<![CDATA[Forcing h264 (instead of VP9) Videos on Youtube]]>Hi Community,

I just wondered if there is a solution to force h264 instead of VP9 videos on youtube, since playback in Safari (h264-hardware) uses almost no processor time but about 50% in Opera (VP9).

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/14549/forcing-h264-instead-of-vp9-videos-on-youtubeRSS for NodeThu, 21 May 2026 00:15:24 GMTSat, 02 Apr 2016 21:55:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Forcing h264 (instead of VP9) Videos on Youtube on Tue, 05 Apr 2016 01:04:42 GMT]]>There is a slight drop in CPU usage. See screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/ORh55V9.jpg

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/96813https://forums.opera.com/post/96813Tue, 05 Apr 2016 01:04:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forcing h264 (instead of VP9) Videos on Youtube on Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:24:38 GMT]]>Thanks for the tip, but I don't really see a drop in CPU usage. I guess hardware decoding only works with Safari 😞

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/96793https://forums.opera.com/post/96793Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:24:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forcing h264 (instead of VP9) Videos on Youtube on Sun, 03 Apr 2016 14:52:22 GMT]]>Hi @ohiesber, if you can live without the 360 videos, go to opera:flags#disable-media-source, click the "Disable" button, and click "Relaunch Now" to restart the Opera, however, if you want to be able to watch them too, then instead of that, install the "h264ify" extension - to be able to install it in Opera, you need first install one of two extensions: "Extension source viewer", or "Download Chrome Extension" :cheers:

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/96744https://forums.opera.com/post/96744Sun, 03 Apr 2016 14:52:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Forcing h264 (instead of VP9) Videos on Youtube on Sun, 03 Apr 2016 14:16:20 GMT]]>You need to install this extension: https://github.com/erkserkserks/h264ify
I use this and it works very well.

There is only version for Chrome, so you will need this:
https://addons.opera.com/pl/extensions/details/download-chrome-extension-9/?display=en

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/96741https://forums.opera.com/post/96741Sun, 03 Apr 2016 14:16:20 GMT