• Login
    • Search
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Users
    • Groups
    • Rules
    • Help

    Do more on the web, with a fast and secure browser!

    Download Opera browser with:

    • built-in ad blocker
    • battery saver
    • free VPN
    Download Opera

    Problems with Videos

    Opera for Windows
    6
    30
    13776
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • CrispinBCH
      CrispinBCH last edited by CrispinBCH

      I am on: Your version is 65.0.3467.78 Opera

      Reply Quote 0
        A Former User 1 Reply Last reply
      • burnout426
        burnout426 Volunteer @CrispinBCH last edited by

        @CrispinBCH Hmm, they're playing for me in Opera 65.0.3467.78 64-bit on Windows 10 Pro Version 1909 (Build 18363.535).

        Does the video at https://bitmovin.com/demos/drm play for you? What's it say below the video for MSE and EME? What does https://html5test.com/ show for video support and streaming video codec support?

        Reply Quote 0
          CrispinBCH 1 Reply Last reply
        • A Former User
          A Former User @CrispinBCH last edited by A Former User

          @CrispinBCH your problem is not like mine hopefully..

          just to clear things up a bit..

          1st my problem had nothing to do with n e Flags i got Enabled..

          2nd my problem was old desktop icon that had sum old switches i was test 'n a while back in the target box.. lol

          3rd the old switch worked in dev but not in stable.. so to me that switch is faded out in dev but still active in stable version..

          also had that switch in chrome & chromium when removed they play the vids also..

          Reply Quote 0
            1 Reply Last reply
          • A Former User
            A Former User last edited by

            I encountered this problem just like you.

            Reply Quote 0
              1 Reply Last reply
            • CrispinBCH
              CrispinBCH @burnout426 last edited by

              @burnout426 Capture3.PNG

              Sending the results

              Also

              http://html5test.com/s/099f98494b425380.html

              Reply Quote 0
                1 Reply Last reply
              • burnout426
                burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                That explains a lot. You're lacking h.264 support in general, h.264 MSE support, and widevine support. That's definitely the cause of the issue.

                This implies that you either have an enterprise version of Windows 10 Pro or an N version of Windows 10 Pro. If the latter, you need to install https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/mediafeaturepack for things to work in Opera.

                Another sign of that's the case is if Windows Media Play doesn't play h.264 files.

                If you don't have an "N" or "Enterprise" version of Windows 10, I would think your Windows setup is broken.

                Reply Quote 0
                  CrispinBCH 1 Reply Last reply
                • burnout426
                  burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                  Do a test to make sure it's not something with your Opera profile. Download the Opera installer, launch it, click "options", set "install path" to a folder named "Opera Test" on your desktop, set "install for" to "standalone installation", uncheck "Import data from default browser" and install. Test in that Opera, but do not install any extensions and do not enable Opera Sync.

                  Also, in that Opera, goto the URL opera://components and update Widevine.

                  If you can't get that Opera to work either, there's something that needs to be fixed on your setup of Windows 10.

                  Reply Quote 0
                    1 Reply Last reply
                  • CrispinBCH
                    CrispinBCH @burnout426 last edited by CrispinBCH

                    @burnout426 said in Problems with Videos:

                    That explains a lot. You're lacking h.264 support in general, h.264 MSE support, and widevine support. That's definitely the cause of the issue.

                    Installed K-Lite Codes Pack no effect

                    This implies that you either have an enterprise version of Windows 10 Pro or an N version of Windows 10 Pro. If the latter, you need to install https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/mediafeaturepack for things to work in Opera.

                    I got a notice I cant install it on my windows.!Capture 5.PNG

                    Another sign of that's the case is if Windows Media Play doesn't play h.264 files.

                    If you don't have an "N" or "Enterprise" version of Windows 10, I would think your Windows setup is broken.

                    Capture4.PNG

                    Do a test to make sure it's not something with your Opera profile. Download the Opera installer, launch it, click "options", set "install path" to a folder named "Opera Test" on your desktop, set "install for" to "standalone installation", unchecked "Import data from default browser" and install. Test in that Opera, but do not install any extensions and do not enable Opera Sync.

                    Done it the Stand alone doesn't work as well

                    Also, in that Opera, goto the URL opera://components and update Widevine.

