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    • A Former User
      A Former User last edited by

      Use latest ffmpeg deb files and all your problems will become the things of the past. You may peep into deb file and copy your file manually. As GNU/Linux users you should know all the priv issues, I hope.

      https://repo.herecura.eu/herecura/x86_64/

      Do not delete lib_extra/*.so file. Name it *.so.old, then copy there *.so latest file, name it *.so.new. Then
      ln -s *.so.new *.so

      • = libffmpeg

      [Fig. 1] MC Root (hence red) 🙂
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      [Fig. 2] Oper view of Opera Developer nooks
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      • lu-menard
        lu-menard last edited by

        If I have the same problem with Opera, Firefox and Brave, does this give a diagnosis ?
        It seems that for videos and video streams, they want or not want to accept Flash, but are unable to use another possibility, is that correct ? the question is why ?

        I am on Mint 19.3 64 and I allready have FFMPEG , so if I install FFMPEG by SNAP or by the deb, will this be fixed ? Do i have to uninstall the current FFMPEG before this ?

        or is this a problem with graphics, it is an APU AMD with no real good driver for it, must I try the AMD Driver ? 3D and HD video seem good working though, but not Nemo ...

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        • xZero
          xZero @xZero last edited by xZero

          My previous solution still works, but you might lose the changes (symlink) when Opera gets updated. At least that happened in my case. Applying the solution manually every time is a pain.
          You can use this handy script to fix ffmpeg support for you, whenever it gets broken.

          Fetch the always up to date script from here, or simply use this command to directly download the script:

          curl -fsSL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/xZero707/ff2d5a76544c84e33086ed94092c0263/raw -o opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh
          

          Remember: When downloading the script from the internet, it is always a good idea to inspect the script first.

          Run with:

          sudo /bin/bash opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh
          

          or

          sudo /bin/bash opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh /path/to/your-opera-installation
          

          The script will install or update snap chromium-ffmpeg and create symlink to latest bundled ffmpeg.so, in your opera directory.

          Note that sudo is required.
          Tested and working on Linux Manjaro. Should work for other Linux distros as well.
          Disclaimer: This script is provided as-is. Use at your own responsibility.

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            • annevance
              annevance @annevance last edited by

              @annevance Indeed I have more video playbacks, but the live tv broadcasts which I watch with the VPN of that country still don't work on Opera, giving a DRM error.
              When this is not solved the browser is useless, unfortunately.

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              • xZero
                xZero @annevance last edited by xZero

                @annevance Give a try to my script above (very last post).

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                • annevance
                  annevance @xZero last edited by

                  @xZero Sorry, I did, but still no go.
                  I can find the original ffmpeg.so in the opera directory.
                  I also have your ffmpeg.so . Even when I login as admin, or sudo in terminal, the directory is "read only" and I cannot move the file.
                  I tried to use opera every few years, but always the same. Nice layout, clean but not suitable for drm broadcast.

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                  • ilbert
                    ilbert @ilbert last edited by

                    @ilbert It's necessary also to download libffmpeg. Instructions here

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                      • A Former User
                        A Former User @annevance last edited by

                        @annevance For DRM you need:
                        libwidevinecdm.so 8.9 MB in
                        /opt/google/chrome/WidevineCdm/_platform_specific/linux_x64/
                        ssox_1927.png

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                        • lu-menard
                          lu-menard last edited by

                          Linux Mint 19.3 problem fixed
                          I installed the Chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra package v86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 DEB File using Gdebi from this link
                          https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/bionic/amd64/chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra/86.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

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                          • acadianman
                            acadianman @PixCatholica last edited by

                            @PixCatholica It's insane that you posted this in July and there are still issues with this. I can't watch animated gifs. Does Opera even look at these forums? Do they even pay attention to the bug reports?

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                            • acadianman
                              acadianman @clatsopduck last edited by

                              @clatsopduck I'm having the same issue. Animated gifs from Imgur aren't working either.

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                              • leocg
                                leocg Moderator Volunteer @acadianman last edited by

                                @acadianman See https://forums.opera.com/post/150324

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                                • lu-menard
                                  lu-menard @acadianman last edited by leocg

                                  @acadianman Google Chrome never added a feature to disable the f... totally stupid and useless "Black Circle X Button in Fullscreen Mode" Programmers don't care about the people, welcome to the real world ... so my priority goes to Firefox which fixed this, but there are other problems with it

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                                    • Herrace04
                                      Herrace04 last edited by

                                      Hi everyone,
                                      Strangely everytime i enter Twitter not only Video files but also Gif files doesn't work. fortunately pictures work fine but anyway,
                                      to slove this problem i tried to turn off my Ad bloker and also checked java script works fine and tried to reset my Opera's options.
                                      but still i have been coudn't fix this problem, how do i do?

                                      스크린샷, 2020-12-21 11-58-10.png

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Herrace04 last edited by

                                        @Herrace04 Only on Twitter?

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                                        • Herrace04
                                          Herrace04 @leocg last edited by

                                          @leocg Probabaly not, additionally when i entered Youtube and some viedo also doesn't work same like this.

                                          스크린샷, 2020-12-21 15-27-42.png

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                                          • geokar
                                            geokar last edited by leocg

                                            Hello, I'm new here.
                                            All these years I used to surf with the chrome browser and now I said to myself that I need to make a change to my life. So, I decided to change browser. I made some tests (JetStream, Octane, Kraken, WebXPRT 2015, HTML5 Test) and I realized that Opera is good enough (at some tests Chrome was first and some others Opera). Of course, you, guys, can do better. So, I use Opera from the last week untill now. To tell you the truth, in general, I'm okay with it, I don't have a problem. In fact, there are many that chrome didn't have and I liked it. But yesterday and today, I faced the following problems:

                                            1. Why is there this problem on youtube? This is a live video. There is no problem in Chrome
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                                            2. Why is there this problem on twitter? It plays perfect at chrome.
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                                            3. And, finally, why is there this problem at the following popular site? I clicked to a video in order to watch it for my PhD paper and the "Play" icon + the other two look weird and I cannot play the video. When I click to the play button, the following black screen is showed up and I still cannot play the video.
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                                            I use MX Linux

                                            Sorry for my bad English. This is not my native language.

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