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    • kubrisck
      kubrisck @mau21mau last edited by

      @mau21mau Confirmed!. Your method works. Last version of Opera nd Linux Mint 20.1

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      • thinog
        thinog last edited by

        If it was installed through Snap, you can try to connect system camera interface on the Opera camera interface

        sudo snap connect opera:camera :camera
        

        Restart opera and check if it worked.

        Ref: https://snapcraft.io/docs/interface-management

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        • devtiagofranca
          devtiagofranca @mtompset last edited by

          @mtompset Thank you

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          • Leoneld
            Leoneld last edited by

            simlink ubuntu 20.04

            sudo ln -s /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/17/chromium-ffmpeg-95241/chromium-ffmpeg/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/
            
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            • njt145
              njt145 last edited by leocg

              This is just a workaround, not a solution.
              This legal issue needs to be solved, and it's a Must
              I suggest to developers to work on this before to working for stuffs on Opera GX. (or maybe you can replace Opera GX with Opera, why you created GX while your normal browser is not working properly...)

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer @njt145 last edited by

                @njt145 Maybe you can send money to Opera, so the company can afford the costs of a licensing. 😀

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                • zago13
                  zago13 @mau21mau last edited by

                  @mau21mau ty!

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                  • mosabama
                    mosabama last edited by

                    Another way is to download libffmpeg from here and replace the one in Opera directory

                    locate libffmpeg.sp
                    

                    and copy the file from the repository and replace the one in this directory.

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                    • A Former User
                      A Former User last edited by leocg

                      I've been using Opera for several years but reluctantly will be moving on to a different browser because of Opera not being able to play many videos due to missing codecs. I keep hearing that it is because of legal reasons which I can't understand. Other browsers such as Firefox, Vivaldi, etc. apparently don't have this legal problem. Why can't this be resolved? Opera is great is all other aspects. 😞

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                      • leocg
                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                        @ercouper To be able to play proprietary codecs by itself, Opera needs to have a license that may be very expensive. For that reason, Opera relies on the OS to be able to play media that uses those codecs.
                        On Windows and Mac things are more easy, but Linux being more decentralized makes things a little more complicated.

                        By the way, Firefox has the license. Don't know about Vivaldi but it seems to be in the same situation as Opera.

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                        • rgplayzmc
                          rgplayzmc last edited by rgplayzmc

                          No method seems to be working for the version of opera released today (Version 79.0.4143.22, chromium 93.0.4577.63). Replacing the provided libffmpeg.so with any of the provided methods causes the entire page to crash if you try to play any video embedded on it. I have now defaulted back to the provided one.
                          My go-to method before this was to download the latest version from iteufel's github repo and replace it manually. Had worked since I installed opera.

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                          • rgplayzmc
                            rgplayzmc @rgplayzmc last edited by leocg

                            @rgplayzmc **Update To Previous Post **
                            Solution: Until @xZero updates his script (It returns

                            opera-fix-ffmpeg.sh: 15: [: Illegal number: 
                            Error: snapd is not installed
                            Command 'snap' not found
                            /usr/bin/snap
                            
                            

                            Snap is actually installled
                            )
                            Here's what to do (GUI method):

                            1. Install the chromium-ffmpeg snap
                            2. Navigate to /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current
                            3. Find the folder with the highest number and open terminal over there (Right click->open with terminal).
                            4. Run
                            sudo cp libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera
                            

                            (Replace opera directory with wherever yours is installed.)

                            (CUI method) (I am a noob at bash, so please forgive me pros)
                            1.

                            snap install chromium-ffmpeg && cd /snap/chromium-ffmpeg/current 
                            
                            1. Find the highest number
                            cd chromium-ffmpeg-highestnumber && cp libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera
                            

                            Done!

                            Now I request @xZero or anyone else to fix that script. Once the script is fixed, store the command the run it in a terminal utility known as keep for easy access.

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                            • katberg
                              katberg @rgplayzmc last edited by

                              @rgplayzmc

                              Thanks a lot, works is great!

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                              • Fuzedrums
                                Fuzedrums last edited by

                                I've had this problem for about two years now. Can't the fix it? Vivaldi solved it somehow.
                                Every time I update, I start looking for the damn libffmpeg.so file.

                                For Opera 79.0 install latest Vivaldi browser 4.2 and the take the lib:
                                sudo cp /var/opt/vivaldi/media-codecs-79b56700ea9558c50a5edacaeb70298120127d2f8b32bb5e05c3876a51bd64b5/libffmpeg.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opera/libffmpeg.so

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                                • torrit
                                  torrit @rgplayzmc last edited by

                                  @rgplayzmc
                                  Your solution worked like a charm. Thanks!

                                  I had tried copying libffmpeg from /usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpeg.so but it worsened the situation. Not only the playback didn't work - opera cashed on any page with an embedded video.
                                  Now everything works as expected. Finally!

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                                  • nneo16
                                    nneo16 @rgplayzmc last edited by

                                    @rgplayzmc Thanks,

                                    Why only snap version works ? 😕

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                                    • dzanis
                                      dzanis @nneo16 last edited by This post is deleted!
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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @dzanis last edited by

                                        @dzanis English here please

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                                        • ipa
                                          ipa last edited by

                                          @leocg I'm surprised this license is more affordable for Vivaldi than for Opera (which I thought should be much richer company) :).
                                          Moreover if the licence is not affordable why this lib works well in the snap version then?

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                                          • leocg
                                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @ipa last edited by

                                            @ipa As far as I know, Vivaldi doesn't have the license.

                                            Regarding the snap version, the codecs are provided by Canonical: https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/2018/08/opera-54-0-2952-71-stable-update/

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