                    Widevine is up to date Version: 4.10.1582.2

                    If you can't get that Opera to work either, there's something that needs to be fixed on your setup of Windows 10.

                    But not so long ago everything was ok everything worked fine now it doesn't. Might You guess what can be the issue on win 10?

                    Reply Quote 0
                      burnout426 1 Reply Last reply
                    • burnout426
                      burnout426 Volunteer @CrispinBCH last edited by

                      @CrispinBCH said in Problems with Videos:

                      Installed K-Lite Codes Pack no effect

                      Unfortunately, those are DirectShow filters. They help for Windows Media Player, but they won't help for apps that use the Windows Media Foundation.

                      I got a notice I cant install it on my windows.!

                      Okay. And, I see from the pic, it doesn't show you have "N" or "Enterprise". That almost certainly means the issue is in your Windows 10. To test, test in Vivaldi. If things also don't work in it, then it's definitely your Windows 10.

                      In Windows 10, goto "start -> settings -> apps -> apps > features -> "options features". Make sure "Windows Media Player" is still installed. Also, click "add feature" and see if there's anything in the list that stands out (like something to do with media).

                      There was another user recently that had your exact problem. I'll see if I can find the thread.

                      Reply Quote 0
                        CrispinBCH 1 Reply Last reply
                      • burnout426
                        burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                        In Opera, goto the URL opera://settings/system, disable hardware acceleration and restart Opera. Does that fix it? (Do all the video tests again too.)

                        Reply Quote 0
                          1 Reply Last reply
                        • CrispinBCH
                          CrispinBCH @burnout426 last edited by

                          @burnout426 said in Problems with Videos:

                          @CrispinBCH said in Problems with Videos:

                          Installed K-Lite Codes Pack no effect

                          Unfortunately, those are DirectShow filters. They help for Windows Media Player, but they won't help for apps that use the Windows Media Foundation.

                          I got a notice I cant install it on my windows.!

                          Okay. And, I see from the pic, it doesn't show you have "N" or "Enterprise". That almost certainly means the issue is in your Windows 10. To test, test in Vivaldi. If things also don't work in it, then it's definitely your Windows 10.

                          Tested it. it Is not working.

                          In Windows 10, goto "start -> settings -> apps -> apps > features -> "options features". Make sure "Windows Media Player" is still installed. Also, click "add feature" and see if there's anything in the list that stands out (like something to do with media).

                          Capture6.PNG

                          There was another user recently that had your exact problem. I'll see if I can find the thread.

                          Ok Thx

                          In Opera, goto the URL opera://settings/system, disable hardware acceleration and restart Opera. Does that fix it? (Do all the video tests again too.)

                          Tests done after diable

                          http://html5test.com/s/f94ea9494e48224f.html

                          Capture7.PNG

                          i see the issue the browser on the left is opera and on the right chrome.

                          Reply Quote 0
                            1 Reply Last reply
                          • burnout426
                            burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                            Okay. I see nothing in the Windows Feature list that needs to be turned on. And, since things don't work in Vivaldi either, it's definitely your Windows 10 that's messed up.

                            Is your Windows 10 locale English? If so, is it US English or UK English?

                            Note that things work fine in Chrome because Chrome has built-in support for h.264 and doesn't rely on the OS.

                            Reply Quote 0
                              CrispinBCH 1 Reply Last reply
                            • burnout426
                              burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                              If I didn't already suggest it, create a new user account on Windows, log into it and try in Opera there. When you're done testing, you can delete the user account.

                              Any difference?

                              Any security software installed? (like Bitdefender, Sandboxie, anti-virus, firewall besides the Windows one)

                              Reply Quote 0
                                1 Reply Last reply
                              • CrispinBCH
                                CrispinBCH @burnout426 last edited by

                                @burnout426 said in Problems with Videos:

                                Okay. I see nothing in the Windows Feature list that needs to be turned on. And, since things don't work in Vivaldi either, it's definitely your Windows 10 that's messed up.

                                Ok I understand that. But how can you explain it working on Opera about a week or two ago and now not? The system was installed about a year ago. (Tried system restore no results after restore everything refuses to even launch)

                                Is your Windows 10 locale English? If so, is it US English or UK English?

                                UK

                                Note that things work fine in Chrome because Chrome has built-in support for h.264 and doesn't rely on the OS.

