Facebook videos issue
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@jfhicter said in Facebook videos issue:
Thanks. It doesn't solve the problem...
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
2 other things to try.
- Download the Opera installer, launch it, click "options", set "install path" to a folder on your desktop, set "install for" to "standalone installation" and install. Test in that Opera. Do not enable Opera Sync or anything like that. If it works there, it's just something messed up with your normal Opera profile.
You can delete the folder when you're done testing.
- Create another user on Windows (
Control Panel\User Accounts\User Accounts\Manage Accountsand click add new user at the bottom), log out of your user account and log into the new account and test Opera. If it works there, there's something wrong with your normal Windows user account that affects Opera.
You can delete the Windows user account when you're done testing.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@jfhicter said in Facebook videos issue:
until 56 is messing with bookmarks bar spaces
Other users have noticed a change in that area and have mentioned it. Hopefully it'll get fixed.
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A Former User last edited by
@burnout426 said in Facebook videos issue:
2 other things to try.
- Download the Opera installer, launch it, click "options", set "install path" to a folder on your desktop, set "install for" to "standalone installation" and install. Test in that Opera. Do not enable Opera Sync or anything like that. If it works there, it's just something messed up with your normal Opera profile.
Didn't succeeded to do that: Opera is launching with my settings and the issue is still there
You can delete the folder when you're done testing.
- Create another user on Windows (
Control Panel\User Accounts\User Accounts\Manage Accountsand click add new user at the bottom), log out of your user account and log into the new account and test Opera. If it works there, there's something wrong with your normal Windows user account that affects Opera.
You can delete the Windows user account when you're done testing.
Did that: issue remains
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A Former User last edited by
@burnout426 said in Facebook videos issue:
@jfhicter said in Facebook videos issue:
until 56 is messing with bookmarks bar spaces
Other users have noticed a change in that area and have mentioned it. Hopefully it'll get fixed.
Great!
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
@leocg Yep, I can, but, it launch Opera with all my settings, bookmarks, etc. and synchronize automatically. So, i did a guest account to see, and the issue is still there... Plus, the issue is in Vivaldi too... It works in Chrome and Brave.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@jfhicter said in Facebook videos issue:
Plus, the issue is in Vivaldi too
Good to know.
@jfhicter said in Facebook videos issue:
Didn't succeeded to do that: Opera is launching with my settings and the issue is still there
If you want, try it again. After you change the install path to a folder on you desktop, make sure it says "standalone installation" for "install for". When finished installing, it'll automatically launch that Opera with its own settings where Opera Sync isn't enabled by default or anything. Something must not have been right with the installation settings. It probably won't help though if it does it in Vivaldi too, but give it a shot.
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A Former User last edited by A Former User
If you want, try it again. After you change the install path to a folder on you desktop, make sure it says "standalone installation" for "install for".
I don't have this option...
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
Another thing to try. Goto https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/ and look at the "Latest Downloads" section on the right side. Click the link for "Windows x64 (Offline)" under "Opera Developer" and install that. You can do a standalone installation or regular, doesn't matter. The regular installation wont' mess with your regular Opera and won't use its settings. Do you have 64-bit Windows 7 or 32-bit though? If 32-bit, you need to download the non-64-bit one. If you are using 32-bit Windows, maybe it's an issue with 32-bit support for videos in messenger with your GPU.
That's just to see if the issue is already fixed in an upcoming version of Opera. If it's fixed there, it might be eventually fixed in Vivaldi too.
There's a similar download option at https://vivaldi.com/blog/snapshots/ for Vivaldi. See the "snapshot" link in the panel on the right of the page. This snapshot will use your regular Vivaldi settings, but won't install in a separate place.
Finally, go to http://chromium.woolyss.com/download/en/ and download and install Chromium (What Opera, Vivaldi, Chrome and such are based on) to see if has the issue too. If so and things only work right in Chrome, Chrome might be allowing some to work with your GPU. Or, it's something with the fact that Chrome uses ffmpeg to its fullest (for proprietary codecs) while other Chromium browsers do not.
Do install https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/wiki/opera/extensions/mask_as_chrome though to see if it helps. If so, it's just a Facebook browser-detection issue.
When you're done testing, you can go into programs and features in the Windows control panel and uninstall Vivaldi, Opera Developer and Chromium if you want.
