Please kindly revert or make an option to use the older version of picture-in-picture

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I too hate this new big picture mode, If opera doesnt convert back to the old version of it im either gonna install old opera again, or switch browsers, cause no point in staying here when its one redeeming feature is gone

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

PiP is the only reason i use opera, it was great in the past, but if it stays like it is right now i'll jump ship. just revert it.

[midnight416]

midnight416 last edited by

This is the worst possible thing they could have done. I use this browser specifically for this feature and they've completely crippled it with every single one of the changes they've made.

The cap on resizing the video is what pisses me off the most as I have multiple monitors.

In what world would anyone think any of these changes was a good Idea is beyond me. I'll be moving on to another browser if it doesn't go back to how it was.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

Goto the URL opera://flags/#video-pop-out-surface-layers, disable it and restart Opera. Disable opera://flags/#enable-surfaces-for-videos if you have to too.

Also, see https://www.reddit.com/r/operabrowser/comments/ew2x97/play_in_flying_window_mode_size_is_limited_now/ffzie6l.

[zaapa1]

zaapa1 @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 that work for me, the 1º not, but the second flag did,

thanks

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Well, that was close - if the new default is the chromium one i'm done with opera - after what 20 years or something. But it seems fixable. ---- Really scared me there for a second

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I take it back - it's broken, it hangs at regular intervals. Maybe why changed it? I'll give it a week.

[Major-Sandwich]

Major-Sandwich @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 Thank you, this solves my problem.

[e7540]

e7540 @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 Thanks a lot. Now everything works as it used to

[A Former User]

A Former User @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 Thank you, it helped.

[johndaruk]

johndaruk last edited by

hi there, i read someplace that there was a fix to put it back to how it used to be, im wondering if you by chance knew it.

[zaapa1]

zaapa1 @johndaruk last edited by

@johndaruk Goto the URL opera://flags/#video-pop-out-surface-layers, disable it and restart Opera. Disable opera://flags/#enable-surfaces-for-videos if you have to too.

[johndaruk]

johndaruk @zaapa1 last edited by

@zaapa1
hi, so i did this, but when i try to activate it, it brings back the old format window, but its only a black window now, do you happen to know whats going on and how to fix this?

[dhartescu]

dhartescu last edited by

I'm unable to find the 2nd flag on Opera stable 67.0.3575.52.
The 1st flag (#video-pop-out-surface-layers) works in bringing back the old PIP player but it stays completely black for youtube videos.

Any workaround for this, besides reverting to 65?
It's not such a massive deal breaker, but just the fact you have to click a very specific (and now smaller) button instead of anywhere-except-a-button like the original is incredibly frustrating.
It's like the original devs never tried the feature, just chucked it in and called it a day.

And I'm not blaming Opera devs for this, because they just enabled the Chromium version, which hopefully will get more support.
I am blaming the opera devs for the forced "upgrade" to an inferior feature with no option to switch back to original, even if buggier.
Cmon guys, don't do a classic Microsoft, please?

[dhartescu]

dhartescu last edited by

Follow-up point (specific to Windows):

• The pop-out now appearing as a new Opera window is...double edged? For one, it's easier to find, but also it conflicts with the alt-tabbing history and windows shortcuts.
• Unsure if I'd rather have the old functionality back (floating window as part of the main Opera one), or the new one, or a toggle.

[A Former User]

A Former User @dhartescu last edited by

@dhartescu I can confirm that the updated version disables video output to the pop-out window. It appears black.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @johndaruk last edited by

@johndaruk The fix is the new video pop-out.

[johndaruk]

johndaruk @leocg last edited by

@leocg
i think i know what you mean, but even when i try to use the newer one it just makes the video, and the newly created pop-out go black, is there a fix to this?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @johndaruk last edited by

@johndaruk I don't know any that would depend only on the user.

By the way, what OS?

[johndaruk]

johndaruk @leocg last edited by

@leocg
Damn, ive reinstalled opera twice trying to fix it, and im using windows 10,