Opera 45 slow video playback especially with youtube
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zalex108 last edited byTry toggle On/Off Hardware Acceleration on Settings.
And also if needed, type Opera://Flags
And enable Override software rendering list
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operafanuk last edited by
I agree, there appears to be a problem with v45.0.2552.898 for video playback which is no longer smooth and is forever buffering. Same version used on two machines, one running "Windows 7 Pro", the other "Windows 10". Same issue on both machines. A friend suggested I may not have enough memory to cope with it, to which I pointed out I had massive amounts of memory which had not changed since the previous Opera version!!! Opera is great as Opera fans all know, but the latest version does appear a touch screwed up. Opera will however remain my default browser, but it should be noted by Opera developers that I have ZERO problems with video playback using IE (but I would prefer not using IE).
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operafanuk last edited by
Additional info to my post -- I've tried a clean install of Opera by deleting all Opera content, then closed browser (on both my machines), cleaning them up at the same time - (scan and defrag). Downloaded clean Opera browser from official Opera site using IE (on both machines), and video playback issue is still apparent. Hope this info helps the Opera Team.
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nestortj last edited by
Same problem here, upgraded opera to 45 version and now those videos I stream with Opera are very slow. Videos work great on Mozzilla or Chrome. CCleaner, turning off VPN, delete cookies.... nothing worked for me
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onlyra last edited by
Sorry for my absence, I'm back now.
With Opera 45 portable - I disabled Hardware Acceleration on Settings and enabled Override software rendering list. Now the frames don't seem to break anymore but video is still behind audio, out of sync, in normal window and also with video pop out. So still not fixed.
But I noticed something else. If I watch youtube in a video pop out and I minimize Opera(or at least move youtube to a New window and minimize that window) the playback in the video pop out is miraculously very smooth. At least as long as youtube is minimized.
So bad playback in normal window and with the pop out, good playback in a pop out with opera or youtube window minimized. And this happens even with a 480p video -
zalex108 last edited by
There is a new Update, Opera 46, try it, maybe fixes your problems.
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japlance17 last edited by
I'm having the same problem with Twitch as well. frames drop like flies. It's specific to Opera (appeared in Opera 45, wasn't there before), as watching in another browser (Sea Monkey in my case) doesn't create this problem.
Disabling Hardware acceleration doesn't make it any better. New Opera 46 doesn´t fix the problem, which seems to happen with 60fps videos.
Watching in full screen seems to make it more bearable, though.
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onlyra last edited by
With Opera 46 I have the same problem.
I also noticed that if I switch to full screen the youtube(or vimeo..) video playback becomes very smooth, just like when I minimize Opera but the video pop out remains.
So I don't think it's the hardware acceleration, maybe some 'layer' added since opera 45.
