Unavailable
      Driver Bug Workarounds
      clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use
      disable_d3d11
      disable_direct_composition
      disable_discard_framebuffer
      exit_on_context_lost
      msaa_is_slow
      scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args
      Problems Detected
      GPU process was unable to boot: GPU access is disabled in chrome://settings.
      Disabled Features: all
      Accelerated video decode interferes with GPU sandbox on older Intel drivers: 180695, 298968, 436968
      Disabled Features: accelerated_video_decode
      Some drivers are unable to reset the D3D device in the GPU process sandbox
      Applied Workarounds: exit_on_context_lost
      Clear uniforms before first program use on all platforms: 124764, 349137
      Applied Workarounds: clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use
      Always rewrite vec/mat constructors to be consistent: 398694
      Applied Workarounds: scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args
      Old Intel drivers cannot reliably support D3D11: 363721
      Applied Workarounds: disable_d3d11
      On Intel GPUs MSAA performance is not acceptable for GPU rasterization: 527565
      Applied Workarounds: msaa_is_slow
      Framebuffer discarding can hurt performance on non-tilers: 570897
      Applied Workarounds: disable_discard_framebuffer
      Direct composition flashes black initially on Win <10: 588588
      Applied Workarounds: disable_direct_composition
      Native GpuMemoryBuffers have been disabled, either via about:flags or command line.
      Disabled Features: native_gpu_memory_buffers"

      Any help appreciated, I am computer savvy, but not sure how to interpret these entries in opera://gpu/

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      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        Yes, Opera uses the PPAPI Flash. Chrome recently dropped NPAPI plugin support. So you probably only have three supported plugins - the internal PDF plugin, Flash and the widevine content decryption module.

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        • bbildman
          bbildman last edited by

          Yes, Opera uses the PPAPI Flash. Chrome recently dropped NPAPI plugin support. So you probably only have three supported plugins - the internal PDF plugin, Flash and the widevine content decryption module.

          Yup, that's what I have...so that clears THAT up, now only to find or just why O38 will not play NBSNEWS videos.

          Onward

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          • lando242
            lando242 last edited by

            I checked my plugins and I have three and I have not uninstalled any. Do you know the name of what these other plugins that you had installed were?

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

              3 I opened opera://media-internals/ and got this result under "Players" after reloading the NBCNEWS site and got this::
              "Players
              None"

              That's interesting. If i disable Flash, i got a eternal "loading" spin for that video but if enable Flash then the video plays fine.
              However, if you right click on it you will not see any Flash info.

              Do you have Turbo enabled by chance?

              4 Loaded opera://gpu/ and got this, no clue as to how this affects my problem::

              Only thing I've noticed was the lack of hardware acceleration but i don't know if it could cause the issue.

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              • bbildman
                bbildman last edited by

                I checked my plugins and I have three and I have not uninstalled any. Do you know the name of what these other plugins that you had installed were?

                Adobe Flash Player
                Version: 22.0.0.209
                Shockwave Flash 22.0 r0

                Chrome PDF Viewer (2 files)

                Widevine Content Decryption Module

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                • bbildman
                  bbildman last edited by

                  3 I opened opera://media-internals/ and got this result under "Players" after reloading the NBCNEWS site and got this::
                  "Players
                  None"

                  That's interesting. If i disable Flash, i got a eternal "loading" spin for that video but if enable Flash then the video plays fine.
                  However, if you right click on it you will not see any Flash info.
                  Do you have Turbo enabled by chance?

                  4 Loaded opera://gpu/ and got this, no clue as to how this affects my problem::

                  Only thing I've noticed was the lack of hardware acceleration but i don't know if it could cause the issue.

                  #1 Disabling Flash gives me the same screen on NBCNEWS, the initial image from the Video with the Play button in the middle, which does not respond. Enabling Flash does exactly the same thing, as if the image is simply an image (photo) and not an entry point for a video to play. When I hover my mouse over the image, it does change into the familiar "pointing hand" but has no effect.

                  #2 Right clicking on the image offers the usual "Save Image, Copy Image, etc" - no indication that it is hovering on top of a video file.

                  #3 have no idea how to address "hardware acceleration" - my system uses the Intel Media chip and hardware acceleration cannot be turned off or on.

                  Still totally perplexed. This issue has been with me for MANY iterations of Opera Blink, when I try this site using Opera 12.17, I get this::

                  There is only the play button on a black image, with the flowing notes above it::

                  "NBC News works best with JavaScript turned on

                  Sorry, this video needs JavaScript turned on"

                  Internet Explorer 11 definitely plays the video.

                  I have tried switching the user agent to EVERY possibility, and noting works.

                  I REALLY want to find out what is going on, as I cannot watch ANY videos from the NBCNEWS site, and all videos from all other sites I visit work perfectly.

                  Any help appreciated.

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                    So do you have Turbo enabled by chance?

                    3 have no idea how to address "hardware acceleration"

                    Settings > Browser.

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                    • bbildman
                      bbildman last edited by

                      So do you have Turbo enabled by chance?

                      3 have no idea how to address "hardware acceleration"

                      Settings > Browser.