One other thing to do would be to post the contents of the details of the player (when you click on it to expand it, after trying to play the video) in
opera://media-internalsso we can see what type video file its trying to play. -
burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426
@jfhicter said in Facebook videos issue:
I don't have this option
Try this installer ftp://ftp.opera.com/pub/opera/desktop/56.0.3051.31/win/. 64-bit one if you're using 64-bit Windows 7.
When the installer launches, click "options".
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
It could be an issue with Windows support for the video. This would explain why it works in Chrome and not in other Chromium browsers as Chrome uses ffmpeg for proprietary codecs while others use Windows Media support. Not sure about Brave and what it uses.
As in, too bad you didn't have Windows 10 to test with your exact same setup. Windows 10 has better media support. As in, Opera might require Windows 10 for some things.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
Another thing.
opera://flags/#dynamic-demuxer-selectionis enabled by default as it helps Opera play a lot more videos and such. But, you could turn it off, restart Opera and see if it makes a difference. If so, maybe it's something Opera could fix. Turn it back on when you're done testing.Also, just in case it's a weird autoplay restriction, set
opera://flags/#autoplay-policyto "No user gesture required" and restart. -
A Former User last edited by
@burnout426 said in Facebook videos issue:
Another thing to try. Goto https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/ and look at the "Latest Downloads" section on the right side. Click the link for "Windows x64 (Offline)" under "Opera Developer" and install that. You can do a standalone installation or regular, doesn't matter. The regular installation wont' mess with your regular Opera and won't use its settings. Do you have 64-bit Windows 7 or 32-bit though? If 32-bit, you need to download the non-64-bit one. If you are using 32-bit Windows, maybe it's an issue with 32-bit support for videos in messenger with your GPU.
That's just to see if the issue is already fixed in an upcoming version of Opera. If it's fixed there, it might be eventually fixed in Vivaldi too.
There's a similar download option at https://vivaldi.com/blog/snapshots/ for Vivaldi. See the "snapshot" link in the panel on the right of the page. This snapshot will use your regular Vivaldi settings, but won't install in a separate place.
Finally, go to http://chromium.woolyss.com/download/en/ and download and install Chromium (What Opera, Vivaldi, Chrome and such are based on) to see if has the issue too. If so and things only work right in Chrome, Chrome might be allowing some to work with your GPU. Or, it's something with the fact that Chrome uses ffmpeg to its fullest (for proprietary codecs) while other Chromium browsers do not.
Do install https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/wiki/opera/extensions/mask_as_chrome though to see if it helps. If so, it's just a Facebook browser-detection issue.
When you're done testing, you can go into programs and features in the Windows control panel and uninstall Vivaldi, Opera Developer and Chromium if you want.
One other thing to do would be to post the contents of the details of the player (when you click on it to expand it, after trying to play the video) in
opera://media-internalsso we can see what type video file its trying to play.None of this fix the problem
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A Former User last edited by
@burnout426 said in Facebook videos issue:
Another thing.
opera://flags/#dynamic-demuxer-selectionis enabled by default as it helps Opera play a lot more videos and such. But, you could turn it off, restart Opera and see if it makes a difference. If so, maybe it's something Opera could fix. Turn it back on when you're done testing.Also, just in case it's a weird autoplay restriction, set
opera://flags/#autoplay-policyto "No user gesture required" and restart.No.
Worse: i have no sound on the video.
Oh yes! Maybe I didn't say that I have the sound (of the video) but NOT the video...
Sorry if I missed this crucial information!Well, it sounds dead, man...
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
@jfhicter said in Facebook videos issue:
Windows 7 SP1
It's not the 'N' version of Windows 7 is it? If so, you need something like https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16546.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
Your last option might be to install a codec pack for Windows 7 to see if it helps.
https://www.google.com/search?q=best+codec+pack+for+windows+7.
I don't know which one is best and don't know which ones are safe (and don't install extra crap) though, so do your research first.
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burnout426 Volunteer last edited by
This is the basic summary of the problem I have for all this:
OS: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i3-380M, 2533 MHz
GPU: Built-in Intel HD Graphics (possibly 1st-gen)In Opera (latest Stable (56) and Developer (57)), Vivaldi (Stable and Snapshot), Chromium (latest Chromium 71 build), all with fresh profiles, videos on messenger.com don't play properly. There's audio, but no video. Video only plays correctly in Chrome and Brave.
Masking as Chrome does not help.
Odd that it plays in Brave when Brave isn't supposed to use ffmpeg for proprietary codecs.
No codec packs installed on Windows 7.
