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    • leocg
      leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

      No, the mp3 file wouldn't play correctly while using the opera browser

      While trying to play that mp3 in opera, open anther tab with opera://media-internals/ then click on the entry related to the mp3 file and copy and paste the results here.

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      • A Former User
        A Former User last edited by

        Hi leoc g,
        On the laptop I'm typing this reply on with the audio issue I've described I couldn't capture a screen image that you requested. However I can report what information appears on that page:

        Players Tab: None
        Audio Tab:Input Controllers - None, Output Controllers - None, Output Streams - None
        Video Capture Tab: None

        No wonder the audio isn't playing..thanks again for ALL of your help !!
        David

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        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by

          Even though I have the 'show advanced settings' block checked, I can't see any advanced settings..why ?
          David

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

            couldn't capture a screen image that you requested.

            There's no need of a screen image. Just copy and paste the text here.

            Players Tab: None
            Audio Tab:Input Controllers - None, Output Controllers - None, Output Streams - None
            Video Capture Tab: None

            This is the only info on the page?

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by

              Dear leocg,
              Yes

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                If you right click on the video, do you see any mention of Flash?

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                • A Former User
                  A Former User last edited by

                  Dear leoc g,
                  On this web page, http://odb.org there isn't any video..only sound. When I click on the play button it at first acts like it's going to play but then goes right back to the same play triangle.
                  David

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                  • leocg
                    leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                    On this web page, http://odb.org there isn't any video

                    Oops, sorry.

                    When trying to play this file you should see a button with the file address in opera://media-internals/. Aren't you seeing it?

                    And when you click on that button you should see something like:

                    =====

                    ``render_id: 30
                    player_id: 0
                    pipeline_state: kPlaying
                    event: PLAY
                    url: http://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2016/10/odb-10-11-16.mp3
                    total_bytes: 2579904
                    streaming: false
                    single_origin: true
                    passed_cors_access_check: false
                    range_header_supported: true
                    duration: 214.992
                    audio_dds: false
                    audio_decoder: PassThroughAudioDecoder
                    is_downloading_data: false
                    buffer_current: 655360
                    buffer_end: 2579904
                    buffer_start: 0`
                    
                    `Timestamp	Property	Value
                    00:00:00 00	pipeline_state	kCreated
                    00:00:00 00	event	WEBMEDIAPLAYER_CREATED
                    00:00:00 04	url	http://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2016/10/odb-10-11-16.mp3
                    00:00:00 315	total_bytes	2579904
                    00:00:00 315	streaming	false
                    00:00:00 315	single_origin	true
                    00:00:00 315	passed_cors_access_check	false
                    00:00:00 315	range_header_supported	true
                    00:00:00 325	pipeline_state	kStarting
                    00:00:00 897	duration	214.992
                    00:00:00 905	audio_dds	false
                    00:00:00 905	audio_decoder	PassThroughAudioDecoder
                    00:00:00 905	pipeline_state	kPlaying
                    00:00:00 927	event	PLAY
                    00:00:36 964	event	PAUSE
                    00:00:51 969	pipeline_state	kSuspending
                    00:00:51 970	pipeline_state	kSuspended
                    00:04:23 316	event	PLAY
                    00:04:23 316	pipeline_state	kResuming
                    00:04:23 321	audio_dds	false
                    00:04:23 321	audio_decoder	PassThroughAudioDecoder
                    00:04:23 321	pipeline_state	kPlaying
                    00:07:22 443	event	ENDED
                    00:07:22 443	event	PAUSE
                    00:07:29 545	pipeline_state	kSeeking
                    00:07:29 545	event	PLAY
                    00:07:29 546	pipeline_state	kPlaying``
                    

                    ====

                    The same should happen for http://odb.org/.

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User last edited by

                      Hi leocg,
                      No, I'm not seeing anything when I click on the play button of the site in question. Also..just to let you know, I'm typing this reply using the firefox browser because when I try to access the opera forums with the opera browser I'm receiving a ' Opps something went wrong on our end ' message.
                      Thanks,
                      David

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                        So Opera seems to not being able to play mp3 files in your computer. At least using html5.

                        No idea of what could be the cause.

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User last edited by

                          Hi leocg,
                          I surely would hate to give up using the opera browser just because it won't play mp3 file's. Of course i truly appreciate you trying to help me..surely someone else here in the forum's has had the same issue. Coincidentally,when I use the opera browser with windows 10, the mp3 file plays correctly.
                          David

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                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                            Coincidentally,when I use the opera browser with windows 10, the mp3 file plays correctly

                            Opera relies on the OS to play proprietary codecs. On Windows 7,Opera should be able to play mp3 files.

                            Is your Windows 7 a N version?

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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User last edited by

                              Dear leocg,
                              It's Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium Edition 32-bit

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                Have you ever installed any codec pack on it?

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                                • A Former User
                                  A Former User last edited by

                                  Hi leocg,
                                  Not that I'm aware of..I did install the VLC Player, but it didn't seem to help. By the way, I'm typing this reply on one of my computer's that's running Windows 10. Opera seems to function correctly while using that O.S...includind playing mp3 audio. Thanks again for all of your assistance.
                                  David

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                                  • delphi15dcg
                                    delphi15dcg last edited by

                                    I have had to give up Opera, which I like very much, as it will not play CNN video and CNN news video. Other browsers will run CNN without a problem on my Win 7 desktop. All other features of Opera run without problems.

                                    Any ideas for a 'work-around' for what the problem(s) are? Thanks, Harvey

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                                    • leocg
                                      leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                      I did install the VLC Player, but it didn't seem to help

                                      VLC uses a npapi plugin, what stopped being supported by Chromium based browsers since a while ago.
                                      It also doesn't install codecs on your computer and even if it was the case, there won't be any difference for Opera.

                                      I asked about the codec pack because if you had never installed one, I would ask you to try to open the mp3 file on Media Player.

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                                      • A Former User
                                        A Former User last edited by

                                        Hi leocg,
                                        Just to keep you updated..I recently went to this webpage :http://www.windows7codecs.com and downloaded the software. That didn't seem to solve the audio not playing issue that I described in my original post. The audio will play however using windows media player.
                                        David

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                                        • leocg
                                          leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                                          That didn't seem to solve the audio not playing issue that I described in my original post

                                          Yes, like I said.

                                          The audio will play however using windows media player

                                          You tested before or after have installed the codec pack?

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                                          • A Former User
                                            A Former User last edited by

                                            Hi leocg,
                                            Why is it when I use google chrome or firefox..I don't have to do anything additional when playing the audio on the page I first mentioned ?
                                            David

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