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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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        • leocg
          leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

          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 ?

          Because they don't rely on the OS to play proprietary codecs.

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          • A Former User
            A Former User last edited by

            Hi leocg,
            Thanks for all of your effort's in trying to help me correct the issue of mp3's not playing correctly with opera while using windows 7 SP1. On that laptop I've un-installed opera because after trying every possible thing both you and myself could think of I gave up.I still have one more question concerning the opera browser..in settings I have the 'show advanced settings'box checked, but I'm yet to see those 'advanced' settings anywhere..maybe I don't know where they are supposed to be.
            Thanks,
            David

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            • leocg
              leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

              I have the 'show advanced settings'box checked, but I'm yet to see those 'advanced' settings anywhere

              Check the settings with a dot on the left. They are the advanced ones.

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by

                Hi leocg,
                I just recently got new glasses..I surely don't see what you stated "Check the settings with a dot on the left. They are the advanced ones."
                David

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                  In Settings > Browser, can't you see any setting with a dot on its left?

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                  • A Former User
                    A Former User last edited by

                    Hi leocg,
                    I guess I didn't know what the dot's were..thanks so much for describing what they meant. Here in the forums is there anyway to set the timestamp to what my 'local' time actually is ? Currently it's 1:00 p.m. c.s.t.
                    David

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User last edited by

                      I have a similar issue here, but when trying to search for a solution I stumbled upon this weird issue:

                      The mp3 file on http://odb.org/ (which is under the audio control) plays well, while this file, which is AFAIK the same file as on the odb.org page, pops up for download:

                      http://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2016/10/odb-10-11-16.mp3

                      And, AFAICS the same mime type. Opera41 wants to download all mp3 files, while ogg files are played without any problem.

                      I read that from Opera32, mp3 files should be played correctly, but this is not the case over here.

                      Anyone a hint?

                      Richard.

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                        Anyone a hint?

                        What OS? Playing mp3 files depends on the OS.

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                        • A Former User
                          A Former User last edited by

                          Linux Debian testing. mp3 plays fine, with mplayer, vlc, firefox, whatever. Strange thing is that it asks for download. And why does odb.org work fine? That's an mp3 as well.

                          Richard.

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                          • leocg
                            leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                            Linux Debian

                            Well, maybe someone at the Linux forum knows why Opera doesn't play mp3.

                            And why does odb.org work fine?

                            Maybe it's using a plugin to play the audio?

                            Strange thing is that it asks for download

                            What about other mp3 files?

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                            • A Former User
                              A Former User last edited by

                              When looking at the sources of odb.org I can see it's an <audio> tag with a link to an mp3 with the right mime type. Any other mp3 will be prompted for download. I have really no idea why.

                              This is the output at opera://media-internals of odb.org:

                              channel_layout: STEREO
                              channels: 2
                              component_id: 2
                              component_type: 1
                              device_id: 
                              device_type: pcm_low_latency
                              effects: NO_EFFECTS
                              frames_per_buffer: 2048
                              owner_id: 29
                              render_process_id: 49
                              sample_rate: 44100
                              status: started
                              web_contents_title: Our Daily Bread
                              
                              channel_layout: STEREO
                              channels: 2
                              component_id: 2
                              component_type: 2
                              device_id: 
                              device_type: pcm_low_latency
                              effects: NO_EFFECTS
                              frames_per_buffer: 2048
                              owner_id: 0
                              sample_rate: 44100
                              status: started
                              volume: 1
                              

                              Richard

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                              • A Former User
                                A Former User last edited by

                                ogg example

                                mp3 example

                                The ogg plays, the mp3 is greyed out. When I click a direct link to an mp3, opera asks where to download the file:

                                direct mp3

                                Richard.

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                                • A Former User
                                  A Former User last edited by admin

                                  Continu discussion in Opera for unix

                                  Richard.

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