                      Turbo is disabled.

                      I have hardware acceleration disabled, but in the interest of searching for a clue, I turned it on and got the same result, no video, clicking on the play button does absolutely nothing, not even anything that would indicate the click was received by their server. it's as if this were a still image.

                      I clicked on NBNEWS "Top Videos" on their home page, got here::

                      http://www.nbcnews.com/video

                      And clicked on a random video::

                      http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/what-heat-dome-everything-you-need-know-n614176

                      Same result, NONE of the NBCNEWS videos play.

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                      • sgunhouse
                        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                        This one plays fine - in Flash - here. Yours appears to be HTML5 rather than Flash.

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                        • bbildman
                          bbildman last edited by

                          This one plays fine - in Flash - here. Yours appears to be HTML5 rather than Flash.

                          That one also does not play on my system with O 38.0.2220.41, Windows 7.

                          Right clicking on it shows it to be interpreted as an image, not a video

                          Am I the only one who is having this problem?? All the rest of the folks reading this thread can watch the video??

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                          • tayyab2016
                            tayyab2016 last edited by

                            Opera uses the PPAPI Flash

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                            • bbildman
                              bbildman last edited by

                              Opera uses the PPAPI Flash

                              Yes, thank you, the latest Flash PPAPI is installed

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                And clicked on a random video::
                                http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/what-heat-dome-everything-you-need-know-n614176

                                This one played fine here although the commands seem to be missing.

                                I have hardware acceleration disabled, but in the interest of searching for a clue, I turned it on and got the same result, no video, clicking on the play button does absolutely nothing

                                With hardware acceleration enabled, check opera://gpu again for any suspect message and also try again to check opera://media-internals/ while trying to watch the videos.

                                What are your settings for plug-ins in Settings > Websites > Plug-ins?

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                                • bbildman
                                  bbildman last edited by

                                  Leo, with hardware acceleration enabled, still says No Players with opera://media-internals/

                                  in opera://gpu, what would be a "suspect message?"

                                  I get this under Command Line Arguments::

                                  "Opera\38.0.2220.41\opera.exe" -noautoupdate --ran-launcher --system-dpi-setting=96 --alt-high-dpi-setting=96 --flag-switches-begin --disable-gesture-requirement-for-media-playback --enable-autofill-ignore-autocomplete-off --with-feature:hi-resolution-thumbnails --with-feature:hidpi-speed-dial-tiles --with-feature:personalized-news-start-page --save-page-as-mhtml --show-autofill-type-predictions --flag-switches-end --disable-direct-npapi-requests --use-turbo2 -- http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/what-heat-dome-everything-you-need-know-n614176"

                                  And these at the tope of the opera://gpu page::

                                  opera://gpu

                                  Graphics Feature Status

                                  Canvas: Hardware accelerated
                                  Flash: Hardware accelerated
                                  Flash Stage3D: Hardware accelerated
                                  Flash Stage3D Baseline profile: Hardware accelerated
                                  Compositing: Hardware accelerated
                                  Multiple Raster Threads: Enabled
                                  Native GpuMemoryBuffers: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
                                  Rasterization: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
                                  Video Decode: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
                                  Video Encode: Hardware accelerated
                                  WebGL: Hardware accelerated

                                  Driver Bug Workarounds

                                  clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use
                                  disable_d3d11
                                  disable_direct_composition
                                  disable_discard_framebuffer
                                  exit_on_context_lost
                                  force_cube_complete
                                  msaa_is_slow
                                  scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args
                                  texsubimage_faster_than_teximage

                                  Problems Detected

                                  Accelerated video decode interferes with GPU sandbox on older Intel drivers: 180695, 298968, 436968
                                  Disabled Features: accelerated_video_decode
                                  Some drivers are unable to reset the D3D device in the GPU process sandbox
                                  Applied Workarounds: exit_on_context_lost
                                  TexSubImage is faster for full uploads on ANGLE
                                  Applied Workarounds: texsubimage_faster_than_teximage
                                  Clear uniforms before first program use on all platforms: 124764, 349137
                                  Applied Workarounds: clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use
                                  Always rewrite vec/mat constructors to be consistent: 398694
                                  Applied Workarounds: scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args
                                  Old Intel drivers cannot reliably support D3D11: 363721
                                  Applied Workarounds: disable_d3d11
                                  ANGLE crash on glReadPixels from incomplete cube map texture: 518889
                                  Applied Workarounds: force_cube_complete
                                  On Intel GPUs MSAA performance is not acceptable for GPU rasterization: 527565
                                  Applied Workarounds: msaa_is_slow
                                  Framebuffer discarding can hurt performance on non-tilers: 570897
                                  Applied Workarounds: disable_discard_framebuffer
                                  Direct composition flashes black initially on Win <10: 588588
                                  Applied Workarounds: disable_direct_composition
                                  Accelerated rasterization has been disabled, either via about:flags or command line.
                                  Disabled Features: rasterization
                                  Native GpuMemoryBuffers have been disabled, either via about:flags or command line.
                                  Disabled Features: native_gpu_memory_buffers

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