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    Can you summarize for me Opera 25 under Linux: With Flash and HTML5 videos?

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    • avl
      avl Opera last edited by

      What’s strange is that both https://html5test.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/html5 report that proprietary codecs are supported (only with the latest build of Opera 25). I assumed Opera now used the system’s codecs (like Firefox does).

      There's currently a bug (DNA-25004) which means Opera reports that it supports proprietary video formats even when the system codecs (from ffmpeg) cannot be loaded and it has to use its own. If you want to use the proprietary codecs, install ffmpeg using the instructions I gave earlier in this thread.

      In any case a build coming soon will include a fix for the incorrect support entry when appropriate system libraries cannot be found.

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      • avl
        avl Opera last edited by
        1. Yeah, as avl said "most popular codec" where Opera is not able to redistribute. Where the provided solution may contain parts of GPL licensed code? Gosh, licenses...

        GPL code is not the problem, and this is not related to open source vs. closed source software. The problem is that any company that distributes a product that decodes H264 video (it doesn't matter if that product is itself open source or closed source) needs to pay royalties to MPEG LA.

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        • A Former User
          A Former User last edited by

          Thanks avl.

          Can you comment on the issue with VP9 on YouTube?

          Opera 25.0.1597.0 on Ubuntu 14.04 does not play VP9-videos on YouTube, while Opera 25.0.1597.0 on Windows 7 (64-bit) does, as does Chrome on Ubuntu.

          Opera on Ubuntu plays WebM with VP9, but not VP9 on YouTube. Can you confirm the issue?

          Thanks.

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          • kapsi
            kapsi last edited by

            Works for me:

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            That's a Youtube video on Ubuntu 14.04 and I did compiled ffmpeg as described above.

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            • A Former User
              A Former User last edited by

              VP9 should not require any actions by the user to work. It’s a free codec.

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              • A Former User
                A Former User last edited by

                25.0.1606.0 plays VP9 on YouTube. Thanks. :yes:

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                • frankgoji
                  frankgoji last edited by

                  After compiling and installing ffmpeg on my computer, are there any additional libraries that I need to change in order for Opera to be able to play html5 videos? Do I need to change libffmpegsumo.so? Or should that be enough?

                  Even though I installed ffmpeg (v. 2.4.1), Opera cannot play h.264 videos. Does this mean I should install an earlier version of ffmpeg, like v. 2.3?

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                  • ruario
                    ruario last edited by

                    @frankgoji: Yes the version is very important. It must be the same version as that which is bundled with Opera. Current Opera is using version 2.3 of ffmepg. I have expanded on AVL's comment above

                    https://gist.github.com/ruario/7b33ca4cf70e6ff70880

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                    • frankgoji
                      frankgoji last edited by

                      @ruario Thank you so much!

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                      • ruario
                        ruario last edited by

                        One other nice thing about compiling your own FFmpeg. You can watch 60FPS videos in High Definition on YouTube

                        You Tube H.264 MSE 60 FPS

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                        • Deleted User
                          Deleted User last edited by

                          Hello,

                          Is Opera considering supporting libav also?

                          I'm just asking because in distributions like Ubuntu that have switch to libav, it wouldn't require users to install and compile ffmpeg.

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                          • A Former User
                            A Former User last edited by

                            Ubuntu 15.04 has FFmpeg: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/vivid/+source/ffmpeg

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                            • Deleted User
                              Deleted User last edited by

                              For Ubuntu 14.10 this PPA repo:

                              sudo apt-add-repository ppa:samrog131/ppa
                              sudo apt-get update
                              sudo apt-get install ffmpeg-real
                              sudo ln -sf /opt/ffmpeg/bin/ffmpeg /usr/bin/ffmpeg
                              
                              

                              See http://linuxg.net/how-to-install-ffmpeg-2-4-2-on-ubuntu-14-04-linux-mint-17-elementary-os-0-3-deepin-2014-and-other-ubuntu-14-04-derivatives/

                              Does not pla some MP4 videos correctly (sound speed to slow!).

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