                                If I didn't already suggest it, create a new user account on Windows, log into it and try in Opera there. When you're done testing, you can delete the user account.

                                Any difference?

                                Done It no change in behaviour.

                                Any security software installed? (like Bitdefender, Sandboxie, anti-virus, firewall besides the Windows one)

                                Nothing new

                                Reply Quote 0
                                  burnout426 1 Reply Last reply
                                • A Former User
                                  A Former User last edited by

                                  facing same issues while using on windows.

                                  Reply Quote 0
                                    burnout426 1 Reply Last reply
                                  • burnout426
                                    burnout426 Volunteer @CrispinBCH last edited by

                                    @CrispinBCH said in Problems with Videos:

                                    But how can you explain it working on Opera about a week or two ago and now not?

                                    I can't unfortunately. In Windows, you could goto "Start -> settings -> Update & Security -> Windows Update" and click on "View update history" to see if you can find an update with a date around the time you think this starting happening. If you find one around the date, you can research that update. Maybe it hoses something and some other users are experiencing the same thing and they have a workaround/fix.

                                    UK

                                    Mine is US and works fine. I wonder if something changed with h.264 licensing in UK locale. I doubt it though.

                                    In Chrome, goto the URL chrome://version. What's the full value for "OS"?

                                    Reply Quote 0
                                      1 Reply Last reply
                                    • burnout426
                                      burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

                                      Just for good measure, you can do a standalone installation of Opera Developer. See https://www.opera.com/download. There's a Beta and Developer section you can expand. Maybe it's a bug in Chromium browsers that use the Windows Media Foundation (that's triggered by your specific setup) that's already fixed in a browser version that uses a new version of Chromium.

                                      You can also do standalone installations of older versions of Opera to see if you can find out when things stopped working in Opera. Of course, if it's a Windows issue, the older versions of Opera and Opera Developer aren't going to play the videos either. But, you can do some testing with different versions to better confirm whether it's a Windows issue or not.

                                      Note though that when doing installations of older versions, you have to do a trick to prevent them from automatically updating. In short, as soon as Opera launches after install, close it as fast as you can. Then, in the Windows Task Manager (have it open already), kill the Opera autoupdate process for the standalone installation. Then, in the standalone installation folder (whatever you named the folder in "options" in the installer), go into the version folder and delete "opera_autoupdate.exe". Then you'll be able to test with those versions without them updating.

                                      Also, if you know someone else that has Windows 10, see if you can test Opera on their install to see how things work.

                                      Reply Quote 0
                                        1 Reply Last reply
                                      • CrispinBCH
                                        CrispinBCH last edited by

                                        Merry Christmas to all and a happy New Year Thanks for all the help so far.

                                        Reply Quote 1
                                          1 Reply Last reply
                                        • burnout426
                                          burnout426 Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                                          @azharrubani Have you tried all the things in this thread too?

                                          Reply Quote 0
                                            1 Reply Last reply
                                          • CrispinBCH
                                            CrispinBCH last edited by CrispinBCH

                                            Hi I solved the problem by uninstalling update December 10, 2019—KB4530684 (OS Builds 18362.535 and 18363.535) from Windows Update. Seams to solve the issue.
                                            Capture8.PNG

                                            Thanks for all the help:)

                                            Reply Quote 1
                                              1 Reply Last reply
                                            • First post
                                              Last post

                                            Computer browsers

                                            • Opera for Windows
                                            • Opera for Mac
                                            • Opera for Linux
                                            • Opera beta version
                                            • Opera USB

                                            Mobile browsers

                                            • Opera for Android
                                            • Opera Mini
                                            • Opera Touch
                                            • Opera for basic phones

                                            • Add-ons
                                            • Opera account
                                            • Wallpapers
                                            • Opera Ads

                                            • Help & support
                                            • Opera blogs
                                            • Opera forums
                                            • Dev.Opera

                                            • Security
                                            • Privacy
                                            • Cookies Policy
                                            • EULA
                                            • Terms of Service

                                            • About Opera
                                            • Press info
                                            • Jobs
                                            • Investors
                                            • Become a partner
                                            • Contact us

                                            Follow Opera

                                            • Opera - Facebook
                                            • Opera - Twitter
                                            • Opera - YouTube
                                            • Opera - LinkedIn
                                            • Opera - Instagram

                                            © Opera Software 1995-